most likely it's stuck like soviet cloth shutters tend to

>>2771591
how would I go about fixing this? thanks in advance.

I had a similar problem with my zorki. I cleaned the shutter with alcohol, regreased, released and manually pushed it back.

It's not the 100% scientific or detailed answer you're looking for, but it worked for me.

>>2771601
this seems like what I will end up doing, but I just wanted to make sure that this wasn't a result of changing the shutter speed without cocking it first or any other mechanical problem.

>>2771596
https://www.google.pl/search?q=fed+3+shutter+repair

yw in advance

>>2771606
sorry anon, but none of these links help with the fed 3.

>>2771611
>second website link on 1st page of results
>first sentence when the page loads
>"Sorry if this is a slow load: the FED 3 and Zorki 4 are so similar that I decided to bunch them together, so I think there are a total of about 8 pages of sketches on this link. "

Honestly, fuck you. You fucking spoonfeeding lazy shit.

>>2771621
thanks.

>>2771601
I ended up doing what this anon said and it is firing correctly, thank you!!