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Old July 24, 2020, 07:46 PM   #1
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617 Back From Gunsmith

Well I finally got my 617 back from out local gunsmith and I'm happy with the results.

I tried to replace the hand myself and ran into all kinds of problems...I was using a centerfire hand on my rimfire. I also had a bent crane and don't have the tools to fix this. I'm too old to be buying more tools so I let the gunsmith do it as well.

When I picked the gun up I was told that he did not function fire it and I had two weeks to test it. If it didn't work he would be glad to fix it. Today I fired 150 rounds for Federal BYOB bullets. I had one failure to fire when the trigger pull was set to 6.5 lbs. Once I upped it to 7.2 pounds I had no more FTFs and groups were outstanding shooting off hand at 15 yards. I kept everything inside of 4 inches.

Nelson Ford is The Gunsmith, Phoenix, Az..He's been doing work for me for over 40 years and is a great Smith & Wesson smith. He only works on S&Ws and Colt autos and is very good at what he does.
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Old July 24, 2020, 09:16 PM   #2
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Nice! I'm not too far from you. Which gunsmith do you use?
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Old July 24, 2020, 11:00 PM   #3
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The name of the shop is The Gunsmith. Nelson Ford. He is located at 32nd Street and Shae Blv Phoenix.
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Old July 26, 2020, 01:17 PM   #4
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How are you adjusting the trigger pull?
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Old July 26, 2020, 02:46 PM   #5
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Finally! Glad you got it where you want it.
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Old July 26, 2020, 06:23 PM   #6
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I loosen the strain screw and loctite it position. I also try different main springs until I get it close to what I want.

There have been lots of modifications to the action. Unless you have a lot of time I'd just settle for a 9 lb trigger.
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Old July 27, 2020, 09:14 AM   #7
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Thanks! I'll keep him in mind!
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