I know. It's like the hammer nose cut a groove in it. I'm not sure how that even happens. The gun has been heavily used. I've bought quite a few used pistols, mostly from guys who shot them a few times and became disinterested in BP, but this one has seen a lot of use.
Update on this project
Since the gun functioned with a new cylinder and without any cylinder, I thought the original cylinder must be the problem. The original cylinder had some deep grooves cut in the shoulders. So I filed those down and lo and behold...it started holding at full cock. Plus...
Picked up an E.N. Santa Barbara with plans to convert it to Bulldog fantasy gun. Over a couple of sessions I put over 60 rounds through it, broke it down and cleaned it each time and it performed without a hitch.
After the last session, it now will only hold full cock over three chambers...
I have a 11-48, 28 ga. that will cycle heavy hunting loads. When I use light target loads it will not eject the shell. These are Winchester AA so not a low quality shell. I removed friction piece and it works fine (see attachment) My question is will removing this cause long term problems or...
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