Did you remove the lock yourself?Originally Posted by Lester Polfus
Did you remove the lock yourself?
Yes. There are comments about it only being on lighter weight, high recoil guns, but there is a video on YouTube that I've posted here before of a full-lug, long-barrel 686 doing it. And many other first-person reports if you search the web enough of it happening on steel guns.
I've read that the Rangemaster range at one time (perhaps still?) keeps some keys around just to release guns that bind up on the line. Maybe @Tom Givens can be along and comment.
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Yup. Easy peasy. Bought a plug off a guy on.... ummm.... the S&W forum? That's been about 15 years ago so I don't properly recollect.
I was into 10mm Auto before it sold out and went mainstream, but these days I'm here for the revolver and epidemiology information.
This^^^^
If, for some reason, someone must administratively handle their handgun a lot, I recommend a revolver. There are only a few instances where this is the case, but when it is, it is the best reason to have a revolver. If anyone is uncomfortable with administrative handling, the revolver reigns supreme.
You can get them here: https://www.originalprecision.com/lo...ete-parts.html
I dunno if that's the guy who originally made them, but it's a nice parts kit and is complete with good instructions and well made pieces.
Yep. We kept a S&W key and a Taurus key in the cash drawer and had to use it frequently. Sometimes, owners would come in with the gun locked and not realize they did not have a key with them. We did, however, see six S&W's spontaneously lock themselves while firing. I believe all of them were j-frames of some flavor.
This is awesome. Thank you. I've been mulling over the purchase of a 629 to have as a hunting sidearm, but have been turned off by the internal lock. The premium on used pre-lock models was a little too much for my taste. This solves my problem (not that I really needed another gun FML).
I thought I had told this story on here before, but I sure can't find it if I did.
I was practicing drawing and firing the J-frame weak hand only when the lock engaged on mine. I got less than ideal grip on the gun and decided to press on anyway. After the first trigger pull, the lock engaged.
I wondered if perhaps having a loosey goosey grip on the gun contributed to the lock engaging, and spent the rest of the range session holding the gun as loosely as possible trying to get it to repeat, to no avail.
I did deadline the gun until I could pull the lock out though.
I was into 10mm Auto before it sold out and went mainstream, but these days I'm here for the revolver and epidemiology information.
Pulling the lock is relatively easy assuming you have strength and dexterity in your hands.
https://www.originalprecision.com/ <— They have the plug and show you how to install. I assume for liability reasons they do not have a video on how to remove the lock though.
Video I used to pull mine. There are probably others as well.
https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=RVPYgohVCNM&t=392s
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As long as we're talking about how to make them work right, if you're a GP100 guy, it's worth reading Iowegan's Book of Knowledge. If you google IBOK GP100, you'll probably find it.
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