Hi folks,
Some of you might remember that I recently purchased my very first handgun a few months ago: a used Smith 686-6 .357 revolver.
Unfortunately, I haven't had much time to shoot it. I did manage to put 100 rounds through it last week. They were UMC .38 specials purchased at Dick's.
In 100 rounds, I had two failure to fires. The rounds came around again and went off just fine. 2 out of 100 seems like way more FTF's than I want in a field/home defense gun.
From what I've heard, Smith takes care of their customers so I'm not really worried on that front. I would like to know, however, if this is a simple adjustment that I can make so I don't have to deal with sending the gun out.
Keep in mind that I'm a handgun newbie. I have done a basic field stripping of this gun (removed grip and cylinder for cleaning) but that's about it.
Thanks!
Tom
Some of you might remember that I recently purchased my very first handgun a few months ago: a used Smith 686-6 .357 revolver.
Unfortunately, I haven't had much time to shoot it. I did manage to put 100 rounds through it last week. They were UMC .38 specials purchased at Dick's.
In 100 rounds, I had two failure to fires. The rounds came around again and went off just fine. 2 out of 100 seems like way more FTF's than I want in a field/home defense gun.
From what I've heard, Smith takes care of their customers so I'm not really worried on that front. I would like to know, however, if this is a simple adjustment that I can make so I don't have to deal with sending the gun out.
Keep in mind that I'm a handgun newbie. I have done a basic field stripping of this gun (removed grip and cylinder for cleaning) but that's about it.
Thanks!
Tom