Zhillsauditor
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A 4" barrel can be added to a model 17, too, after sale. Not unheard of.
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S&W Model 17 - cocked issues
- Thread starter Borf
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Dixie Gunsmithing
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Borf,
Great! I don't think you will have too great a problem finding a new hammer for a K, though one could possibly fix the old one, the time it would take to straighten that out would probably cost more than a hammer. A good smith will be able to locate one, and may have it on hand.
Great! I don't think you will have too great a problem finding a new hammer for a K, though one could possibly fix the old one, the time it would take to straighten that out would probably cost more than a hammer. A good smith will be able to locate one, and may have it on hand.
Spats McGee
Administrator
Stop the bickering, please.
Mike Irwin
Staff
"There really isn't a single action sear notch to speak of. At least any more. More of a rough little valley that's barely visible with some metal displaced towards the side of the hammer - maybe like someone used a file?"
Seen that more times than I care to remember.
Some years ago a friend brought me a Model 29 he had purchased pretty cheaply. He knew there was an issue with the single action, as it would push off, so he brought it to me to fix. There was so little single action engagement left that the hammer would drop if you shook the gun.
Fortunately, hammers are cheap (relatively speaking). It can make a difference as to which engineering change you order with at least some of the guns, so if you have a 17-2, try to get a hammer that's denoted as being for a 17-2.
Seen that more times than I care to remember.
Some years ago a friend brought me a Model 29 he had purchased pretty cheaply. He knew there was an issue with the single action, as it would push off, so he brought it to me to fix. There was so little single action engagement left that the hammer would drop if you shook the gun.
Fortunately, hammers are cheap (relatively speaking). It can make a difference as to which engineering change you order with at least some of the guns, so if you have a 17-2, try to get a hammer that's denoted as being for a 17-2.
Could you determine, one way or the other, if it was Bubbaed, or if it was just wear?Seen that more times than I care to remember.
Some years ago a friend brought me a Model 29 he had purchased pretty cheaply. He knew there was an issue with the single action, as it would push off, so he brought it to me to fix. There was so little single action engagement left that the hammer would drop if you shook the gun.