Killed my j frame.

[CAMSDADDY]

Today I was at the range focusing on my first shot. I spent the afternoon drawing my s&w model 60-14 from my pocket and making one shot and repeat. I came home very confident that my j frame is the one I want if I have to make the first shot count. When I draw and fire I am familiar enough to make the shot count. I came home a disassembled it to clean it. I got everything scrubbed and noticed when I was going back together that something wasn't right. I then realized the trigger pivot pin in the frame is missing. Argh my friend and companion my 100% reliable revolvers never fail revolver broke. I have carried this gun thousands of miles and thousands upon thousands of rounds. Can this be repaired? Will S&W freak out because the hammer has been bobbed?

 

[Kahrnut]

Sorry for your loss.

 

[StuP]

Should be easy to replace I'd have thought.

 

[dakota port]

is it that pin that the trigger sits on so it doesn't fall out? i knwo a fellow whom fixed one before on a 438

 

[jeep78]

Should be covered under S&W's lifetime warranty.

 

[Wheeler]

Were you staging your trigger or using a steady press?

 

[CAMSDADDY]

It is like losing an old friend. I keep telling myself it's just a tool. The pin that broke is the pin that is mounted on the frame that the trigger pivots on.

 

[CAMSDADDY]

Were you staging your trigger or using a steady press?

Probably both over the years. I normally try to maintain a steady press

 

[Wheeler]

Probably both over the years. I normally try to maintain a steady press

The only thing I can think of is the pin was weak to begin with, you were putting sideways pressure in the trigger and the pin, or both. Either way S&W should repair it or replace the frame. I don’t know what or even if there would be anything said about the bobbed hammer.

 

[Badger]

Did the trigger stud break off or when you look at the place it belongs ..do you have a hole , like the whole unit just fell out.
They are replaceable, you can do it yourself, part is 3-4 dollars at Numerich. If you have a hole left where it belongs , it will be easier , if the stud actualyl broke off , you will have to get the base out.