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    Randy G. Pizarro

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  1. Have not been on this site in years. Sad to hear that Nelson has passed. I met Nelson at the Southwest Pistol League in 1994 and known him ever since. Was always a great guy, He helped everyone that asked. He did the printing for the SWPL newsletter for years. Anyway rest easy my friend, You will be missed. Randy USPSA TY27966 SWPL 627 ICORE CA8491
  2. JAG1949, The respondents to your post gave excellent advice. Yes look at the cylinder lock, spring, re peen and lightly remove any burrs on the cylinder. Did someone do a "trigger job?" You may want to look at the strain screw. (Remove the grip) it is the slotted screw that tensions the "leaf spring" located toward the bottom of the grip. Some loosen this screw to get a lighter trigger pull. It will lighten the trigger pull but can cause timing issues due to spring tension imbalance. The strain screw should be firmly tightened. IF the trigger pull is "too heavy" then perhaps an after market spring kit is needed. If this does not work. Here is my story. I own a 1989 stainless 625 5 in bbl. I would not send your firearm back to S&W, I have a post here where I explained the concern. In the end S&W said it was something I was doing... Yeah ok. Bottom line what finally fixed my revolver was. I had the stainless steel cylinder replaced with a titanium one. Randy Lee @ APEX Tactical He is in Los Osos CA (I am not Randy Lee) That 625 is a fine firearm. BTW - Since replacing that cylinder I have been dryfiring my 625 3-5X a week, the 6 reload 6 drill, strong hand, weak hand, both hands, 10X each as fast as I can. I don't get to the range much but. Still has not skipped. I use dummy rounds, non primed wolf steel case with a copper jacketed 230gr rn bullet. I have been doing this since 2013... Best wishes with your 625, Randy Pizarro USPSA TY27966 ICORE CA8491 NRA Life Member CVD 5294D
  3. +2 on the blindhogg site. I did my first Bomar sight cut in 2015 with the Blindhogg directions. I used a Rong Fu R31 round post mill. For the LPA cut I used the Kensite drawing. +2 Mind your cutting speeds, use "cuttting oil" not WD40. For me I use carbide only. Wear safety glasses (hard to shoot with only 1 eye) Measure twice and cut once. All the best on your new machining hobby.
  4. barebones1, I have a P14 also. I had that same problem. I agree with Steve 53, extractor. You need a small pick or pocket screwdriver for this. Next time you shoot and the weapon fails to go into battery. CAREFULLY while pointing the weapon down range take the screwdriver and push the extractor toward the ejection port. The idea is to relieve the extractor tension on the case rim. If the round chambers then you must adjust your extractor. Hope this helps. My Para has been very good to me 80K rounds and counting. Randy USPSA TY27966 Para P14-45, NRA Life Member CVD5294,
  5. Factory extractor on my Para P1445, Had a corner chipped out of it. On the last and longest stage at the 2001 Silver Buckle match my Para went from a semi auto to a manual single shot. I got kinda fast at it...was not fun at the time... Randy USPSA TY27966 ICORE CA8491 NRA LIFE MEMBER CVD5294
  6. My Para P1445 was built in 1995 by Will O Hara. It was AccuRailed and Hard Chromed. I have over 80K through it and Pulling the slide back still feels like moving a mill table. Looking at the "wear areas?" yeah those are just a tad shinier than the rest. Other than that it looks just as it did on day one. Randy USPSA TY27966 ICORE CA 8491 NRA LIFE MEMBER CVD5294
  7. When I chipped the factory extractor at 45K rounds on my Para L1445 (My fault) I used the Wilson Bulletproof replacement. I have had it in the pistol for 40K plus rounds and no problems. On the occasion that I do need to adjust it I had to get that Tool From Brownells to bend it as it is F/N hard. Probably why it lasts so long. No need to worry about the Wilson part. It is great quality. Randy USPSA TY27966 ICORE CA8491 NRA LIFE MEMBER CVD5294
  8. Hardchrome for me. My Para L1445 was Hardchromed by Techplate in Anaheim CA, in 1995 80K rounds and still looks new.
  9. Excellent work there Greg. Pictures are worth a thousand words. I have also had a visit with Skip Chambers. My brother and I did almost exactly what you have done there. Unfortunately my issue came back. Long story short Apex Tactical, Randy Lee Bla bla bla Titanium cylinder. What I have noticed is that the stainless guns seem to suffer more of this issue. By comparison the 625 cylinder loaded with 6 230 gr RN bullets is heavy. As far as dry firing? (Carmoney is correct) Yes on my 625 I dry fired it ALOT and yes I noticed the cylinder notches peening over. By contrast I also have a 586 no dash, that I used for ICORE and USPSA for years. No kidding that one has to have 80K plus dry fires on it. never broke a firing pin, minimal peening and Skip has not paid that one a visit. (Now watch what happens...) Randy ICORE CA 8491 USPSA TY27966 NRA LIFE MEMBER CVD8294
  10. +1 to the "plunk" test. I use a Bearcreek 230gr rn 4.6gr Bullseye 1.245"oal, Feeds perfect in a Paraordnance P14 magazine with a BarSto BBL.
  11. 4.7gr of Bullseye. Been using this powder since 1994, works well for 45acp and 38 spcl.
  12. Smith 52 , I have not been on the forum in a bit thus the late reply. I also have/had a 625 (that I love alot) that skiped a cylinder if I (IPSC) shoot it. I have posted my tale on a couple of forums over the past 10 years. I have battled with a skipping cylinder since 2001. I had the weapon back to the factory 4X, replaced 2 frames (At my expense) 1 hammer pivot stud, replaced ALL of the internals 2X. The only things the factory did not replace were the cylinder and star (which I asked them to change). In the end, and this is not a knock against the factory, they said "It is something that you are doing wrong" I put that revolver away for 6 years, really it sat on my coffee table and was used by many for dryfire practice. Well, fast forward again I got ahold of an old friend. Mr Randy Lee of APEX TACTICAL. I explained my problem and actually got to show him the concern. APEX said "No problem leave it with me for a bit" so I did. I received a call while on travel that my 625 was "DONE". My 625 is now an APEX TACTICAL stage 3 build with a Titanium Cylinder. (walterMITTY said it best, yes there was much weeping and gnashing of teeth.) I like the feel of the titanium cylinder,the weapon balances different but a bunch of dryfire drills fixed that. I am working on my trigger speed, At one time my brother and I could rap off a .12-.14 split time. So far the 625 has not missed a beat. You my want to look into the titanium cylinder, (Oh and YES the Cylinder and Star have now been changed) Regards, Randy ICORE CA8491 USPSA A27966 S&W 625 APEX TACTICAL S&W 686 7 shot Performance Center S&W 627 8 shot Performance Center S&W 586 No dash Mr Bob Miles Action Job S&W 681 (Home Defense, All stock) S&W Model 29 (RPM 8 Shot 38 super) Mr Charlie Prest
  13. I had my Para P14-45 Accurailed in 1995, I shot it in IPSC for 10 years. The feel of the slide to frame fit is very solid. The slide is easy to move at any angle. (No binding what so ever)Cleaning is very easy. No more difficult than Non railed. Yes, you have to pay attention so as not to lose a rail but, After 80K rounds it is still tight and very accurate. I also had a switch top Caspian single stack 9mm/45ACP, Accu-railed. Again no big deal just send both slides. I agree if your frame to slide fit is already tight I would not do it. Regards, Randy USPSA A27966 NRA Life Member CVD5294
  14. RPM8shot

    Reliablity?

    I purchased my P14-45 in 1995. It has a Bar-Sto Bull bbl, S&A Magwell, Accu-railed, STi trigger, SV hammer and sear, 2.25lbs, 19LB IMSI main spring, 14lb IMSI recoil spring. Bomar sight. I shot this pistol for 10years. The factory extractor broke at 45K rounds (My fault I was putting rounds in the barrel and dropping the slide on it). Now has an Ed Brown extractor, Pistol has 80K+ rounds. Nothing but great things to say about Para. Randy USPSA A27966 2004 SWPL L-10 Winner
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