S&W Model 36 Snub Nose Mis Fire help

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Hi all, new to this forum and new to S&W revolvers, anyway I found an old S&W Model 36 in the attic with a couple of ammos in the box...It has not been used for a long time and I wanted to see if it still functional...I went out and fired a couple and it misfired...I tried the whole ammo and all of them misfired as well...I pointed the gun down for safety issue just incase it was a delay but when I checked the ammos themselves I can see a pin mark just below the actual mark....so I guess my question is after checking the revolver carefully the hammer mounted pinis slightly low when aligned with the cylinder...

Is the a way I could myself adjust the hammer mounted firing pin or the cylinder itself....like I said I'm new to this and would like a professionals opinion on how to handle this situation....thanks in advance
 
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Have a good gun smith detail clean and function test the fire arm before you do another thing and hurt yourself!!!!!!!!!
These things can be dangerous and you are doing a VERY foolish and dangerous thing ! ! !! !
Peter
 
I really appreciate your concern peter, I'm sorry I put it in a way where I'm a complete fool when handling guns...I was in the military us air force 00-04 and fired a couple of hand guns as well is just that I'm in a country where gunsmiths did not come like walmart stores...I guess there is no way I could adjust the cylinder or the hammer mounted firing pin....
 
I don't know where you are, but that old M36 is probably gummed up from years old oil turning to sludge, and no telling how good the ammo was / is. It needs a good cleaning before anything else.

If you don't know how and have no access to a gunsmith who does, at the least get some light gun oil, cock the hammer on the UNLOADED gun and put several drops inside, letting it run down the base of the hammer. Do the same at the junction of the front of the open cylinder and the crane. Work the action, spin the open cylinder, etc. and see if that does not free things up. This is NOT a substitute for a proper cleaning and gunsmith check but it should get you headed in the right direction. And for goodness sake be careful with any loaded gun!
 
voltez01 said:
I really appreciate your concern peter, I'm sorry I put it in a way where I'm a complete fool when handling guns...I was in the military us air force 00-04 and fired a couple of hand guns as well is just that I'm in a country where gunsmiths did not come like walmart stores...I guess there is no way I could adjust the cylinder or the hammer mounted firing pin....
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NO adjustment on cylinder or firing pin,
It does not matter to me if you were in the Military for 4 years, You still are being foolish with that 36 and it sounds like you dont know what you are doing.
With that said, They are not that hard to detail strip and clean, You can find info on youtube on this subject.
If you are careful and have a few tools you should be able to detail strip and clean and reassemble in about 2 hours. Once you get a few down, About 30-45 minutes.
The 36 has been around for over 50 years and you can find lots of into on them and they usually wont need any work othere than the cleaning unless someone abused them.
Peter
 
You have been given good information, the old 36 probably is gunked up form old oil. But also, that ammo which had been stored for "years" under unknown conditions should be thrown away and new ammo obtained for any trials.
 
Long Story Short ( this is a new phase I have learned):
1. Purchase a can of "Gun Scrupper" (large aerosol can).
2. With weapon unloaded, remove grips and open cylinder spray the Gun Scrupper inside the frame from every opening plus inside the cylinder star.
3. let weapon sit until dry.
4. drop one (1) drop of gun oil in each frame opening.
5. put grips back on.
6. close cylinder
7. dry fire weapon a few times.
8. load with new/fresh ammo and test fire.
9. post results with us.
 
I decided not to mess with the revolver and will try to find a gunsmith to service it....I agree with pred, better to be safe than sorry, but what I would do is I would post some pictures so you guys would at least see what I'm dealing with...it might bve easy with you guys c cleaning the thing but id rather pay someone qualified to do it, the reason for me asking if I can maulally adjust is if I could do it easily, pred more than pointed out the the cylinder nor the hammer mounted firing pin could not be adjusted...though jimmyj's post is tempting...
 
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