Recent content by dan_lo

Yeah I'm not familiar with the sensitivities of revolvers. My working theory that maybe the storage conditions were less than ideal and maybe it was exposed to some moisture? One thing is for certain: it's not like she was shooting it enough to cause that kind of mess. Even if you're...

You're right. That does look like a snug fit. I'll examine more closely tomorrow. FWIW, I've asked some questions of the owner - she says it was purchased new in 2020 and does not believe there were any modifications made at the time of purchase.

i will recheck it to see if there's more play in the release than i realize. As for tooling, I'll consult the 686 manual to figure out what the right answer is but I have this kit from wheeler which I've had some luck with for various tasks...

Ooooo. I forgot to mention this. The thumb toggle to open the cylinder is also seized up with no play. i *assumed* this is by design given what phase the revolver is in of it's action.

Good question. There's a photo of the revolver here; https://smith-wessonforum.com/142209834-post14.html Do you feel like this video is more 'happy path' than is realistic? https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NhUHVcVb_V0 Point being, it always looks easy when the youtube guy does it :)

Hey this is great advice, thanks a million. I will use something to just run it down the barrel and feel for anything in the cylinder. It's so simple that i feel stupid for not thinking of it :) I was *sort of* thinking that if i *were* to consider taking this thing apart I would wrap the...

Excuse me, it's not a buy back so much as a redistribution program. lol Glock handgun turned over to Chicago police wound up in the hands of a teenager, records show - Chicago Sun-Times

Weird. So the rust built up on the internals and not the outside? I *guess* if moisture or something builds up internally that makes sense but then it makes me wonder if there's a proper storage procedure of these things like with a gel pack or something.

Attached is the photo. on your possible solution: would a solvent like hoppes 9 get me to the same place?

Weirdly enough, no. There's no play forwards or backwards in the trigger, the hammer, or even when I try to manipulate both as though I were trying to do a decock on my da/sa pistol. I have no particular experience with revolvers, but the fact that there's 0 give in either of those 2 parts...

I appreciate the response. FWIW, I'm in Chicago.

Hi, Quick preface: -I'm not a gun smith, I don't even play one on TV. -I'm fairly familiar with basic maintenance and I'll say 'non-invasive customization' of semi-automatic pistols. -My revolver knowledge is extremely limited so forgive any poor nomenclature. -I don't actually know...

Seconding this. I'm left handed, right eye dominant, smaller hands so I have to constantly compensate for weird quirks. I don't really struggle to manipulate the slide but I've had some problems with some other stuff. Most of the time it's just finding a way to get leverage over the...