The light strike problem is mostly due to firing pins that are too short. A firing pin of .495 to .505 will often fix it.
Canted or over-clocked barrels.
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The video I saw......
...they used what looked like a 2 1/2' wrench on the final tighten.
...they used what looked like a 2 1/2' wrench on the final tighten.
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RevolverJim
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Easy to warp the frame if one uses the wrong tool.
Yes, it is. You need a proper frame wrench that fits the contours of that particular size frame. No hammer handle through the cylinder window.
Blazin Bill
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Bought 69, 617 and 629 new this year, no barrel cant issues. But the 617 had excessive endshake. And the 629's trigger is pretty rough at the beginning of the DA pull. The 69 & 629 lock up super tight.
Would you need a frame wench for this?
I think post #24 (two above yours) answers your question.
Benchrest1
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People are always talking about S&W and canted barrels. I have seen quite a few Colt SAA revolvers that have the same problem.
Sorry, Joe. Haven't forgot about you, but the gun hasn't gotten to the store yet. I should get it early next week. I'll let you know how it looks.
The amount of force is not that great. My frame wrench has about a 16" handle. Once I get close I just give the end educate smacks with my hand. I bet it is around 80-100 ftlb at most. A industrial fastener with 1/2 fine tread .500x20 threads calls for 80ftlb. A K frame is .540x36. It doesn't take that much force to loosen or tighten one. The amount of torque chance in 5 degrees is pretty small.
To big of hurry or not caring enough.
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I get what you're saying, but it just doesn't make sense to me that they would let something like that go out the door unnoticed. I don't think I'm all that naive, but if even the inspectors are falling down on the job, what does that say about the folks above them? No pride in their work, or what? Amazing!
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My 617 is on it's way to me!
Awesome! If you're as antsy as me, I find shopping for accessories can be distracting. I'm not buying any until I have the gun in my hand. Been burned before. But I'm shopping like a Rodeo Drive Kardashian Field Trip.
I bought a 617 6” from the gun library, shipped from another gun library, a few years ago that had a canted barrel that was obvious. I took it to the range s soon as I could. I could not get it to shoot to the sights that ran out of windage. They took it back under the two week return policy they had.
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Extended firing pin from Apex was the way to go for me.
No more light strikes.
S&W 21-4.
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No accessories as yet but I did buy 1000 rds of 22lr for it!
Just to make sure it works OK!
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you are correct.but its not just Smith.Having retired from manufacturing,I have seen the causes.Companies get behind on work due to heavy incoming orders. Experienced employees retiring,companies hiring new/ part time help. Often times after a company puts time and effort into training new guys they quit and go elsewhere. The result is a binch of employees with not enough experience to make a quality product. For every ten employees hired,one will stay past a couple years
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Several years ago I bought a new .357 bolt action rifle. While drifting the sights the barrel started to unscrew. It was only hand tight.
I returned the rifle to the manufacturer. When I got it back the barrel was screwed in tight but overclocked enough that the sights were beyond adjustment.
I sent the rifle back again and it was fixed correctly. CS was good, but it makes you wonder about the folks actually assembling and inspecting.
I returned the rifle to the manufacturer. When I got it back the barrel was screwed in tight but overclocked enough that the sights were beyond adjustment.
I sent the rifle back again and it was fixed correctly. CS was good, but it makes you wonder about the folks actually assembling and inspecting.
Herein lies the problem. Nothing should go out the door especially visibly wrong. Half the stuff everybody complains about is visual inspection. Frame cracks, barrel cants, forcing cones. Yeah I suppose a burr may be in the internals and missed, but the visual stuff should never be missed
max503
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I always thought canting the barrel was a method of sighting-in used at the factory.
