Or is it doggoneit or dogoneit or doggonit!
Whatever it is, seems like I just can't learn. I traded into a H&R .22 revolver model 929 9-shot swing-out .22, made in 1968.
Looked clean as a whistle, seller said it was from an estate, old fella had bought it for home defense, hardly shot it. It looked like it too. Too good a deal to pass up, and money is tight right now and I didn't want to buy something more expensive.
Took it to the range and single action it fired only 7 out of 9.
Hmm... tried double-action, fired 2 of 9.
Looked at the fired cases. VERY light strike.
Took off the grips and the hammer strut rod has a plastic part that bears on the hammer - plastic part was broken. A pc. of it fell out.
Dang. Just ordered a whole new all METAL mainspring assembly (after getting boss's OK). $28.
Appears H&R changed from all metal assy. to plastic/metal at some time. Saw on the 'net this is a VERY common problem.
What dope decided to go to plastic??!!!??
Oh well, it will be OK when I get the part.
On the plus side, it was pretty accurate and shot to point of aim.
The concept is good - 9 shots, double-action, not too heavy, just right really.
We could put that rocket scientist who dreamed up the no-doubt cost saving plastic pc. up against the wall to face a firing squad armed with model 929's, he'd have a chance of surviving I guess
