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December 16, 2008
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I have been trying to find a cause for some fail to fire and action function issues with my 15-2 and found something I have never seen before. The face of the fame around the firing pin has an indented impression of the back of a cartidge. At first I thought is was just discolored but the frame is actually indented were the cartridge case would impact and right around the firing pin it is puckered up into the space were the primer pocket would be. I bought this gun used some 25 years ago and did not know its history however the original 8" barrel showed excessive wear. Just wondering if this is an indication of frame problems. Thanks
February 7, 2009
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Were those heavy loads? if yes, stop shooting them. 2- Swing out the cylinder and look at the firing pin area. Dry fire or let the hammer fall slowly while still depressing the trigger and check to see if the firing pin is damaged or obstructed by the frame somehow.
November 4, 2008
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Hey savoy,
I have not heard of this issue before so I am very interested. It appears that a double load or over load of powder caused a case to impact the frame so hard that it would indent it. Would this be from numerous high pressure loads or just one that would result in what should have been a noticable problem right after ignition? I would think that the case would have suffered such deformation that it would be hard if not almost impossible to get out of the cylinder. Could you take a pic so we could see the damage?
December 16, 2008
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I have never shot anything but factory loads but I suspect it saw some heavy shooting before I got it due the original barrel wear. I can try a picture later but not sure how well it will show up. What I noticed first was the way the metal potrudes right around the firing pin area then I noticed the indented area also. Firing pin does not bind and seems to function ok. Thanks
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January 24, 2009
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savoy said:
Not sure how to post pictures here
Follow the link in the "FAQ's" list on the right of this screen.
December 16, 2008
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I could not get a picture to actually show what I am trying to descibe. If you took a cartridge without a primer installed and made a slight impression into putty with the base that is what the rear of my frame looks like. It is visible with the right light and you can feel it with your fingers.
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March 2, 2008
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Savoy- My original Model 15 was the recipient of lots of handloading experimentation in the early years, and I can sort of remember the same kind of marking on the frame. As I recall, it seemed like the firing pin was hanging slightly and not moving easily, and I VERY slightly smoothed the hole that the firing pin was moving through. For me, this was more a matter of returning the hole to perfectly round without enlarging it. I do recall the frame having that rear of the cartridge case indentation, and I know my experiments had a pretty heavy "thump" to them. BTW, that revolver is still going strong today in my son's hands, and he's reloading for it too.
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