Revolver only fire 4 or 5
I have a used Ruger Security-Six I bought recently and took to the range for the first time yesterday. When I bought it I checked the Bore and took the grips off and checked for rust and evrything seemed fine.
At the range yesterday it fired off six rounds the first time and every time after that it would fire only 5 rounds sometimes only 4.
It would fire if I dry fired it until the round came up again.
Any Ideas? The pawl, hammer dog, and ejector seem to be fine.
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At the range yesterday it fired off six rounds the first time and every time after that it would fire only 5 rounds sometimes only 4.
It would fire if I dry fired it until the round came up again.
Any Ideas? The pawl, hammer dog, and ejector seem to be fine.
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Now if I was a smart a** like some here I would just tell you to get a Smith.[:D] However, a little more info is needed. Does this happen in DA and SA mode or just in DA, always the same charge hole, factory ammo or relaods, if factory, did you try another brand? I'm leaning towards a weakened hammer spring. Could someone possibly have done a "action job" and cut a coil or two. Also a possibility of a broken FP or scrunched spring. I had an S&W M-14 that did exactly the same thing (got it used). At some point a previous owner had ground the tension screw off to lighten the hammer spring tension and went a little too far. Took a fired LR primer, flattened the dimple with a punch, slipped it over the end of the screw and am still shooting it that way 15 years later.
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I was in a hurry and didn't check if it was the same cylinder hole or not. It happens in DA. When I cock the hammer it has a hair trigger, you could blow on the tigger and it will go off. I did check the round, no firing pin mark. All ammo was Winchester 357 target ammo.
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Niner, it sounds like someone who didn't know what they were doing has attempted a "trigger job" on this gun. The only thing you can do it tear it down and inspect and replace the damaged parts. If the unfired rounds did not have a primer ding, it will be in the action.
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If someone has been tinkering with the trigger, perhaps it is releasing the hammer before the transfer bar is high enough to contact the firing pin. It may be close enough to catch it part of the time, but not every time.
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quote:I have a used Ruger Security-Six
An what were you expecting? It's like people griping about their Jennings jamming or misfiring[}:)][;)][}:)] Stir stir stir
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K-J What is your point? If you got somthing to say, say it. There are other places on this site for the kind of stuff your doing.
Ruger, I'm sure you have a good gun with a small prob. It can be fixed, and to compare it to a Jenn. is pure hog wash.
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I'm betting someone replace the hammer spring with a weaker Wolf spring. My Sec. 6 did the same exact thing after I put the lightest one Wolff had in it. Replaced it after firing (with immense effort) only 12 rounds.
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If you're not sure what you're doing, this gun needs to go to a gunsmith. The last thing you need is a hangfire. 0 -
The Typical Novice way to lighten the trigger is to ease off of the Hammer Spring Tension. If too light, the damn thing won't go off at times, and esp. on Double Action. If the Weather gets cold, it will be lucky to go off at all. I really don't think anything is wore out in the gun, I can't remember if the security six has a hammer Spring tensioner. The S& W does. Pull the schematic up on Numrich Arms web site and see.
Normally the Security Six is an excellent Weapon, as is 99.9% of all Rugers.
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Delta (and others), you're thinkin' about Smiths; the Ruger springs are of different make and location than on a S&W or Colt.
The "mainspring" lives inside the grip around a removable guide, and is a coil, not leaf, spring. The hammer spring is also a coil spring, and is the shortest one in a Wolff spring pack. It's also not fun for the casual gunsmith; you'll pinch he** out of yourself putting it back together, if you figure out how to remove the trigger group in the first place. (Hint: it involves removing the cylinder)
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It is for reasons exactly like this, that I would recommend
Browning revolvers.
I "can not" ever recall anyone having any kind of a problem
with a Browning revolver.
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