TheFineLine
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So my luck with firearms hasn't been the best lately. First it was my Mega Rossi Fail, then it was my Para fail and I wanted to keep the thread gun specific so I left out my Smith and Wesson 686 Plus Talo fail so here we go.
I've been looking into my next handgun purchase and I've pretty well decided on a mid to large frame revolver in 357. My pop is a big wheelgun guy so when we went out to the range on Thursday he brought a few. I narrowed it down to either a GP100 or the S&W+686 Talo. I like the grip on the Ruger better but I was significantly more accurate with the Talo. I will probably go 686 (not +) with the rubber grips. ANYWAY, while I was putting some 357s through the 686 I got a hot blast of air on my left cheek and something cut me. Small cut but cut. There were a few guys down the line to my left so I thought maybe it was a ricochet or a vigorously ejected cartridge. I continue going back and forth between the Ruger and the Smith and I get the hot gas on my cheek but no projectile. The rangemaster saw me flinch and came over and asked what was up. I wen't over what happened and he checked the timing and said it was strange but it seemed in time so gas shouldn't be coming back at me. I switch to offhand to keep the gas on my left and run some more rounds through it and lo and behold it locks up. I stopped shooting it and put it up. When I was cleaning it last night I start working the cylinder and sure enough it is out of time. The cylinder turns while cocking but doesn't quite click into place when the hammer does. After the hammer sets i can turn the cylinder slightly and then it clicks.
Is this common on new Smith and Wesson's? Everyone recommends pre-locks and I get it is because a revolver shouldn't have a lock but are the newer Smiths also having QC issues or is it just my bad gun juju lately?
I've been looking into my next handgun purchase and I've pretty well decided on a mid to large frame revolver in 357. My pop is a big wheelgun guy so when we went out to the range on Thursday he brought a few. I narrowed it down to either a GP100 or the S&W+686 Talo. I like the grip on the Ruger better but I was significantly more accurate with the Talo. I will probably go 686 (not +) with the rubber grips. ANYWAY, while I was putting some 357s through the 686 I got a hot blast of air on my left cheek and something cut me. Small cut but cut. There were a few guys down the line to my left so I thought maybe it was a ricochet or a vigorously ejected cartridge. I continue going back and forth between the Ruger and the Smith and I get the hot gas on my cheek but no projectile. The rangemaster saw me flinch and came over and asked what was up. I wen't over what happened and he checked the timing and said it was strange but it seemed in time so gas shouldn't be coming back at me. I switch to offhand to keep the gas on my left and run some more rounds through it and lo and behold it locks up. I stopped shooting it and put it up. When I was cleaning it last night I start working the cylinder and sure enough it is out of time. The cylinder turns while cocking but doesn't quite click into place when the hammer does. After the hammer sets i can turn the cylinder slightly and then it clicks.
Is this common on new Smith and Wesson's? Everyone recommends pre-locks and I get it is because a revolver shouldn't have a lock but are the newer Smiths also having QC issues or is it just my bad gun juju lately?