Has anyone else installed a Wolf mainspring in a round butt S&W K OR L frame, and had the rebound block hit it when cocked ? With the sideplate off, and the strain screw tightened, cock the gun. The ones that I have installed, in newer round butt Smiths, touch the rebound block when cocked. Should the corner of the rebound block be filed to allow enough clearance not to hit the main spring?
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Wolf mainspring for S&W K & L
- Thread starter MR.G
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If a replacement spring does not fit properly, why would you alter the gun to accommodate the spring? If you are trying to lighten the pull, carefully trim the sides of the original spring. If you insist on Wolff springs, send those back and tell them what is wrong.
Caution on all such work. If your gun doesn't fire, the sweetest trigger pull in the world doesn't mean anything.
Jim
Caution on all such work. If your gun doesn't fire, the sweetest trigger pull in the world doesn't mean anything.
Jim
Mike Irwin
Staff
That's a new one on me.
The Wolfe springs clear nicely on my 2.5" 19-3.
The Wolfe springs clear nicely on my 2.5" 19-3.
Mr. G,
Only thing I can think of, is your strain screw may have been shortend to lighten the tigger pull with the factory mainspring. Now it's too short to put enough arch in the replacement mainspring, especially the "power rib" style.
Try temorarily lengthening your strain screw by "capping" it with a spent primer cup (anvil removed). Then next time you place an order with Brownells, just throw a couple of new strain screws on the order.
Good Luck...
Joe
Only thing I can think of, is your strain screw may have been shortend to lighten the tigger pull with the factory mainspring. Now it's too short to put enough arch in the replacement mainspring, especially the "power rib" style.
Try temorarily lengthening your strain screw by "capping" it with a spent primer cup (anvil removed). Then next time you place an order with Brownells, just throw a couple of new strain screws on the order.
Good Luck...
Joe
There was no gap at all between the mainspring and the rebound block on the last three S&W guns,with the hammer back.
Two were brand new, right out of the box, model 686+ with the round butts.
The other was a 1999 round butt 686+.
I never had this happen with a square butt Smith.
Two were brand new, right out of the box, model 686+ with the round butts.
The other was a 1999 round butt 686+.
I never had this happen with a square butt Smith.