cylinder carry up

[David LaPell]

On my Smith 624, I have one chamber on the cylinder that has a bit more drag to it when you cock it single action, making the carry up for that one chamber a bit harder. Could this be a burr on the extractor star? I checked under the star, and its clean there.

 

[David LaPell]

On my Smith 624, I have one chamber on the cylinder that has a bit more drag to it when you cock it single action, making the carry up for that one chamber a bit harder. Could this be a burr on the extractor star? I checked under the star, and its clean there.

 

[WR Moore]

A bend or bad chamfer on the ejector rod is much more likely.

 

[robertrwalsh]

I agree with Moore.

 

[tomcatt51]

Not uncommon. Check the ejector rod to make sure it's straight. Then you may need to file a ratchet.

 

[tomcatt51]

No edit anymore? If the ejector rod is straight, clean the star, toothbrush and solvent. Spray it with (automotive) brake cleaner so it's CLEAN. Color the ratchets with a black sharpy. Pull the trigger 6 times DA. You'll be able to see how the hand is contacting the ratchets. The ones that need filed will be pretty clear.

 

[Texas Roots]

I agree with Tomacatt on the cause, but if the carryup is working right and the gun is locking up tight, I wouldn't mess with it. You don't have to remove much metal and removing too much will have your carryup worse than when you started; you'd really be unhappy then. If it were mine, I'd just shoot it; my $.02 worth.