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Brand new 637 and the crane bent!
- Thread starter gilfo
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Babyfacenelson
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Granted i dont hear much, but i have NEVER heard if this problem.
Do you have pictures you can post?
Do you have pictures you can post?
Babyfacenelson
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Good plan.
Could you give a more specific description of what happened?
Even though you have a smith on it, im still kinda curious.
Could you give a more specific description of what happened?
Even though you have a smith on it, im still kinda curious.
Whirlwind06
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I'm sure S&W will fix it no muss no fuss.
Exactly what is it doing? Can't close the cylinder back into the frame?
Exactly what is it doing? Can't close the cylinder back into the frame?
Kreyzhorse
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We're you flipping the cylinder closed by chance? I don't understand how 5 shots would bend the crane.
Let us know what the shop says. If there is a problem and the shop can't take of it S&W will make it right.
Let us know what the shop says. If there is a problem and the shop can't take of it S&W will make it right.
How?
I just checked my 642, the crane is stainless. I thought all the aluminum framed J's have stainless cranes. I THINK only the Scandium framed guns have alloy cranes. (my 642 is pretty old, so, I may be wrong on that).
After only five rounds, I can't imagine bending the crane unless you knocked the empties out with a 20 OZ ball peen hammer.
I just checked my 642, the crane is stainless. I thought all the aluminum framed J's have stainless cranes. I THINK only the Scandium framed guns have alloy cranes. (my 642 is pretty old, so, I may be wrong on that).
After only five rounds, I can't imagine bending the crane unless you knocked the empties out with a 20 OZ ball peen hammer.
buck460XVR
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How did you know the crane was bent? 5 rounds of cowboy ammo ain't gonna bend the crane on a +p .38.
FWIW, I've been shooting, buying & selling S&W revolvers since the early 1960's, and can say that the only bent cranes I've ever come across were the result of holding the gun by the grip only and opening and/or closing a loaded cylinder fast with a flip of the holding wrist.
If you didn't do that, I suggest you send the gun directly back to S&W, instead of to a gunsmith, seller or not.
I just hope that some fool didn't play with that gun at the seller's venue, before you ever saw/bought it, causing S&W to void the warranty.
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If you didn't do that, I suggest you send the gun directly back to S&W, instead of to a gunsmith, seller or not.
I just hope that some fool didn't play with that gun at the seller's venue, before you ever saw/bought it, causing S&W to void the warranty.
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Shadi Khalil
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There is more to this story.
Just got a call from the smith today that the gun is fixed. I am going tomorrow to see what was done and to discuss with the gunsmith how and why this may have happened. I assure everyone I do know better that to flick the cylinder closed.
I will update everyone when I get to the bottom of this.
I will update everyone when I get to the bottom of this.
It isn't all that easy to bend a crane on either a Colt or an S&W by "flipping." (I never tried it with a Ruger.)
I once got hold of a couple of well used police guns, a Colt OP and an S&W M&P (Dare I say "pre-Model 10"?). I loaded the cylinders and spent a couple of merry hours flipping the cylinders in and out. Sorry, folks, I got a sore wrist, but no bent cranes. Of course those were steel guns, not alloy, but I somehow doubt that firing a few shots from any revolver is going to bend the crane even if the cylinder were "flipped" a few times.
Jim
I once got hold of a couple of well used police guns, a Colt OP and an S&W M&P (Dare I say "pre-Model 10"?). I loaded the cylinders and spent a couple of merry hours flipping the cylinders in and out. Sorry, folks, I got a sore wrist, but no bent cranes. Of course those were steel guns, not alloy, but I somehow doubt that firing a few shots from any revolver is going to bend the crane even if the cylinder were "flipped" a few times.
Jim
"It isn't all that easy to bend a crane on a S&W by "flipping."
Not from I have heard. My 637 does not have a robust crane and the LGS said never, ever, flip the cylinder shut or it will break. They said a number of customers, including LEOs have had to return to Smith because of "flipping."
Not from I have heard. My 637 does not have a robust crane and the LGS said never, ever, flip the cylinder shut or it will break. They said a number of customers, including LEOs have had to return to Smith because of "flipping."
S&W's customer service is 2nd to none...hope you didn't have to pay for that LGS gunsmith. Smith would have sent you a FEDEX shipping label and done any necessary work as well as smoothing up the action for nothing. Hope it works out for you, but a phone call would have been a better option in my opinion. Rod
Well got the gun back from the gunsmith. He was not very talkative about what happen and why. I just said that the yoke/crane was apparently out of alignment from the factory and the 5 rd I out thru it made it worse.
To the point the cylinder would not close. He realigned it and I shot 50 rds without a problem. Still a little disappointed with Smith And Wesson. Probably won't be buying anymore of their products in the future.
I will be sending them a e-mail describing what happen too.
To the point the cylinder would not close. He realigned it and I shot 50 rds without a problem. Still a little disappointed with Smith And Wesson. Probably won't be buying anymore of their products in the future.
I will be sending them a e-mail describing what happen too.