Caedo
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So, I was dry firing my S&W 66 to practice trigger control, and something happened.
In single action, if I squeeze the trigger, instead of the hammer dropping normally, the hammer resets. It's hard to describe; the hammer falls, but the trigger snaps forward and the transfer bar actuates, so the firing pin never travels through the firing pin channel.
I can make a recording of this if I'm not being clear enough. I have never heard of this happening with a double action revolver and it's a little concerning.
To give a better description, I can say that if I snag the trigger in single action it functions normally, but if it is squeezed as it should be, the hammer falls and the trigger resets on its own, as if it were being let down manually, except at a very fast pace.
Has anyone had this happen to them? Is there any fix? I checked the tension on the leaf spring and it's as tight as it will go; loosening it only seems to make the problem worse.
In single action, if I squeeze the trigger, instead of the hammer dropping normally, the hammer resets. It's hard to describe; the hammer falls, but the trigger snaps forward and the transfer bar actuates, so the firing pin never travels through the firing pin channel.
I can make a recording of this if I'm not being clear enough. I have never heard of this happening with a double action revolver and it's a little concerning.
To give a better description, I can say that if I snag the trigger in single action it functions normally, but if it is squeezed as it should be, the hammer falls and the trigger resets on its own, as if it were being let down manually, except at a very fast pace.
Has anyone had this happen to them? Is there any fix? I checked the tension on the leaf spring and it's as tight as it will go; loosening it only seems to make the problem worse.