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S&W trigger parts fragility?
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<blockquote data-quote="Glocktogo" data-source="post: 733547" data-attributes="member: 1132"><p>Sorry to hear the story about your cousin. Not sure why anyone would put a broken gun back in their holster and carry it on duty.</p><p></p><p>But to answer your question, yes. S&W revos have been known to break hammer mounted firing pins, shear off hammer or trigger studs (which are pressed into the frame), and occasionally "freeze" if the trigger isn't allowed to fully return to the at rest position before being pulled again. This "freeze" can also happen if the cylinder stop gets out of alignment with the slot in the trigger it rides in.</p><p></p><p>It's usually applying excess force to the trigger trying to overcome trigger freeze that breaks lockwork components, but it can happen otherwise as well.</p><p></p><p>None of this is to say that S&W revo lockwork is fragile. It's considered mid range between the more fragile and intricate Colt revolver lockwork and the beefy Ruger lockwork. The number of S&W revos with actual parts breakage is quite minimal compared to the number of them in use. There's a reason they sell more than any other revolver brand.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Glocktogo, post: 733547, member: 1132"] Sorry to hear the story about your cousin. Not sure why anyone would put a broken gun back in their holster and carry it on duty. But to answer your question, yes. S&W revos have been known to break hammer mounted firing pins, shear off hammer or trigger studs (which are pressed into the frame), and occasionally "freeze" if the trigger isn't allowed to fully return to the at rest position before being pulled again. This "freeze" can also happen if the cylinder stop gets out of alignment with the slot in the trigger it rides in. It's usually applying excess force to the trigger trying to overcome trigger freeze that breaks lockwork components, but it can happen otherwise as well. None of this is to say that S&W revo lockwork is fragile. It's considered mid range between the more fragile and intricate Colt revolver lockwork and the beefy Ruger lockwork. The number of S&W revos with actual parts breakage is quite minimal compared to the number of them in use. There's a reason they sell more than any other revolver brand. [/QUOTE]
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