Recent content by petesull

Is putting on a new spring something I could do, or do I need to take it to a gunsmith? I wonder where I could pick up a new spring.

The gun functions normally. The pin is retracted until the hammer strikes it, then it flies forward each time. It doesn't look at all sharp though--more like a round ball. The bullets that misfired had very slight indentations from the firing pin.

I recently bought a Ruger Redhawk in like new condition. Serial numbers put it at around 1989 but it's in good shape, seems tight. I finally got a chance to take it to a range and found it failed to fire about 1 round a cylinder, sometimes 2. I changed ammo and shot both magnums and...

Honestly the complete, uniform 360 cylinder mark looks better than the varied, half cylinder mark starting and stopping.