Brand new model 632-2 sparks through firing pin hole when dry fired.

[Allen-frame]

I was sitting around watching a show on my computer. I had the lights down and was handling my new 632 and doing a bit of dry firing to
familiarize myself with the feel of the gun.

I look through the frame window at the gap and pull the trigger.
Imagine my surprise when I see a small spark fly out from the firing pin.

I go ahead and open the cylinder and hold the thumbpiece back so
the action will function with the cylinder open and pull the trigger.

There it is. A discernible spark flying out when the hammer falls!

Holy cats. I've never seen anything like this before.

Try it with your new Smith just as I described, with the cylinder open and
the thumbpiece held back in a dark room. See if yours does it too.

Strange but true.

Regards
Allen Frame

 

[tomuchiron]

Drop of oil

Sounds like friction and heat. try a drop of oil.

 

[Stainz]

Clearly, it's a flint lock design for the upcoming Zombie apocalypse/primer shortage.

Something is amiss - call S&W customer service (1-800-331-0852) and describe it to them. SS on SS won't spark - on CS, like the little firing pin return spring on a burr or the hardened CS fp on a hole burr, it will. If the sparks stop after a few trigger pulls, oil or not, I wouldn't be concerned. My month old 632-2, the 632 Pro, never sparked.

Stainz

 

[photoman]

Very common occurence with J frames. Nothing to worry about.

 

[Double-O-Dave]

Photoman is correct. This subject pops up every few months on the forum. I noticed the same thing with my Model 432, I called the factory and they said not to worry about it. They wouldn't get into the specifics of why this occurs, just that it wasn't a problem and you could safely dry-fire any S&W center fire revolver without problems.

Regards,

Dave

 

[wrangler5]

I noticed the same thing on my 442 a few months ago, called S&W and posted here and got the same response - it's normal. Since then the gun has probably had 1K more trigger cycles, and it doesn't spark any more.

So - don't worry, keep shooting (and dry firing.)

 

[alaskavett]

You still get a bigger "spark" out of the business end when needed? Sorry I couldn't resist. I have seen this before in the "J" frames also. Kyle

 

[JohnAC]

Oh great,

Now I have to add "Look for sparking firing pin" to my Smith & Wesson pre-purchase check list!

 

[shooter686]

I've seen it too and I thought it was kind of cool. I haven't checked for it lately, but hope it still does it. My uneducated guess is that it results from slight firing pin contact with the bushing and perhaps combustion of residual oils.....but who knows. Perhaps some trace elements in the pin/bushing that are the equivalent of flint/steel....

Shooter686