new sw j frame 442

[kiki]

just bought a new SW 442, as soon as i got home noticed trigger is off center. emailed SW have not gotten a reply. trigger leans left. posted some pics, when trigger is to the rear, one side closer to trigger guard than other. and when trigger is foward. slightly comes out of edge of trigger guard.

 

[cometpx4]

442

Add "canted triggers" to the list of the problems coming out of what used to be S&W.
Sorry you have to deal with it on a brand new item. Its just the reality of buying a new smith sadly.

 

[Nomadmax]

If that thing shoots and will hit a dinner plate at 21 feet you might be better off to keep it. Lord only knows what you'll be sent back.

 

[kiki]

I read on other forms going back a couple of years that other people have had the same problem. Besides dry firing it with SNAP caps it seems to lock up well and the trigger pull is not bad. Anyone here also had the same problem.

 

[stansdds]

I have a 640-1, very early production example, and it's trigger tilts to the right. Never even noticed it until this post. My 640-1 is accurate, the sights are properly aligned, has a nice trigger action that has improved with live and dry firing and has yet to fail.

 

[hardluk1]

I do not have a 442 . My wife bought a 360J 357mag as part of a S&W EDC kit . Price was great and handguns fit and finish was quit nice . The trigger pull is straight back with even spacing on each side But it had a terrible DA trigger pull of 13+lbs . I rectified that with a Apex Tactical j frame kit.

Lets face it . S&W quality control has been having issues for some years . Nothing new there .

 

[kiki]

Eventually after I shoot it, I'll probably do a trigger job and thin and polish the trigger. and reduce the trigger return spring weight. so im guessing nothing to worry about canted trigger?

 

[stansdds]

Eventually after I shoot it, I'll probably do a trigger job and thin and polish the trigger. and reduce the trigger return spring weight. so im guessing nothing to worry about canted trigger?

I don't think so unless it interferes with the proper function of the revolver.

 

[Tom S.]

Nobody wants to send back their new gun and as several posts/threads here will attest, service at S&W has been a crapshoot as of late. Nevertheless, your gun needs to be sent back. There are only two reasons for a trigger to be cocked at an angle, either the hole in the trigger is off (not likely but possible) or the pin it mounts to in the frame is bent or canted. This throws off the alignment of the sear engagement and is NOT acceptable.

There are many things I would fix myself rather than send a gun back to the factory, but this is not one of them!

 

[kiki]

Just ended up speaking with Smith & Wesson representative the guns going back to the factory they told me 6 to 8 week turnaround time...bummer

 

[chief38]

As of "not so" lately, if you buy a new S&W and it goes boom when the trigger is pulled, is relatively accurate with no MAJOR flaws, leave well enough alone! I would be afraid to send a gun back in for repair now days.

 

[scruffy]

Thanks for posting. another item to add to the new S&W revolver checklist before buying.

 

[kiki]

I'm going to send it in. if worse comes to worse, and I get something back I don't like I will take the Loss, sell it and buy an older 640 38 caliber..... hopefully it won't come to that....

 

[kiki]

I do have a question why is everybody afraid of sending the revolver back to Smith & Wesson for repairs....

 

[stansdds]

I do have a question why is everybody afraid of sending the revolver back to Smith & Wesson for repairs....

The time involved and the reported issue may not actually be addressed or addressed in an adequate fashion.

 

[Tom S.]

No fear on this end. Just a hassle to take it to FedEx for shipping and as mentioned by others, the wait time. I recently had to return a 22 mag semi auto, and it took 3 trips before S&W finally acknowledged the gun couldn't be fixed and replaced it with a new one. Perseverance is mandatory, it seems.

 

[Nomadmax]

The time involved and the reported issue may not actually be addressed or addressed in an adequate fashion.

Or as my grandad used to say, "Better the devil you know, than the devil you don't".