C Islander
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Welcome from Ohio!
New Member With A Few Questions
- Thread starter Bluemoss
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Welcome from the Commonwealth of Virginia.
You have a great revolver there shoot it and enjoy. It will take some time to adjust to a revolver. But you'll smile when it all clicks.
You have a great revolver there shoot it and enjoy. It will take some time to adjust to a revolver. But you'll smile when it all clicks.
Relic Hunter 451
Member
Welcome from Wilmington, NC
Thank you all! It's so nice to get some encouragement, I am looking forward to shooting this beauty. I am fairly new to guns full stop so it will take some adjusting. Do revolvers need any different maintenance? This gun hasn't been shot for some time so just want to make sure!
Once again, what a great crowd you all are on here. Thank you to you all!
Once again, what a great crowd you all are on here. Thank you to you all!
RobertJ.
Member
Greetings from the Oregon Coast!
Nice revolver, BTW!
Nice revolver, BTW!
A thorough cleaning of the barrel and cylinder (I like CLP), and very little lube to the front of the yoke, and maybe one drop of CLP down the hammer to the sear where it can be reached when fully cocked, or from underneath (tiny amount!) with the grips off. Get some snap caps, or even some #4 x 7/8" wall anchors, and dry fire it in single and double action. Any sluggishness, slippage, or failure to lock properly might be old lube that has turned to goo. Post back, and we can walk you through opening the side plate and getting major on the cleaning and re-lube.
You "MUST" get some good screwdrivers to open up a gun. Never bung up a screw head with a regular screwdriver. Wheeler makes nice inexpensive sets with the proper hollow-ground bits.
You "MUST" get some good screwdrivers to open up a gun. Never bung up a screw head with a regular screwdriver. Wheeler makes nice inexpensive sets with the proper hollow-ground bits.
A pre-17 is a jewel among Smiths. My Target 22 find was clogged with old lube, and wouldn't lock up properly in double action and even dragged. Took a few hours with swabs, patches, and q-tips, and it now works like new. 75 years old. Shoots equally to my 3-year-old 617. Sometimes better. It likes all .22's. My 617 hates Remingtons.
S&W Oldtimer
Absent Comrade
Welcome from Va.
Wrangler Rich
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Welcome from my couch! If you are close to a shooting range or have a friend who is a shooter, take it from me, he or she would consider it a privlage to accompany you and give you a few pointers.
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WR
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Welcome to http://smith-wessonforum.com/ from an Old Soldier in Olympia, WA; in the Great Pacific Northwest!
