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Equipment & Gear => Guns and Ammo => Topic started by: scottfrick on April 15, 2012, 05:08:44 PM

Title: Any gun Smiths around Puyallup Area???
Post by: scottfrick on April 15, 2012, 05:08:44 PM: I just bought my smith and wesson 44 mag 629 classic a month ago and today when out shooting the gun locked itself. The hammer will only pull back maybe an 1/8 in and the cylinder will not come out. This is really starting to piss me off, 1 month and this happens. Thought smith and wesson made gun products.
Title: Re: Any gun Smiths around Puyallup Area???
Post by: scottfrick on April 15, 2012, 05:19:06 PM: and not forget to mention, The two bullets today would make the count up to 21 bullets that i have shot thru the gun so far. I bought it brand new from discount guns in federal way Washington so Hopefully someone can take care of me.
Title: Re: Any gun Smiths around Puyallup Area???
Post by: wraithen on April 15, 2012, 05:21:29 PM: could call welchers. they may be able to help.
Title: Re: Any gun Smiths around Puyallup Area???
Post by: high country on April 15, 2012, 07:39:53 PM: Call smith. I have had really good luck with their service....always free if it is not cosmetic.
Title: Re: Any gun Smiths around Puyallup Area???
Post by: scottfrick on April 15, 2012, 07:41:34 PM: Quote from: high country on April 15, 2012, 07:39:53 PM
Call smith. I have had really good luck with their service....always free if it is not cosmetic.
:yeah:, i'm just really hoping that it doesnt take months to get the pistol back :dunno:
Title: Re: Any gun Smiths around Puyallup Area???
Post by: high country on April 15, 2012, 08:41:41 PM: I have sent 4 in all but one were back in my hands in less that 2 weeks. My 329 is getting a full overhaul now so its taking longer to do the anodizng.....I would not worry.
Title: Re: Any gun Smiths around Puyallup Area???
Post by: jyerxa on April 16, 2012, 08:38:28 AM: About 2 years ago my son bought a 44 Mag Smith and Wesson. He brought it home to brag about. I think it was called an Alaskan? I checked it out and one of the teeth on the star of the cylinder had a chip. Not just a paint chip but a chunk of the tooth was already chipped off. I asked him if it was used. He said no its brand new. But it also had bluing chips. Might as well call it paint chips the way it looked.

I thought I scanned the cylinder I can't find it now. I called Smith and Wesson and they were really know help at all. So he sold it back to Cabelas. I showed him my cylinder on my Ruger Super Black hawk that who knows how many rounds I shot through it and it look pristine compared to that brand new Smith and Wesson.

I was pretty soured when I saw my sons. I will have to tell him about this.

I'll look around and see if I can find that scan I took. I'll put it up if I find it.
Title: Re: Any gun Smiths around Puyallup Area???
Post by: high country on April 16, 2012, 09:23:06 AM: Quote from: jyerxa on April 16, 2012, 08:38:28 AM
About 2 years ago my son bought a 44 Mag Smith and Wesson. He brought it home to brag about. I think it was called an Alaskan? I checked it out and one of the teeth on the star of the cylinder had a chip. Not just a paint chip but a chunk of the tooth was already chipped off. I asked him if it was used. He said no its brand new. But it also had bluing chips. Might as well call it paint chips the way it looked.

I thought I scanned the cylinder I can't find it now. I called Smith and Wesson and they were really know help at all. So he sold it back to Cabelas. I showed him my cylinder on my Ruger Super Black hawk that who knows how many rounds I shot through it and it look pristine compared to that brand new Smith and Wesson.

I was pretty soured when I saw my sons. I will have to tell him about this.

I'll look around and see if I can find that scan I took. I'll put it up if I find it.

call the customer service number and ask to talk to ken clark. Ken has been my contact, I dunno if he is "the man"....but he gets me taken care of.
Title: Re: Any gun Smiths around Puyallup Area???
Post by: Snopczynski on April 17, 2012, 08:14:43 AM: Dave Nielson at Southridge Arms in Orting, and Brett Evans at NW Armswerkes in Bonney Lake.
Title: Re: Any gun Smiths around Puyallup Area???
Post by: TheHunt on April 17, 2012, 08:27:09 AM: Bret Evens is super good and if you can get on his calender than good but most likely he will be too booked to help you.
Title: Re: Any gun Smiths around Puyallup Area???
Post by: scottfrick on April 17, 2012, 05:42:48 PM: So I called federal way discount guns yesterday since that is where i purchased the pistol from and they had me bring it in so the gun smith could take a look at it today. Since its still under warranty and it wasn't something that I had done to the pistol they will be having it fixed for free.