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It's a 5.5" that I had shipped to Cabela's. I stupidly didn't check the timing before taking it home but I was excited, and the one I got earlier in the week (the full length one) is perfect. The first couple times I cycled it through all chambers, I noticed the hammer overcocks slightly, and on one chamber the bolt released when the trigger is pulled and the cylinder rotated backward as the hammer was lowered.
I looked at it closely again last night and it only does it occasionally. You cock the hammer all the way and I can't determine if it's always on the same chamber, but now I'm betting it isn't. Once in a while, the cylinder bolt doesn't pop up fully. The cylinder rotates with finger pressure. then if you release the hammer and pull it back again, the bolt pops up. I've tried cocking it slowly, cocking it with authority, making sure to cock the hammer fully, etc. Doesn't seem to make a difference. Once in maybe 20 cycles the cylinder fails to lock.
I don't want to send it back... It's nicely finished, the trigger is a bit heavy but crisp, the stocks/grips are really nice, with some tiger striping/figure and deep colors. If the bolt spring is broken wouldn't it fail to lock every time?
Ideas? Use small words; I'm a fairly capable "hobby gunsmith" but I know almost nothing about the internals of these things. Guess I'm getting a crash course.
Is it possible that this is a cylinder issue rather than an internal issue? In other words, would a Howell conversion cylinder (which I was planning to purchase anyway) possibly resolve it? My instincts say no... but just hoping. :banghead:
I looked at it closely again last night and it only does it occasionally. You cock the hammer all the way and I can't determine if it's always on the same chamber, but now I'm betting it isn't. Once in a while, the cylinder bolt doesn't pop up fully. The cylinder rotates with finger pressure. then if you release the hammer and pull it back again, the bolt pops up. I've tried cocking it slowly, cocking it with authority, making sure to cock the hammer fully, etc. Doesn't seem to make a difference. Once in maybe 20 cycles the cylinder fails to lock.
I don't want to send it back... It's nicely finished, the trigger is a bit heavy but crisp, the stocks/grips are really nice, with some tiger striping/figure and deep colors. If the bolt spring is broken wouldn't it fail to lock every time?
Ideas? Use small words; I'm a fairly capable "hobby gunsmith" but I know almost nothing about the internals of these things. Guess I'm getting a crash course.
Is it possible that this is a cylinder issue rather than an internal issue? In other words, would a Howell conversion cylinder (which I was planning to purchase anyway) possibly resolve it? My instincts say no... but just hoping. :banghead: