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September 6, 2011 - 11:07 am
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I have a DW 357 and it appears to have a timing issue. When ever I cock the hammer slowly the cylinder will not rotate completely and lock. If I cock it like I am mad at  it then it will rotate to the lock potion or if you pull the trigger DA style it will lock. It only needs about a 1/16" more rotation to lock when ever this happens. I am not sure what model it is but it does have the allen head side plate screws.

 

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Scott

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A--make sure the sideplate screws are tight....

B--Your hand might be slightly worn down--if so, it will require replacement.

SHOOT

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Shoot's right, I would check the screws first. Also, if you havent already you might want to do a thorough cleaning inside, to make sure the hand and other parts are moving freely and not slightly hanging up with gunk or something.You can follow Shoot's excellent tutorial.

https://www.danwessonforum.com/forum/reloading/tuning-up-your-15-2-the-average-joe-method

Lube conservatively, to avoid cohesion of the hand to the inside of the sideplate.

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Shoots was right...side plate screws where both loose...Thanks guys that sure is a relief..I also went ahead and opened it up and there was some pretty good grit and grime being stored in there..thanks Scott proud-to-be-an-american proud-to-be-an-american

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