Hurry Back Home To Me
Off to the gunSmith&Wesson shop to fix a shallow firing pin problem. It has been gone for a week now. ‘They’ say that S&W does a pretty fast turn-around and that it should be back in a week or two.
I miss my nice .357 magnum revolver and I look at this pin-up of it every day. Click on the thumbnail for a closer look.
3 Responses to “Hurry Back Home To Me”
SDCA on 30 May 2008 at 2130 #
I have a 686+. It’s been back to the factory twice for repair. Not hard enough pin strike to fire primer. I think S&W quality control is poor. Not buying any more new S&W.
Minstrel on 31 May 2008 at 1347 #
This gun has been reliable up until the last couple of weeks. I’ve had the gun for almost three years and this is the first sign of trouble. I’m not so sure it’s as much of a quality problem as it might be a design shortcoming. The jury is out on it until I get it back and put another 5000 rounds through it.
Minstrel on 10 Jun 2008 at 1220 #
Update: It’s back!
I took it to the range on Sunday and put several rounds in it from the batch that it did not fire. Three .38 specials and a couple .357 magnum 158grain - all with little dimples in the primer and they fired just fine.
A note about the turn around from Smith and Wesson: the gun went from the dealer to the factory (in Massachusetts) and back in less than two weeks. I bought the gun in late 2005 and they fixed it as a warranty repair - no charge.
Thus far, I’m pleased.