The Lone Haranguer
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I just discovered that one of my "safe queens," a nickel 6 1/2-inch 29-2, has a cylinder rotation problem. It turns and locks up fine when cocking the hammer manually, but when the trigger is pulled in DA, the cylinder does not turn. The hammer moves back and drops as it is supposed to, but there is not even a hint of cylinder rotation.
It sits in a dry safe, up on a rack so as not to rest on or otherwise touch the interior of the safe, and I removed the grips and there is no sign of rust. It has not been fired - and then only a little - since 2004, and it was OK then. I will probably take it to a gunsmith since I don't have the tools and the sideplate is tightly fitted, but I would be interested in finding out what went wrong.
It sits in a dry safe, up on a rack so as not to rest on or otherwise touch the interior of the safe, and I removed the grips and there is no sign of rust. It has not been fired - and then only a little - since 2004, and it was OK then. I will probably take it to a gunsmith since I don't have the tools and the sideplate is tightly fitted, but I would be interested in finding out what went wrong.