Greetings to all.

After having my DW 44 Mag stored at a friends for a while, I find now that the cylinder is incredibly tough to move. Soaking it is CLP helps a bit, but it looks like I need to service it. I may have to do this myself, as the pandemic hysteria here makes it impossible to seek help at a gunsmith.

So, I did some research and was happy to see some instructions here on this great forum. I just wonder a couple of thing:

- Do I need to remove the hammer to take out the trigger guard assembly? If so, do I need to relieve tension on the main spring?

(Please note, that until today, I never noticed my revolver is missing the little screw that is typically hidden under the grip, and used to relieve tension on the spring. That sucks.)

-Any tips for someone who was unfortunate enough to purchase a DW without the barrel nut wrench? There is no way in hell I am going to go after it with something like a needle nose pliers. I may have to cut and adapt an old socket, or something creative until I order one from one of the suppliers I found here on the DW Forum.

By the way, I checked my serial number against the database here. If I understand it correctly, my serial # of 00408X is fairly old. 1980 or 1981 perhaps.

Thanks in advance to anyone kind enough to shed a little light on this predicament of mine.

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