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July 7, 2009
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When I am shooting from time to time with single or double action the cylinder will not advance. I have to open and reset. Can you tell me why or how I can fix it? Maybe a gunsmith is needed? Thanks
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February 9, 2009
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First,
to our place. Glad to have you here.
I would be interested to know what caliber you are shooting? Are you shooting jacketed or lead bullets? I would first suggest you check your barrel cylinder gap. If your revolver came with a gauge tool it should slide between the cylinder and the throat of the barrell. Make sure it does that with each chamber.
My thought is that this gap is set a bit too close or that there is a build up of debris on the face of the cylinder causing binding making cylinder advancement difficult. These are the easy solutions. If you check these and they are all proper then it may be a more mechanical issue.
SMF
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Dans Club
February 28, 2009
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Well caseyfa, SMF pretty much covered the issue, so I'll just say to the forum.
-Mike
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January 24, 2009
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Yes...
In addition to SMF's suggestions, you may also want to check for wear on the pawl just under the firing pin, that turns the cylinder.
Actually, first thing would be to make sure to give the gun a good scrubbing, making sure everything's clean & that the cylinder will spin freely on the crane. If it's gummed up between the cylinder & the crane shaft, that can give you trouble too.
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March 2, 2008
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FYI- Moved to Revolvers, better place to find help than Forum Issues
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