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February 13, 2012
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I recently acquired a used, but in very nice condition, 15-2. I took off the side plate and gave the internals a good cleaning. I lubed the insides up with my blend of M1 0W20/Marvel Mystery Oil and reinstalled everthing. The problem that I am having is that the trigger will stick after firing. It takes a decent bump or dropping the hammer to return the trigger. I also noticed that the trigger stutters in double action. Is there a known issue of a sticky trigger? What possibilities are there. I know I have the thing put back together correctly.
*Only dry fire practice thus far.
Thanks for the help!
Peter
February 4, 2012
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DW-s prefer a lighter lube and it doesn't take much. Too much lube will cause this issue- all you need is a trace or a bit more. There are many threads here about this very issue.
Phil
February 13, 2012
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Thanks for the insight. I did a quick search and you were right, they seem to like running "dry". I opened it up just now and wiped any excess oil and buttoned it back up. The frequency of the "sticky" trigger has lessened but I can occasionaly make it happen again. It seems to really happen with a rapid fire. The sluggish DA pull is still present.
Dans Club
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April 20, 2010
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I will just guess on this, it is hard to diagnose issues online. But you might check out the hammer arm, the one mounted on the hammer,(I forget all the proper terms) the arm that the trigger activates in double action. Make sure to remove it, clean well where it swivels, there is a little spring and plunger behind it, make sure they are clean and move ok and the arm should move freely. I had a Dan that I bought that did what you described, I found that arm was sticking sometimes and not returning to its normal position. And yes lube lightly, thin oil, many here recommend ATF.
Also, if you didnt already check out the Average Joe thread in this forum, a lot of great info there. Hang out here, and I guarantee youll have a silky smooth Dan soon!
-Lonwolf
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February 13, 2012
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Yeah, I read the average Joe thread. I am going to hold off on any "smithing" techniques for the moment. When I did my thorough cleaning/inspection, I did put the "hammer arm" spring in backwards but soon figured out it was in wrong. It does move freely and everything is operating as it should mechanically speaking. The feel just isn't what I was expecting after reading other peoples praises about the DW revolvers. SA is great, but DA leaves a lot to be desired.
February 13, 2012
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Just an update. I found some free time this morning to shoot this pig. I was very impressed with its performance compared to my intial dry fire impression. SA was amazingly light and crisp. Double action not as bad as dry firing but still a little spotty across the pull. My most difficult task was sighting in the gun. For some reason it shoots the best with the rear sight all the way to the right and it still needs to move a tad more (but it is maxed out). Kinda strange.
Gapped at .004" and breathes fireballs. Very happy with this snorter.
Dans Club
March 2, 2008
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spartyon8 said:
My most difficult task was sighting in the gun. For some reason it shoots the best with the rear sight all the way to the right and it still needs to move a tad more (but it is maxed out). Kinda strange.
I have had this same experience with a couple of DW's myself. You might check that the shroud is properly installed and not twisted slightly out of line. The indexing pin may possibly be bent or damaged, allowing the shroud to install slightly misaligned.
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