Recent content by rabbitrandy

S&W has returned my rifle in a very timely fashion. They replace the hammer spring and pin. Havent shot it yet to see if it will hold up. Not sure how you can keep a pin in place in plastic. Do have to say that S&W is a good company that takes care of their customers but you have to be patient...

Thanks Rhinoh, I am sure now that there was no problem with the ammo. I wish someone would have come up with slipped pin issue earlier. I just figure it was an issue with my gun only. Maybe some other slipped pin victims will come forward!

Problem solved. A lose hammer pin that holds the hammer and spring in place so the hammer hits squarely onto the firing pin. Hammer pin had worked lose and hammer was cocked off sided just enough to cause a fail to fire. Cant wait to get it back from S&W and burn up some various brands of...

Not "pissed" because ammo is not available. I have lots of .22 but the gun won't fire it. Not the right kind according to S&W. Not in my schedule to be a Walmart stalker. I am attempting to use this gun as a trainer for others who want to step up to a AR-15. I reload my own .223 so no need...

thank you Major. I can only go by what the S&W rep. told me. He never said anything about the manual being outdated and he was the one that spoke of the mexican. Those were not my words.

Thanks to everyone who has replied. To set your minds at ease, I am not new to forums, just this one. I keep the gun clean and when this became a problem only after trying some Remington Hollow Pts. and then some other brands besides the CCI's that were recommended, I did clean and make...

What can you do to make this rifle not so picky about it's ammo choice? this is not a feed or jamming issue. It is a fail to fire issue. I have other .22 semi-autos that function fine with any kind of ammo. It seems that if it had a harder hammer hit or longer firing pin, it would shoot any...