[Vicious-Peanut]

I just picked up a new stainless GP100 4" at the gun show today, and is certainly a nice looking and handling revolver. I just wanted to make sure it was normal for the cylinder to rotate just a tiny tiny bit until the hammer gets all the way back and then lock up? Also got some American Eagle 130/158 grain .38 and .357 to test it out with. Sorry I dont have any pictures, I'm just so excited!

[Brasso]

I'm not quite sure what you mean. When you cock the hammer, or pull the trigger, it causes the cylinder to rotate. This lines up the next round to be fired. This is normal. If it's doing something else, such as rotating after the hammer locks back, then that's bad.

[Vicious-Peanut]

Sorry, what I mean is that while the gun isn't cocked I can turn the cylinder a little bit (not much at all, maybe 1/ of a degree) and then when it is cocked it gets real tight, but I can feel it rotate maybe a 1/32 of a degree when it is cocked. So little I can feel it move that tiny tiny bit but I cant even tell that it has moved. I have a feeling I'm worried about nothing here though..

After reading the revolver check list thread apparently "full lock-up" is with the hammer down and trigger back. When doing that the cylinder is EXTREMELY tight, I do believe I was just being paranoid.

[cslinger]

I think I understand what you are describing and it is normal. Basically you are saying that you can "shake" so to speak the cylinder a tiny tiny bit from left to right when the hammer is down and the gun is not cocked. If this is what you are saying all revolvers exhibit this in my exp.

Chris

[Vicious-Peanut]

Well, I went and shot it early this morning. Went boom everytime! Those .357's recoil pretty good, lol.

I think Federal upped the loads and didnt update their website because the boxes said 260 lbs for the .38s and 600 lbs for the .357s.

[Rexster]

Yes, it is normal for a revolver's parts to have a tiny bit of play when not in the "locked" position.

[dispatch]

I think any Ruger normally shoots. You have to work real hard to break one. GP100 is a good one.