New 625-8 JM light primer strikes with Wolf kit

[Gunhacker]

There's a pretty good discussion about setting up 625s here:
http://smith-wessonforum.com/s-w-smithing/356297-625pc-hammer-weight-adjusting.html

Great thread!! Question... anyone know what the S&W part number is for the Ti firing pin mentioned or is it something that is now standard in later guns?

Here's something interesting too, after reading that thread, I measured the factory firing pins from my 625-8 and 986, the firing pin from the 986 is hollow... anyone seen that before as a factory firing pin?

I just installed the APEX XP firing pin kit in those 2 guns, have yet to do any range time with them.

 

[linko]

Took a few days to get back to the range. I returned to the factory main spring and kept the 14lb wolf trigger return in the gun. I set the main spring tension screwed full in. Before I closed it up, I polished the return spring carrier and a little on the faces of the hammer, where the pivot pin face is, and where there were wear marks elsewhere on the hammer . I used 2000 grit emory.

Shot a ton of rounds (thats a technical term) today. Every single round fired. I shot blazer brass, lawman, and white box winchester.

I will play with both the 13lb rebound and the tension screw for the main spring a little next trip.

 

[forrestinmathews]

Great thread!! Question... anyone know what the S&W part number is for the Ti firing pin mentioned or is it something that is now standard in later guns?

Here's something interesting too, after reading that thread, I measured the factory firing pins from my 625-8 and 968, the firing pin from the 986 is hollow... anyone seen that before as a factory firing pin?

I just installed the APEX XP firing pin kit in those 2 guns, have yet to do any range time with them.

Okay somebody else found one of those crazy firing pins too. I thought somebody had monkeyed with mine. Apex competition pins in my 929's. One had the goofy pin, the other did not.

 

[joe44va]

Another old time method was to put a shim under the main spring tension screw. Try 0.010" first to see if you like it. Some say 0.020". If it's OK, keep it there for 1000 rounds, which should smooth out the action. Then you can start grinding things.