6_gunner
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I dropped my S&W pre-model 10 a while back, and bent the extractor rod. After a little bit of trouble locating the correct replacement part, I installed a new extractor rod.
To my disappointment, I found that the locking bolt doesn't always want to lock into the new extractor rod. If the cylinder is rotated a certain way, the bolt fails to lock; however, if I cock the hammer a couple of times, the bolt falls into place. It seems to do this consistently on the same two chambers.
If I make sure that the bolt locks into the extractor rod, then stays locked. However, I don't want to have to worry about it. I want to be able to shut the cylinder and know that it is locking properly, without having to inspect it.
The trigger pull also seems to be slightly inconsistent. It seems to be a bit heavier on one or two of the chambers than it is on the others.
Could something else be bent? It still acts like the rod is slightly bent, but the new rod seems perfectly straight. The only other thing that I figure I could have bent is the yoke; but since the failure appears to depend on the rotation of the cylinder, it doesn't seem to me like a yoke problem. Could I have bent the extractor itself? I'm at a loss as to what the problem could be.
Any thoughts? Has anybody encountered a similar problem?
To my disappointment, I found that the locking bolt doesn't always want to lock into the new extractor rod. If the cylinder is rotated a certain way, the bolt fails to lock; however, if I cock the hammer a couple of times, the bolt falls into place. It seems to do this consistently on the same two chambers.
If I make sure that the bolt locks into the extractor rod, then stays locked. However, I don't want to have to worry about it. I want to be able to shut the cylinder and know that it is locking properly, without having to inspect it.
The trigger pull also seems to be slightly inconsistent. It seems to be a bit heavier on one or two of the chambers than it is on the others.
Could something else be bent? It still acts like the rod is slightly bent, but the new rod seems perfectly straight. The only other thing that I figure I could have bent is the yoke; but since the failure appears to depend on the rotation of the cylinder, it doesn't seem to me like a yoke problem. Could I have bent the extractor itself? I'm at a loss as to what the problem could be.
Any thoughts? Has anybody encountered a similar problem?