Apex K/L Frame Hammer and Spring Kit Installation
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- čas přidán 5. 10. 2020
- As part of the Modern Fighting Revolver series, today we're taking you through the installation of the Apex K/L frame hammer/spring kit that I like in my guns. The test gun here is a S&W 586 L-Comp
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I did this today for my 625 JM after the hammer being out of stock for what seemed like an eternity. Thanks for the video.
Sweet, thanks for the video!
Great video. About to do this for a 642 j frame and 686 L frame.
Only thing is have liked more is if you did it on a plain light colored towel over you workspace lol.
1:10 - how can one man be so based?
Get yourself a specialty tool for removing the rebound slide. No more marring from the screwdriver, no more flying springs. And as a bonus; a very professional look.
I have that tool. I use it in this video
Empty a ball point pen works well also. That Brownell tool does not work on j frames its too large.
Pretty sure you didn’t even watch the video lol
@@tonykomer2997 there are several brands of tools for this job
@@Cornpone stfu
You should have polished the mating surfaces on the rebound slide as well as the frame channel it rides in. You also never showed cleaning or luring as you have the gun side plate off.
The first thing would have been to remove the cylinder so the gun can lay flat and be stable while your working on it.
Having changed the mainspring and return spring on my model 66, would you advise changing the firing pin to an apex pin for more reliable primer strike ?
Definitely, all of my personal S&Ws have Apex firing pins.
@@Gunday_Brunch thank you for the answer. I will be updating my model 66 :)
8 pounds? I thought with that kit you can get it down to 3-4 pounds?
You can, but once you start to go under 8 lbs ignition starts to get spotty
I have my 686 set at 6-1/2 pounds and added a Apex extended firing pin without any misfires
A trigger that light should only be done on a competition gun, not a defensive gun. When your life depends on it, you want 100% primer ignition, 100% of the time, no questions asked. Also, a smooth 8lb DA trigger is perfectly fine for a defensive trigger. Train with it regularly (including lots of dry firing) and you won't even notice it.
Just under 8lb !!! You should be able to get that down to 5 lb on a tuned gun. Did you not use the apex return spring? You might want to watch a few sw revolver tuning videos. Even apex states getting down to 5lb. In fact that was the owners specialty prior to apex. He was one of one a handful of smiths that could get a SW revolver to 5lb DA with reliable ignition
no no no no. You put the sideplate back... before putting tension on the strain screw. as you take the strain screw out before you remove the side plate. Why? The pivot pin which holds the hammer is under pressure... and believe it or not can shear off, if pressure is not supported by frame, and side plate. ,,rendering the frame....garbage.
If the pivot pin in your S&W shears off from the pressure exerted by the mainspring, your revolver was already garbage, it just hadn't achieved its final form yet.
@@Gunday_Brunch yep you're right. tell Jerry Miculek that so he can have a laugh also.