Trini Posted April 13, 2011 Share Posted April 13, 2011 Wished I had done that. Last club match was 6 classifiers and. 50 rd field course. I hadn't shot my 625 in a long time. Most of the classifieds went o.k. The problem was the field course where my 625 became a 2 shot revolver---fire 2 rds then push the cylinder back. Didn't noticed that the cylinder screw had backed out to let the cylinder move enough to bind it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Trini Posted April 13, 2011 Share Posted April 13, 2011 (edited) Double post. Edited April 13, 2011 by Trini Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tom E Posted April 13, 2011 Share Posted April 13, 2011 The problem was the field course where my 625 became a 2 shot revolver---fire 2 rds then push the cylinder back. Didn't noticed that the cylinder screw had backed out to let the cylinder move enough to bind it. The yoke screw being loose (or missing) shouldn't make any difference until you go to make a reload, then it gets embarassing when the cylinder and yoke falls on the ground. Sounds like maybe the ejector rod was loose. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Trini Posted April 14, 2011 Share Posted April 14, 2011 The problem was the field course where my 625 became a 2 shot revolver---fire 2 rds then push the cylinder back. Didn't noticed that the cylinder screw had backed out to let the cylinder move enough to bind it. The yoke screw being loose (or missing) shouldn't make any difference until you go to make a reload, then it gets embarassing when the cylinder and yoke falls on the ground. Sounds like maybe the ejector rod was loose. The cylinder screw needed to be turned 3 full rotations to be flush with the frame. Am glad the cylinder and yoke didn't fall out.. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
steel1212 Posted April 14, 2011 Author Share Posted April 14, 2011 I've started doing the swap load. It works better for me with both my 625 and 686. Now if I can just get my 686 back from Hoppy! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
astephenson Posted April 15, 2011 Share Posted April 15, 2011 If you're really worried about shoving the cylinder assembly off the gun, you can always rebuild the yoke screw in a way that removes the spring plunger retention set-up and gives it a hard lock-up. I know a guy that had this happen twice. Any hints on how you do this? I wouldn't mind having that insurance! I removed the yoke screw spring on my 686SSR and replaced it with a paper clip cut to length. Works like a charm, and only cost the time it took to track down a paper clip. That said, I reload with my strong hand. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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