ActionClaw
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Having an High Standard R-101, I'm more familiar with the earlier model Sentinels. Mine's currently at someone's house where I'm able to shoot and not with me now so I do not have access to it for comparisons or reference as I write this.
I recently purchased a Sentinel Deluxe, R-107 with which it has both similarities and differences. Among the latter, unlike the R-101, the R-107 does have a spring in the cylinder.
Something about this new one just doesn't seem quite right to me. I don't know if it is merely my unfamiliarity with a different design or if it is improperly assembled or has parts missing.
When closed and "in battery" everything seems fine: the lockup appears tight, the indexing correct and it seems to operate as it should. I have not yet test fired it but, offhand, see no reason it shouldn't function properly.
However, when opened as the cylinder clears the frame, the spring releases tension driving backwards the extractor and cylinder together and, usually, unless one is aware of the situation and special precautions taken, will ram the cylinder into the frame.
It doesn't appear to perform any desirable function but only creates an inconvenience, makes necessary additional steps handling, and causes damage to the frame. I find it difficult to believe this is proper operation or the intended design. My thinking was that on models with ejector springs, the spring would act on the ejector against the cylinder not as this appears; the extractor and cylinder together against the crane. In other words, on this one rather than pushing the extractor away from the cylinder to eject spent cartridges, upon opening, the extractor would already be at the end of travel and one would instead pull the cylinder toward the barrel tip. Could this possibly be correct?
I'd appreciate if someone could please shed light on this, confirm whether I purchased a broken firearm, and if so where the problem might lie. Does the cylinder on your Sentinel (R-107, R-108..etc.) also go this far back?
I don't know for certain but I'm assuming that the cylinder operates similarly on all later models (R-105, R-106, R-107, R-108, R-109...) regardless of barrel length so if any photos or illustrations are available they might also be helpful and would be appreciated.
Thank you in advance
I recently purchased a Sentinel Deluxe, R-107 with which it has both similarities and differences. Among the latter, unlike the R-101, the R-107 does have a spring in the cylinder.
Something about this new one just doesn't seem quite right to me. I don't know if it is merely my unfamiliarity with a different design or if it is improperly assembled or has parts missing.
When closed and "in battery" everything seems fine: the lockup appears tight, the indexing correct and it seems to operate as it should. I have not yet test fired it but, offhand, see no reason it shouldn't function properly.
However, when opened as the cylinder clears the frame, the spring releases tension driving backwards the extractor and cylinder together and, usually, unless one is aware of the situation and special precautions taken, will ram the cylinder into the frame.
It doesn't appear to perform any desirable function but only creates an inconvenience, makes necessary additional steps handling, and causes damage to the frame. I find it difficult to believe this is proper operation or the intended design. My thinking was that on models with ejector springs, the spring would act on the ejector against the cylinder not as this appears; the extractor and cylinder together against the crane. In other words, on this one rather than pushing the extractor away from the cylinder to eject spent cartridges, upon opening, the extractor would already be at the end of travel and one would instead pull the cylinder toward the barrel tip. Could this possibly be correct?
I'd appreciate if someone could please shed light on this, confirm whether I purchased a broken firearm, and if so where the problem might lie. Does the cylinder on your Sentinel (R-107, R-108..etc.) also go this far back?
I don't know for certain but I'm assuming that the cylinder operates similarly on all later models (R-105, R-106, R-107, R-108, R-109...) regardless of barrel length so if any photos or illustrations are available they might also be helpful and would be appreciated.
Thank you in advance
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