allaroundhunter
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Re: Holding the cylinder of a revolver from rotating.
Anybody try this?
I just did, on my Ruger GP100, and SP101. OUCH!! The flutes catch the skin of one's hand as the cylinder tries to rotate, and the instantaneous natural reaction is to let go! One would need to be on a high to ignore the intense pain of getting skin and flesh ripped off as the flutes of the cylinder drag the flesh under the top strap.
Revolvers rule.
It is easier to hold a revolver's cylinder and keep it from rotating for an extended period of time than it is to keep a slide out of battery. And as far as being on a "high"? In a fight or flight scenario, you will have more adrenaline rushing through your body than you know what to do with. People oftentimes are shot and don't realize it, so I'm pretty sure that I will get over having my hand pinched a little bit.