BulletshooterNJ
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- Dec 15, 2008
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I own a Smith & Wesson 649 and Iver Johnson Target-8 Sealed and I stored them for 4 months in a basement. Today I recovered them and DAMN! There was some oxidation on the barrel of the old, 60s-era Iver Johnson .22 cal. No big deal, I filed it off with a wire brush, and it seems to still be in excellent working order. Trigger is fine, cylinder spin and alignment are great. Just as when I tucked them away for the summer.
But the S&W 649 snub nose 23 ouncer... There wasn't much rust except on the small checkered part of the end of the cylinder handle (the part you turn; I don't know the name of it). No rust on the barrel, cylinder, or trigger. well, I lubed up every part (on both guns) but the cylinder won't spin unless I rotate it manually, and even then it's a bit stiff. What is wrong? What do I do? Why won't the cylinder turn? Too much gunk or rust? Everything lines up, which is good. But the damn cylinder is just plumb stopped up. SHould I take it to my gunsmith and have him un-FUBAR-it? HELP! I put solvent in an hour ago and it don't seem to be working.
But the S&W 649 snub nose 23 ouncer... There wasn't much rust except on the small checkered part of the end of the cylinder handle (the part you turn; I don't know the name of it). No rust on the barrel, cylinder, or trigger. well, I lubed up every part (on both guns) but the cylinder won't spin unless I rotate it manually, and even then it's a bit stiff. What is wrong? What do I do? Why won't the cylinder turn? Too much gunk or rust? Everything lines up, which is good. But the damn cylinder is just plumb stopped up. SHould I take it to my gunsmith and have him un-FUBAR-it? HELP! I put solvent in an hour ago and it don't seem to be working.