Silverbullit
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I purchased a .45acp 625 performance center a while back but I still have not used it.
Discovered first day on range that there was no way the trigger weighed in legally for competition, checked it out further and discovered timing was very bad. (Especially using left hand)
And with "bad" I mean that it sprays a lot of led sideways and also the firingpin hits the primers from middle outwards to the side.
Actually you can clearly see the hammer fall and after that the cylinder snaps in place.
Btw as a bonus the front sight was to short, thus when the rear sight is tightened to the frame it is still about 2 inches away from the holes in the target...
And I could use your advice mates!
Here it is - a very beautiful and comfortable piece of competition equipment or what do you think mates?
Why have I not warranteed it?
Easy, I live far up in the cold and desolate wilderness in Sweden.
Restrictions against mailing firearms limits options here.
I have tried warrantee though and talked to my Swedish dealer and attempted to email Smith & Wesson USA straight away when I got the Performance Center, the answer instructed me to phone a certain number that I never managed to get an answer from.
I looked through my mail from back when I had help replacing the 686PC and mailed same recipiants, but no returned answers.
I take it for granted you understand that S&W warrantees within sweden are non existent.
Gun smiths? Nope, none close enough to visit. (Swedish dealer mentioned a gunsmith close to our capital that might be skilled enough to fix the PC, however it is about 1250 american miles/2000european kilometers there and back to drop it off, and yeah of course double that again to pick it up. (Not knowing if it can be fixed, he can fix it, and very likely parts and work will be just about as much as a new revolver.)
There is a lot of restrictions and paperwork-**** that if police finds it non satisfying you could loose ALL your licenses and get served with things you would not even beleive so I wont even begin to tell you this part.
So I am here for your advice mates!
A/ Should I try to purchase parts and fix her, front sight, a wider hand, shims and probably at least hammer and trigger for legal trigger pull and start filing away hoping everything will get right...
Or
B/ Should I scrap the new 625PC, order another and hope for a properly working as it might not differ that much in money from ordering parts and driving cross country in hopes of finding a skilled gunsmith?
I could try post a video on Youtube so that you might have more info judging how serious you think the timing problem is. I would like to know if you dare fire it "as is"?
Looking forward to your feedback mates!
/Silverbullit
Discovered first day on range that there was no way the trigger weighed in legally for competition, checked it out further and discovered timing was very bad. (Especially using left hand)
And with "bad" I mean that it sprays a lot of led sideways and also the firingpin hits the primers from middle outwards to the side.
Actually you can clearly see the hammer fall and after that the cylinder snaps in place.
Btw as a bonus the front sight was to short, thus when the rear sight is tightened to the frame it is still about 2 inches away from the holes in the target...
And I could use your advice mates!
Here it is - a very beautiful and comfortable piece of competition equipment or what do you think mates?

Why have I not warranteed it?
Easy, I live far up in the cold and desolate wilderness in Sweden.
Restrictions against mailing firearms limits options here.
I have tried warrantee though and talked to my Swedish dealer and attempted to email Smith & Wesson USA straight away when I got the Performance Center, the answer instructed me to phone a certain number that I never managed to get an answer from.
I looked through my mail from back when I had help replacing the 686PC and mailed same recipiants, but no returned answers.
I take it for granted you understand that S&W warrantees within sweden are non existent.
Gun smiths? Nope, none close enough to visit. (Swedish dealer mentioned a gunsmith close to our capital that might be skilled enough to fix the PC, however it is about 1250 american miles/2000european kilometers there and back to drop it off, and yeah of course double that again to pick it up. (Not knowing if it can be fixed, he can fix it, and very likely parts and work will be just about as much as a new revolver.)
There is a lot of restrictions and paperwork-**** that if police finds it non satisfying you could loose ALL your licenses and get served with things you would not even beleive so I wont even begin to tell you this part.
So I am here for your advice mates!
A/ Should I try to purchase parts and fix her, front sight, a wider hand, shims and probably at least hammer and trigger for legal trigger pull and start filing away hoping everything will get right...
Or
B/ Should I scrap the new 625PC, order another and hope for a properly working as it might not differ that much in money from ordering parts and driving cross country in hopes of finding a skilled gunsmith?
I could try post a video on Youtube so that you might have more info judging how serious you think the timing problem is. I would like to know if you dare fire it "as is"?
Looking forward to your feedback mates!
/Silverbullit
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