Driftwood Johnson
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Ooooh, ya got me partner. I was doing some internet snooping about the gun in question and saw that comment somewhere. Sorry, don't remember where. Shame on me for passing on rumors.
Hopkins and Allen revolver
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Ooooh, ya got me partner. I was doing some internet snooping about the gun in question and saw that comment somewhere. Sorry, don't remember where. Shame on me for passing on rumors.
Pudge
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So, if you had a Forehand in front of you, how could you tell definitively whether it was broken, or was double action only?
Driftwood Johnson
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If there is a spur on the hammer, and I cock the hammer and it doesn't hold, I am going to assume the interior parts are either worn out or broken. End of story for me.
As an aside, before purchasing an old gun I always cock the hammer and with my finger off the trigger put some forward pressure on the hammer with my thumb. Of course, before working the action on any firearm I first ask the owner/dealer if he minds and I have of course determined for myself that the gun is unloaded. If I can't work the action, I walk away. If thumb pressure on the hammer causes the hammer to fall without my finger on the trigger, then most likely the hammer or sear is worn. I consider any firearm that will not hold full cock to be unsafe. Just this week I was about to buy an old S&W Regulation Police until it failed my thumb push test. I thanked the dealer, whom I know fairly well, and gave the gun back to him.
As an aside, before purchasing an old gun I always cock the hammer and with my finger off the trigger put some forward pressure on the hammer with my thumb. Of course, before working the action on any firearm I first ask the owner/dealer if he minds and I have of course determined for myself that the gun is unloaded. If I can't work the action, I walk away. If thumb pressure on the hammer causes the hammer to fall without my finger on the trigger, then most likely the hammer or sear is worn. I consider any firearm that will not hold full cock to be unsafe. Just this week I was about to buy an old S&W Regulation Police until it failed my thumb push test. I thanked the dealer, whom I know fairly well, and gave the gun back to him.
That kind of inspection is necessary but often not done for the simple reason that not enough people have the detailed knowledge to do it. I am not claiming any special powers, but I can do a pretty good check on any handgun in about 45 seconds. I probably can't tell how accurate it is, but I will know if the rifling is sharp, the trigger pull decent, the functioning correct, and if it has been messed with.
On some occasions, I have bought guns I knew were defective because I also knew how to fix them and where to get parts. Of course the guns were either cheap or I got the price reduced because of the defect.
Jim
On some occasions, I have bought guns I knew were defective because I also knew how to fix them and where to get parts. Of course the guns were either cheap or I got the price reduced because of the defect.
Jim
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