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January 10, 2010
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I just bought this revolver and took it to the club to shoot it I noticed the firing pin is hitting the primer way off center and also had a few missfires do you know if you can send this back to Norwich for repair
February 15, 2009
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Do you have pictures? It could be your timing is off. You can cock the gun and see if the cylinder is locked. If you can turn the cylinder before it's locked in place your timing is off.
Was the ammo you were shooting retail or reloads? None of my revolvers hit the primer dead center but are off about half the width of the firing pin.
January 10, 2010
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I was shooting reloads with cast bullets some of them were very tight in the throat were they would not go in all the way that was even useing a Lee factory crimp die by the the way the timing seems fine
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November 17, 2008
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Here is the info you need to send something to DW. It is in the FAQ section to the right of your screen.
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January 24, 2009
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Most of my revolvers hit off center too, to one degree or another...I think I have two that are actually on center. The worst one is my DW 15-2 (I would post a pic, but I just punched out all my primers a few weeks ago), however the cylinder is also a bit loose at lockup. The gun has had a LOT of rounds down the pipe before I got it & it also spits lead...sometimes worse than others.
If yours acts like that, then maybe it's just a gun with a lot of miles & needs to go home to mother DW for a tune-up.
I'm going to send mine off one of these fine days.
January 10, 2010
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this gun is lucky to have 100 rds threw it I dont really mind it being off center but the missfires I had with it concern me
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January 24, 2009
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Sounds like there may be a problem with it, then. I'm sure the fine folks at DW can get 'er running fine for ya.
January 10, 2010
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I finally figured out the problem with the missfires it wasnt the firepin at all turns out that some of the reloads were not going all the way in to the cylinder and when the cylinder was rotating it wasnt locking up in the right place I am now using a .429 sizing die and lee factory crimp die all is well
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