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I have a new to me 629-3 Classic, 5". The SN is TJA83xx, which I can't find in the SCSW 3rd Ed. to determine the year. Picked it up via the forum a couple weeks ago, but just got it to the range today.
I took it out for the first time today and ran some factory Remington 180gr loads through it. I only ran 4 cylinders through it because I was immediately having issues.
The gun would fire just fine in D/A and S/A. No issues at all with ignition if the hammer fell on a live round.
However, after each shot the cylinder would fail to advance. Didn't matter if I tried D/A or S/A to advance to the next chamber. The sequence was...
- Shoot
- Cycle the hammer (D/A or S/A)
- Drop hammer on spent cartridge
- Cycle hammer
- Shoot
This does not happen when dry firing. When dry firing the cylinder advances on every pull of the trigger or manual cocking of the hammer.
Where should I begin looking? I'm not afraid of taking it apart, but would like to have a plan other than "poke around". I've spent plenty of time under the side plate of various S&Ws, but the goal was always cleaning and spring changes, not actual repair.
I took it out for the first time today and ran some factory Remington 180gr loads through it. I only ran 4 cylinders through it because I was immediately having issues.
The gun would fire just fine in D/A and S/A. No issues at all with ignition if the hammer fell on a live round.
However, after each shot the cylinder would fail to advance. Didn't matter if I tried D/A or S/A to advance to the next chamber. The sequence was...
- Shoot
- Cycle the hammer (D/A or S/A)
- Drop hammer on spent cartridge
- Cycle hammer
- Shoot
This does not happen when dry firing. When dry firing the cylinder advances on every pull of the trigger or manual cocking of the hammer.
Where should I begin looking? I'm not afraid of taking it apart, but would like to have a plan other than "poke around". I've spent plenty of time under the side plate of various S&Ws, but the goal was always cleaning and spring changes, not actual repair.
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