The 17-3 nightmare continues.

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Frank,
I'm a bit puzzled as to why your GS said he would have to destroy the Ejector Rod to remove it. One would presume an old time GS would have the proper tools to do so. Even if some Bozo has Locktited it in, a GS should be able to remove it without destroying it.

Personally after the things you have stated, I would NOT want to invest one penny more in a gun like this and would try and convince the seller to do the right thing and pay to have it returned and reimburse you in full.

The gun smith just did not want to take on a project. He did say maybe with heat it could be removed.
There is a another local smith I will talk to next week.
I left the seller a voice mail and email maybe I will here back from him in in a couple of days.
I agree with you on spending money on the gun but if I do get stuck with it I will probably send it back to s/w because of the barrel issue.
It would be useless to me the way it is.

Thanks for the input

 

[Gunsnwater]

Never had a 17 but my center fire revolvers the yoke and cylinder are not screwed together with the ejector rod. You need to stretch the yoke and recut the face. That takes out end play that direction so the firing pin can hit the shell. Heat is how you break loc- tight. The post above is good advise. Your smith isn't very good. There I said it. good luck.

 

[Aviator]

This forum is very cool. It is the source of my recent addiction to s/w revolvers.
The camaraderie is what makes it so.
I need to put my 17-3 in the hand of an expert and will update.

Thanks to everyone who takes time to care about someone they don't even know.

Frank

 

[Aviator]

Never had a 17 but my center fire revolvers the yoke and cylinder are not screwed together with the ejector rod. You need to stretch the yoke and recut the face. That takes out end play that direction so the firing pin can hit the shell. Heat is how you break loc- tight. The post above is good advise. Your smith isn't very good. There I said it. good luck.

Stretch the yoke is great advice.
I don't know the skill level required for that but it could be the solution.

Thank you

 

[Aviator]

Don't you have to remove the cylinder to stretch the yoke?

 

[shawn mccarver]

Get it to a real S&W service center before someone damages your revolver. I suggest also that you attempt to contact ALK8944 on this forum. He has been doing this a LONG time and he may have better answers for you.

 

[1madss]

You can also use shims to correct the end shake. Although .005 is not all that much. I've seen some quote as much as .010 is still within spec. That's way too much IMO. Too little and the ejector star can drag on the frame as carbon starts to build up on the front of the cylinder.

 

[Culina]

I am not sure what exactly is wrong with the revolver, but I think you should find another "gunsmith" just because someone claims they have x amount of experience still doesn't mean they are good or masters at what they do; this is true for most trades.

 

[anoblefox]

OK Frank why did you not contact me before now? I am the seller. I have owned this gun for nearly 20 years and there is absolutely nothing wrong with it. Frank inspected it for nearly a half hour and was very critical of everything, with feeler gauges, a bore light and other tools. At this point I became concerned that Frank would surely find something wrong no matter how slight. I will say this again, there is absolutely NOTHING wrong with this gun, in fact I could not choose which model 17 that I wanted to let go of, the other being a no-dash . Frank wanted a dash 3. After considerable inspection time I told him that I wanted to revoke the sale. I told him that I would rather wait a year until I retire to sell it. He insisted that he wanted to complete the purchase. I suggest Frank that you send it to someone in the forum for an un-bias inspection including shooting the gun.

 

[varmint243]

Sometimes I think people just get way to spun up over the most trifling stuff.
This forum seem to perpetuate some of that.
IMO The pic of the bore looks like it might be a little leading.
When I shot a bunch of Remington 22's I'd get that.
It cleans up easily, doesn't really hurt anything.

 

[Aviator]

OK Frank why did you not contact me before now? I am the seller. I have owned this gun for nearly 20 years and there is absolutely nothing wrong with it. Frank inspected it for nearly a half hour and was very critical of everything, with feeler gauges, a bore light and other tools. At this point I became concerned that Frank would surely find something wrong no matter how slight. I will say this again, there is absolutely NOTHING wrong with this gun, in fact I could not choose which model 17 that I wanted to let go of, the other being a no-dash . Frank wanted a dash 3. After considerable inspection time I told him that I wanted to revoke the sale. I told him that I would rather wait a year until I retire to sell it. He insisted that he wanted to complete the purchase. I suggest Frank that you send it to someone in the forum for an un-bias inspection including shooting the gun.

Ed I was ok with it until I found that I could not fix the Ftf issue because the extractor is seized in the cylinder.
Also I can't get a range rod through the barrel.
I guess you are entitled to your opinion of that being o.k.
I was looking for a -4 and you told me this was a -4 in our initial communication.
You also used the words "like new" in reference to the gun.
I don't expect a forum member to Inspect the gun and arbitrate a decision.
Nor do I want to argue with you any further.
I will get the gun fixed and post the findings.
Lets drop it.

 

[tomcatt51]

Ed I was ok with it until I found that I could not fix the Ftf issue because the extractor is seized in the cylinder.
Also I can't get a range rod through the barrel.
I guess you are entitled to your opinion of that being o.k.
I was looking for a -4 and you told me this was a -4 in our initial communication.
You also used the words "like new" in reference to the gun.
I don't expect a forum member to Inspect the gun and arbitrate a decision.
Nor do I want to argue with you any further.
I will get the gun fixed and post the findings.
Lets drop it.

Really? Now that we get both sides of the story you just want to bail out? I guess this means the whining will end. One good thing.

Also, now we know who the seller is who:
"needs to man up"
"should be drawn and quartered"
"tried to get over on you"
was "using the Forum to hawk his BAD wares"

This is a thread to be proud of.

 

[ditrina]

We are done here.. any further communication between the OP and seller will be done by PM.. If at all..