Firing pin (hammer nose) protrusion

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I have two 25-2 revolvers with the hammer mounted firing pin. I am getting some failure to go bang issues. I am starting to wonder it the hammer nose is long enough. What is the normal, minimum firing pin protrusion beyond the breach face? I am sort-of remembering 1/10 of an inch, same as the frame mounted firing pins but I am not sure of this and I don't want to mess with it if something else might be going on.
 
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I have read minimum .030" and maximum .060" but that is for semi-autos.

My 629 is around .035".
 
I have always used the thickness of as dime measure, but have only checked when I had a problem that was not caused by the most likely suspects, a weak main spring, mainspring screw not tight or shortened by someone or mainspring replaced

To check for .05 Swing out cylinder, press back on thumb piece so trigger will operate, pull trigger and hold it all the way back, Slide a dime up against the tip of hammer nose. Should be close

Besides your mainspring and mainspring screw, check your cylinder's end shake as that can cause it if excessive. Plus, how thick are your clips as there is some variation? Most are right around .040, but I have seen a few thinner than that at .036. What brand brass? Load some empty or fired brass in your clips and measure from case head to recoil shield at firing pin. Should be .014 MAX and less if better. .014 would be the result of a combination of a gun made with max head space and brass with minimum head thickness.

With 2 similar guns doing it I would first check that mainspring screws are tight, then head space, mostly because of brass/clip, combo. Then, endshake and if not any of that I would pop the brass anvil out of a couple spend primers and place them on the tip of mainspring tension screw and tighten it up to see if increased mainspring tension helped.

In my mind the chances of 2 25-2 both having short firing pins is very slim
 
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Per the instructions in the Power Custom hammer nose kit, the specs are a maximum of 0.062 in. The usual figure is 0.050-0.055 in. Moon/half moon clips that are sprung and don't lay flat on the cylinder face can cushion the hammer strike.

Measurement between rear of cylinder and breech face should be 0.090-0.098 in.

Assuming you have a stock hammer/main spring and a stock strain screw, that should take care of that.
 
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