[Kaylee]

wow.. I never owned a new revolver before.. they were always pre-scuffed up. :)

so um... when a relatively new revolver is starting to get drag marks in the cylinder blue from the bolt within the first few weeks.. is that normal... or a sign something is a little out of whack internally?

-K

[P95Carry]

Loss of bluing from cylinder latch I assume.... regretably (IMO) unavoidable and normal ..... even tho the spring on the latch is quite ''soft'' it inevitably permits contact thru rotation from station to station .... and it ain't that long before there is evidence thru marking.

far as I am concerned ..... it's normal ..... if regretable ..... goes with revo territory!!

[Tamara]

Mm-hm. I can hear that *ka-click-clack!* from here.

Playin' with it some? ;)

[Braz]

"Playing with it some?" :D

She know him pwetty good don't she? Ring is part of it without an expensive action job, and even then ya see 'em. My excuse is I'm practicing dry fire drills for CAS... er, yeah. That's the ticket!

[tex_n_cal]

yep. Normal. Sorta like dings on a hunting rifle stock:)

[Hal]

yep gotta watch that ring stuff.
Even though it's normal wear and tear.

Why I put a ring on my favorite new toy 22 years ago. It waddles and sags a bit these days, but then again, I'm all swelled up like an overpressure round so I can't say much ;)

[stans]

Drag rings are normal on most revolvers. They are not normal on Colt Pythons. The Colt action is different and, when properly adjusted, will drop the bolt in the groove that leads to the locking notch and not on the smooth portion of the cylinder.

[Randy63]

I can't remember seeing an S&W revolver without a drag line. Even brand new Smiths I've looked at have had fine drag lines on them. A local shop has an unfired Texas Rangers commemorative with a line on it.

stans is right about the Python. The Python and Diamondback I have don't show rings like an S&W. Those Colts, however do show a very fine line. This is caused when the cylinder is shut and has to be rotated to the next stop notch.



K22

[Kaylee]

playin' with it? ehhh..umm.. no, of course not, what would give you that idea?? Those ring marks are from my Tactical Weapon Familiarity Drills... yeah..um.... very adult, serious stuff...um.....

*shuffle shuffle*

Wild West books? History of the Idaho Frontier video?
Hunh? Where? :p



-K

[VictorLouis]

popping back up as soon as the hand has had time to start 'turning the wheel'. That way, if you are firing fast and furious, it has the best chance of engaging the notch and stopping on the next chamber in line. If the gun is timed so as to mitigate this cosmetic ring, you risk skipping a chamber and missing a shot. Not good, even in competition.

So yes, it's not only perfectly normal, it's preferred.;)