Cannot thank you enough
I inherited my grandfather's and father's S&W original Model 67 (no dash) and was shooting it at the range until the hammer nose firing pin snapped off. Finding a replacement was not an easy endeavor and when I found the K-frame fitting replacement on brownells.com, I was excited to say the least. I bought two of them. It fit perfectly and I'm back in action and cannot thank you all enough for continuing to make this replacement part. I even called S&W and they no longer make them.
Would you recommend this?
Yes, I would recommend to a friend
Just a little more reach
Great for target revolvers. Sparks the hardest primers while maintaining a light d/a trigger pull.
Perfect drop in fit
Installed on a 625. No fitting required, rivet also fit perfectly. 10 minute installation.
Mod 66 -2 hammer nose replacement
Wasn't sure if it would fit without modification but it fit my 1983 model 66-2 with no mods. My hammer nose didn't have a spring in it and wasn't the same shape but it fit perfectly without any mod to the new one. So happy! And I think that's why mine might have broke bc it didn't have a spring in it and it was hitting the top of the frame and I think that's what broke it but we'll see!
Misfire problem solved.
I have a recently acquired nearly unfired 1971 vintage model 19-3 that was misfiring (1 in 6) with 357 Magnum ammunition featuring CCI 550 primers, even when the DA trigger weight was increased to 10 lbs using a primer cup on the strain screw. Checking the hammer nose projection showed it was about 0.02 inch short of the thickness of a Dime. So, the obvious conclusion is that the Bangor Punta vintage hammer nose was just a bit short. Since parts for these older models can be difficult to find I decided to try the Power Custom hammer nose for a post 1988 lockwork. The new hammer nose dropped right in and needed no fitting at all. The projection is a bit on the heavy side, about 0.06 inch per my calibrated eyeball but a 150 round test in both double and single action showed no indication at all of an overstruck primer and there were zero misfires in that test. Kudo's to Power Custom for the instruction/guidance that was packaged with the kit. While I didn't need to do any fitting it was nice to see they provided clear illustrations of the fitting points. It was also helpful to see clear instructions on how it should function and how to test for correct function. Based on my single sample test I think it is actually fairly safe to assume that this particular hammer nose will fit K frame hammers from 1971 to later vintages. I also think that the tensioning spring will act to protect the hammer nose a bit when compared to the older version.
Almost A Drop In
My Model 27 S&W was misfiring. I bought this to cure light primer strikes. My first attempt to fit it into the hammer it was too tight. Some kind of finish or coating. I took a 4-1/2" hand file and filed the two surfaces to bright metal. Fit like it was made for it. The Youtube videos showing how to do this were right on. I did however, have to sacrifice my 1/16" transfer punch to drive out the pivot pin. All else went according to the video. Yes, I would recommend this to a friend, but only if he was having light primer strikes with an N frame S&W. All six fire, load after load. It was worth the money.
it didn'work
Installed in a mod 66-1 S&W. tried lighten DA trigger pull. Installation was easy,no problems. Test fired ,3 misfires out of 6 DA, 1 out of 6 SA. Tried factory ammo,same results. Removed new firing pin,measured and compared with old,and no differences. Reinstalled old firing pin,no further problems. First time Power Custom has let me down.
