Lock up???

[45leg]

625, I have a timing question. In double action pull, should a
properly tuned Smith lock up the cylinder before the hammer
drops? I think it is on my 625 but "just". I can't see it or hear it lock up.

With my Rugers I can see the cylinder stop and hear the
pawl go into the detent. I can stage the trigger and shoot more
accurately, with my Ruger. BUT, I want to be shooting my
Smith in competition. If I had my Smith worked over by a
gunsmith what would he actually do for me??? It has got a real
good trigger pull already.

 

[BobR1]

Lock Up: Dry fire it empty staging the trigger. When the hammer falls, see if the cylinder will turn. Check all 6 holes a couple times each.

Gunsmith work that you will probably want done:

Chamfered Chambers
Fiber Optic Front Sight. You can probably do this yourself with any home gunsmithing talent. Your front sight could be Pinned on, or Quick Change. If you do not know the difference, the Quick Change will have a hole in the Sight Rib seen from the muzzle end. The pin will also be way forward instead of centered on the sight.
Adjust Cylinder Gap and End Shake.
True Up barrel to cylinder gap if needed. It can be out of square.
I have Ball Loc installed on all of my match revolvers.
A good gunsmith will probably drill and tap a hole in the butt to Lock the Strain Screw with an allen head screw. This lets you fine tune the Strain Screw tension on the Hammer Spring without it backing off from being loose.
Internal polishing.
Smooth and Radius the trigger.

That is about everything I can think of.

I just stopped by Power Custom Monday, and had Ron Power check over my 625, and install a new 4 Inch Barrel. He built it the first time almost 20 years ago.

Having a really good gunsmith give it a going over is the difference between "Nice Trigger" and "WOW Thats Nice"

Next problem a Master Revolver Smith is getting harder to find every day. Ron has been working on my revolvers the last 20 years, or he probably would not be working on them now. He considers himself to be pretty much retired, except when it comes to old friends.

Bob

 

[Pocketfisherman]

It sounds as if you have a very well timed pistol. That is a rarity.