Originally Posted by
curioushooter
Thanks. Will do. I already took it all apart. Sometimes you really wish guns could talk. Things I've noticed so far:
That rear sideplate screw is boogered up. Looks like it was flied down and re-blued so the rear grip panel (aftermarket) would fit better. At least this is invisible.
I think they switched the two other sideplate screws and didn't put them back in the right place. They look identical, which is unlike my newer Smiths.
Not a spec of lubricant to be found. Dry as a bone.
This model 19-3 appears to be not a "combat magnum." It doesn't say that anywhere on it, and it has a wide flattened target trigger and target hammer and a frame mounted trigger overtravel stop installed...surely factory work. It is pinned and recessed.
The front sight (which I assume is pinned but I can't see the pin) is loose. Goes forward and backward slightly. Any reccomendations on a remedy for that situation?