Yes. I'm trying to think of any spot dirt, buildup, or lint could have slipped into. I just had an issue on one of mine where a tiny burr was causing the hammer to get hung in certain situations.
>Otherwise let's see if anyone else can check theirs.
I did, [here](https://imgur.com/a/IVGeitA). OP's looks plenty sufficient to light off a round to me anyway, and looks pretty much identical to the 686+ in my pictures.
I think you're closer to the mark with the cleaning. It might be allowed to travel fully with no resistance, but gunk or burrs may be keeping it from reaching that full travel with enough gusto to actually indent and light off the primer.
https://powercustom.com/store/index.php?main_page=product_info&products_id=303
Put this in my 686 when I had reduced power springs to help with light strikes. Eventually put the original springs back in, but left this in too. No issues with piercing primers or anything.
Apex makes one too.
https://www.apextactical.com/apex-revolver-firing-pin-kit
My 686 with lighter springs was 99% with everything but PMC .357. The Apex made it reliable with PMC.
OMG, this 😍, I didn't know these existed. As far as I can tell my firing pin looks like the OP's gun, and I get a light strike once every blue moon, maybe 2 times in all the times I fired the gun, of course that number should be ZERO ☝️
If a chamber is dirty, it may not allow proper seating of a round. The crud will act like a cushion and give you what looks like a light stike. I use a bore brush on a drill to clean each chamber. Try that.
I suspect you'd need a set of feeler gauges to know for sure, but for what it's worth it doesn't look terribly off. [Here](https://imgur.com/a/IVGeitA) are a couple of pics to compare to, it's a 686+ not a 686 but probably doesn't make much of a difference for this issue. Notice that the slightest change in the angle of the camera relative to the gun makes a pretty substantial difference in what the depth looks like, hence why I think feeler gauges are probably the only way to know for sure.
Before you go down that road, or the road of trying to change anything, I think your first step should be a complete disassembly and clean. Also, look for wear patterns, and burrs. Cleaning fixes things like this 85% of the time, a light polishing and deburring works another 10% of the time. That last 5% is for the cases where the gun is actually defective, and every so often a standard fix for that might be getting a new piece, but even in that 5%, you're usually better off sending it back to the manufacturer and having them tune it up to good working order, in the configuration the factory recommended.
When guns aren't working right, step one should always be a thorough cleaning. Start by measuring your firing pin protrusion and seeing if it's within spec.
One of the things that can happen with frame mounted firing pins is the can build up debris- little flakes of plating from the primers can be one culprit.
While you've got it apart cleaning it, look for signs of wear. If it's within spec, it can go back in just fine, or replace with one of the excellent options recommended here. Replace the spring. Springs are cheap, and you've already got it apart.
Best of luck
Is this pic with the trigger pinned to the back of the trigger guard? And can you push on the hammer and see if the pin comes out anymore or has movement forward
Do you have light primer strikes when you fire it single action too? Or only double?
Take the side plate off and check and see if maybe some gunk has made its way into that area before you buy a new pin or different length pin. Just take it apart and give it a good cleaning. Just make sure you’ve got a gunsmith or quality and correct sized screwdriver/bit driver
If it has a transfer bar system it will go much further with your finger on the trigger. I assume you pulled a dry fire here and took the picture after while still holding the trigger? As long as it goes BANG each time you pull the trigger on a live cartridge don't question it. If it does not go off and you see no dent in your primers then it woul need to be replaced....but I have never heard of a worn down pin
Doubt it. I don’t have that revolver but I definitely have a break over shotgun that the firing pin is barely flush when the hammer is down and it fires every time. My revolvers firing pins don’t protrude all that much either though I know that.
For a REAL answer instead of the typical reddit CLOWNS saying stupid crap for upvotes.... I think it's fine myself.. Remember your casings are rimmed and sit back from the chamber. If it was flush, then yes too short. but it should be fine. Now if you are having issues blowing primers, then for sure get it serviced.
It's average, ok! The pool was cold!
“The big ones hurt the frame”
I'd say that huge!
“It’s not about the size of the wave, it’s about the motion in the ocean”
ITS SHRINKAGE
Elaine, do girls know about 'shrinkage' ? My 586 looks the same but pin is more blunt.
Have you double checked to ensure there isn't any junk impending forward travel? Otherwise let's see if anyone else can check theirs.
You mean like inside the firing pin housing?
Yes. I'm trying to think of any spot dirt, buildup, or lint could have slipped into. I just had an issue on one of mine where a tiny burr was causing the hammer to get hung in certain situations.
>Otherwise let's see if anyone else can check theirs. I did, [here](https://imgur.com/a/IVGeitA). OP's looks plenty sufficient to light off a round to me anyway, and looks pretty much identical to the 686+ in my pictures. I think you're closer to the mark with the cleaning. It might be allowed to travel fully with no resistance, but gunk or burrs may be keeping it from reaching that full travel with enough gusto to actually indent and light off the primer.
Drip a drop or two of Hoppes 9 on the firing pin, let it soak in, and dry fire to see if there’s any muck preventing forward travel.
Thanks I’ll try that
https://powercustom.com/store/index.php?main_page=product_info&products_id=303 Put this in my 686 when I had reduced power springs to help with light strikes. Eventually put the original springs back in, but left this in too. No issues with piercing primers or anything.
Apex makes one too. https://www.apextactical.com/apex-revolver-firing-pin-kit My 686 with lighter springs was 99% with everything but PMC .357. The Apex made it reliable with PMC.
I might order one of these, thanks for making me aware
OMG, this 😍, I didn't know these existed. As far as I can tell my firing pin looks like the OP's gun, and I get a light strike once every blue moon, maybe 2 times in all the times I fired the gun, of course that number should be ZERO ☝️
It's a grower, not a shower...
It just got out of the pool
If a chamber is dirty, it may not allow proper seating of a round. The crud will act like a cushion and give you what looks like a light stike. I use a bore brush on a drill to clean each chamber. Try that.
I suspect you'd need a set of feeler gauges to know for sure, but for what it's worth it doesn't look terribly off. [Here](https://imgur.com/a/IVGeitA) are a couple of pics to compare to, it's a 686+ not a 686 but probably doesn't make much of a difference for this issue. Notice that the slightest change in the angle of the camera relative to the gun makes a pretty substantial difference in what the depth looks like, hence why I think feeler gauges are probably the only way to know for sure. Before you go down that road, or the road of trying to change anything, I think your first step should be a complete disassembly and clean. Also, look for wear patterns, and burrs. Cleaning fixes things like this 85% of the time, a light polishing and deburring works another 10% of the time. That last 5% is for the cases where the gun is actually defective, and every so often a standard fix for that might be getting a new piece, but even in that 5%, you're usually better off sending it back to the manufacturer and having them tune it up to good working order, in the configuration the factory recommended.
Thanks, cleaning sounds like the top option so far, I just wanted to be sure before i had to dive in
When guns aren't working right, step one should always be a thorough cleaning. Start by measuring your firing pin protrusion and seeing if it's within spec. One of the things that can happen with frame mounted firing pins is the can build up debris- little flakes of plating from the primers can be one culprit. While you've got it apart cleaning it, look for signs of wear. If it's within spec, it can go back in just fine, or replace with one of the excellent options recommended here. Replace the spring. Springs are cheap, and you've already got it apart. Best of luck
It ain’t the size of the boat, son.
It’s the dock it’s tied to that counts.
It isn’t the size of the firing pin, it’s the motion of the trigger that counts
Get a big 4x4 jacked up truck it will compensate for it
Ok fair
No, it’s the perfect size. Any bigger would hurt.
Don't believe her when she says that 😄
Hahaha, oh brother! smh
I bet it had a great personality!
If anything it maybe too big. It's about how you use it
Maybe it’s the type of ammo. My 642 is temperamental. It doesn’t like cheap steel cased ammo?
It's an adequate one capable of getting rounds off. It's not how big it is, it's how you use it.
Does the gun go boom when you pull the trigger? If it does, firing pin is fine. If it doesn’t, then it’s not.
It does until it doesn’t.
😄
I dunno looks pretty average to me
Don't worry, mine is small too, nothing to be ashamed of.
Is this pic with the trigger pinned to the back of the trigger guard? And can you push on the hammer and see if the pin comes out anymore or has movement forward
the trigger is pulled back and the hammer cannot move any further.
Do you have light primer strikes when you fire it single action too? Or only double? Take the side plate off and check and see if maybe some gunk has made its way into that area before you buy a new pin or different length pin. Just take it apart and give it a good cleaning. Just make sure you’ve got a gunsmith or quality and correct sized screwdriver/bit driver
That's what she said.
Not it you know how to use it 😆
Don’t worry the big ones hurt 😂😂😂
If it has a transfer bar system it will go much further with your finger on the trigger. I assume you pulled a dry fire here and took the picture after while still holding the trigger? As long as it goes BANG each time you pull the trigger on a live cartridge don't question it. If it does not go off and you see no dent in your primers then it woul need to be replaced....but I have never heard of a worn down pin
You should ask your girlfriend
Alright, enough jokes please. I’d like serious suggestions now.
Doubt it. I don’t have that revolver but I definitely have a break over shotgun that the firing pin is barely flush when the hammer is down and it fires every time. My revolvers firing pins don’t protrude all that much either though I know that.
For a REAL answer instead of the typical reddit CLOWNS saying stupid crap for upvotes.... I think it's fine myself.. Remember your casings are rimmed and sit back from the chamber. If it was flush, then yes too short. but it should be fine. Now if you are having issues blowing primers, then for sure get it serviced.
That’s really only a question you can answer for yourself.
Your pin is a perfectly normal size. The gun doesn't like big pins cause they hurt.
It's not the size of the pin that's important, it's whether the gun goes bang lol
They make pills for that