Recent content by Willard

Email replied. S&W 696 is sold pending funds. Thanks. -Chris

This is a slightly used S&W model 696 (no dash) chambered in .44 Special with a 3-inch barrel. These are no longer in production and are very hard to find in mint condition like this one. I am not the original owner. I bought it from an elderly man in the gun store where I work. He said he fired...

A friend of mine has a S&W 686-2 for sale, but before he can sell it, the yoke screw needs to be replaced. Currently, the cylinder falls forward and out when it's opened. Does anyone know what part # this requires and where I might find it? Brownells has yoke screws, but I'm not sure which...

A friend of mine who is a gunsmith replaced the rear sight on my S&W 4506. While disassembling and cleaning the gun today I noticed that the ejector depressor plunger can move up and down when I press on it with a pin punch. Is this normal? What is the purpose of this part? Is it part of the...

This is great. Thank you very much!!

When I depress the firing pin block as far as it will go and then depress the firing pin from the rear of the slide, I'm able to push the firing pin about 3/4 of an inch through the breechface. I'm not used to seeing the firing pin protrude out that far. Is this normal? This is with my 4506, 45...