Recent content by edfardos

3.5 weeks after mail-in date, fedex dropped off the M69 here at the house, Repair Extractor Rod Replace Extractor Repair Yoke Cylinder locks in advance of cock or hammer fall, even when dragged. following up, closing out thread - thanks for all the tips! -craig

Its been my experience that they rot in the mail room for a week or two after repairs are confirmed. My wait continues... I'm still optimistic.

great, thanks guys. Four weeks would be great, hopefully warranty.. revolver is four years old. backpacking expedition in grizzly habitat in six weeks.

Anyone send something back to S&W recently? Covid impact? I was kinda hoping for six weeks, when I'll need a firearm. I sent back an M69 with late timing. Faster to purchase a backup firearm? curiously, -edfardos

this thread is similar, with S&W indicating the late timing is normal. an early timing would lockup the gun, which is more objectionable than late timing? Revolver Timing? | The High Road interesting in any event, craig

Thanks again, I'll see what S&W says. I need to do a CCW qualification, then I'll send it back. As far as i can tell it's been like this since I owned it, roughly 800 rounds ago. I remember seeing the cylinder click into place as the hammer fell on day one. Once locked, each chamber looks...

Great - thanks. The cylinder does lock after the trigger is pulled, as the hammer falls, if the cylinder is completely free to spin. The cylinder does not lock after trigger is pulled, if I put any drag on the cylinder at all. ie, let the cylinder drag across your thumb for example...

video demo, if it helps, YouTube video of no cylinder lock on cock

I just "fired" this message off to S&W, but I thought I'd gather opinions here. Is the timing too slow on this M69? I read about doing a proper bench test recently, and it seems to fail the rotation/lockup. """"""""" Hi S&W, on a model 69, if I pull the trigger or cock the firearm VERY...

yah, more than 17 grains of 2400 in an N-frame isnt user friendly either. not a good choice for the model 69.

yup, all my experimental 2400 rounds are now down range, so just clean burning CFE-pistol from now on. I really do think the hand was held back by debris and failed to catch on the cylinder. one time deal. it has never been cleaned from the inside. lots of greasy, powdery gunk on it. i bet...

powder was low dose of 2400 I normally dont use 2400, but I had a box, and thought i'd shoot it up today.. so that was another variable! and yah, dirty. i normally use cfe-pistol in this little 44mag. light load with complete combustion. it looks like the hand can be held aft against its...

so a loose ejector rod end screw could cause this? no idea how it impacts indexing and rotation.

thanks.. side plate removed, cleaned internals w/o removing them, with attention to the hand, which was gross. s&w could look at it but it seems to function perfectly, which is what they would confirm. this was a one time thing, which is frustrating. my concern is if it could possibly...

so it possibly stuck in the up position? would that explain this? i moved the hand up manually, the metal under it which essentially closes the window was loaded with gunk. cleaned. gun scrubber? i have hoppes and clp thanks!