Very interesting article. They loved the gun, found it far superior to the Rossi R46202 .357, were very pleased with the way it felt in the hand and the way it shot, but had to give it an "F" grade due to a jammed cylinder locking pin caused by recoil when using mag loads, which of course, should it happen, would render the gun useless.
That's the bad news. The good news is that a simple 10 minute fix solved the problem, apparently permanently, should it ever occur in your M605.
They discovered that the course of the locking pin sticking was caused by a too tight fit.
It was 0.117 inch in diameter. By using a 0.120 inch drill (#31) bit and inserting it into the hole of the star, they found that it wouldn't go all the way through. By hand-turning the drill bit they were able to get the it all the way through the star, and this seemed to permanently solve the problem.
This can be done without removing either the side plate or the cylinder. Insert 5 empty cases into the cylinder, hold the base pin in a vise with leather padding, and unscrew it ( left-hand thread). Out comes the spring and the pin and then you can either hand-hold the star and insert the drill, or put the drill in a vise and turn the star into it by hand.
They concluded the article by saying that 1) this should never have been a problem coming from the factory, and 2) after the fix they would give it an "A" grade.
I wonder if any owners have had this problem, or was the problem simply confined to the gun they tested?
That's the bad news. The good news is that a simple 10 minute fix solved the problem, apparently permanently, should it ever occur in your M605.
They discovered that the course of the locking pin sticking was caused by a too tight fit.
It was 0.117 inch in diameter. By using a 0.120 inch drill (#31) bit and inserting it into the hole of the star, they found that it wouldn't go all the way through. By hand-turning the drill bit they were able to get the it all the way through the star, and this seemed to permanently solve the problem.
This can be done without removing either the side plate or the cylinder. Insert 5 empty cases into the cylinder, hold the base pin in a vise with leather padding, and unscrew it ( left-hand thread). Out comes the spring and the pin and then you can either hand-hold the star and insert the drill, or put the drill in a vise and turn the star into it by hand.
They concluded the article by saying that 1) this should never have been a problem coming from the factory, and 2) after the fix they would give it an "A" grade.
I wonder if any owners have had this problem, or was the problem simply confined to the gun they tested?
