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December 27, 2015 - 5:21 am

Hello all...new member here. Excuse the ignorance. I have a .357 that i have had for 20+ years, and never knew much about. (except that it is a hand-cannon! 🙂 After reading many of the posts ,i believe it is a vh8s ?? Model 15 ?? Not positive. Any help is appreciated.

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December 27, 2015 - 5:29 am

Sorry about the upside down pics....not sure how to fix it!

No problems- fixed, rwsem

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December 27, 2015 - 6:27 am

Welcome to the DWF! You have a very nice model 15-2 Vented rib, Heavy lug, 8" barrel but it is not Slotted; VH8. Thanks for posting the pics.

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December 27, 2015 - 6:31 am

Thanks for the info. Now off to search for the infamous "mis-fire" thread.

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December 27, 2015 - 6:35 am

Normally a grip screw issue....here's what you want

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December 27, 2015 - 6:43 am

I tried that,no luck. I had a heavier spring installed,and it helped some but still get occasional misfires. Im thinking i need to get new springs and do the tune-up .Thanks for the pic help also.

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December 27, 2015 - 7:35 am

That may help. A thorough cleaning often solves a lot of 'issues' with guns that have been put up for a while. Could also need a shim to solve end shake or before that, check the aligning ball screw hasn't backed out a bit. Both could allow the cylinder to ride forward enough to cause a light strike that won't ignite the primer.

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December 27, 2015 - 9:53 am

Wow! Ron you distilled the light strike thread to one brief paragraph. Excellent! I am going to take a screen shot of that.

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December 27, 2015 - 9:57 am

rwsem said
That may help. A thorough cleaning often solves a lot of 'issues' with guns that have been put up for a while. Could also need a shim to solve end shake or before that, check the aligning ball screw hasn't backed out a bit. Both could allow the cylinder to ride forward enough to cause a light strike that won't ignite the primer.

Excellent advice. My light strikes was the ball screw backing out. A good cleaning inside, tightened the crew and the Dan was back in business.

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December 27, 2015 - 10:42 am

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December 27, 2015 - 11:04 am

This doesn't look good!
There's a small burr...hard to see but looks like the cylinders been hitting it. 
## After a very thorough cleaning and some fine buffing , i did find the ball screw was backed out just about a 1/4 turn. It seems to have helped with the cylinder being a bit lose too. I'll try to get in the woods in a few days when the monsoon is over and test fire it. Thanks for the info.