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need some help re. accidental discharge

stuart
I just got my S&W Model 22A back from my gunsmith. I had it retrofitted with a bull barrell, wooden target grips, red dot site and trigger job @ 3.5 lbs. Shot it for the first time Saturday....rather it almost shot me for the first time....I fired 3 or 4 rounds and then proceeded to flip the safety switch up...when I did this it went boom...my fingers were nowhere near the trigger...thank goodness I was pointing it down range...since I am not framiliar with the internal workings of a semi-auto I'm wondering if something in the trigger job process caused this malfunction...regardless, it's going back to gunsmith tomorrow...after the misfire I unloaded it and didn't try to fire it again...needed a diaper change...
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  • bobski
    bring it back to the gunsmith that did your trigger job. he blew it. get your money back or have him fix it.

    former air operations officer SEAL Delivery Vehicle Team 2. former navy skeet team, former navy rifle/pistol team member. co-owner skeetmaster tubes inc.. owner/operator professional shooting instruction. NRA certified instructor.
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  • zipperzap
    ... I'd get your money back and RUN for the door! Looks like the
    smith didn't do very much testfiring once done. My smith makes it
    a practice to run 50 rounds through one of his finished jobs.
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  • v35
    On almost every gun, when the trigger pull is adjusted, the safety has to be ALSO. This may mean adding on metal by welding.
    A good safety check for all firearms is to cock the gun (chamber empty), apply the safety, pull the trigger hard. Then flip the safety off. The hammer should not fall. Then put the safety back on. If it won't go on or if it goes on with difficuly, the safety needs work.
    Next,pull the trigger with the safety on then release the safety. If the trigger pull is lighter than normally, the safety needs work.
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  • perry shooter
    Hello Your "GUNSMITH ?????" should give you your money back and also pay to have his error corrected by a real pistol smith . tell him if the AD had hurt or killed some one it would have cost him much more.
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  • tneff1969
    Everyone has offered you the best and basicly only advice you need. [:)]
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  • 1911a1-fan
    Yep sounds a bit overzelous on the stoning of the sear on the trigger job


    But your probably stuck in a rut, getting your money back will not pay for the parts you will have to replace, and I doubt if he would pay for them and let you take it to another smith
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  • gotstolefrom
    Give your 'smith" the chance. He gets most of his bussiness from word of mouth and satisfied customers. As everyone who needs to know, knows....a good smith is golden..don't go in tryin to burn him.
    If he is a fkup and will not cooperate....there y'go, word of mouth.
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  • gotstolefrom
    Give your 'smith the chance. He gets most of his bussiness from word of mouth and satisfied customers. As everyone who needs to know, knows....a good smith is golden. Don't go in tryin to burn him, be cooperative too -even though you have a right to be pzzed.
    If he is a fkup and will not cooperate....there y'go, word of mouth.
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  • breechman
    What a dangerous fact!!! You have been well adviced on what to do. Anyway try to get a good expalnation from the "Gunsmith" as well. And swap to another professional.

    Breech
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  • needmyguns
    PISTOL WHIP HIM OH YA BRING THE HURT DOWN ON HIM [:0][:0][:0][8][8][8D]
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