Recent content by damnesia

Thank you, it's good to be here. The 99s are my favorite rifle of all time. I may post some pics if I can find where they should go. I've got 33 of them, so will only post pics of some of the good ones ;)

I have a model 13, which I believe is a K frame, so I may compare the screws. I did clean under the extractor when I deep cleaned the gun. It's very clean.

I bought a new spring from midwest gun works and a tension screw too. The screw looks like it was for a round butt even though it was stated to be for a square butt, it was way shorter than the one in the gun. So I replaced the spring. The new one was about identical but had a slightly differ...

There might be a tiny amount of end shake on one cylinder. I tried measuring with a feeler gauge but I couldn't find one that was thin enough, so if there is end shake i think it's like .001 max. Would that be enough to cause the problem? These are .22 magnum factory loads. Maybe I'll look...

I thought I'd get an email if someone posted to my thread but I did not. Glad I checked. Let me know if this picture is good enough to see the arch of the spring. Thanks.

Is there a standard measurement for the strain screw? If it does have the original spring in it, I'd like to keep it.

Hello. Long time listener, first time caller.... I've been an acquirer of firearms since I was a kid, but mostly old rifles and shotguns. Was not really that into sidearms until I was purchasing a couple Savage 1899s out of a collection and ended up with 3 S&W revolvers as part of a package...