P. Plainsman
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After 700 rounds and a month or so of dry-firing, my new 4" Ruger GP100's action is getting noticeably slicker. I like it.
Or rather, about 80% of the time the action feels slicker. The gun has one foible, and that's what I want to ask about. From time to time, I pick it up for dry-fire practice and the trigger pull is tight, as if the cylinder were binding a little. It's not unmanageable, just heavy and uneven.
The usual form this foible takes is one heavy pull out of every six, which (to me) strongly suggests some sort of unevenness in the cylinder. But occasionally I'll pick up the gun and find a consistently heavier pull. Then an hour later I might try again, and find my gun back to its smooth-pulling self.
What's going on here? The effect is fairly minor, but noticeable. The gun otherwise appears fine. Shoots reliably and seems as accurate as my green skills will allow it to be. It doesn't rattle. The cylinder gap is tight, which I know to be a good thing -- you certainly couldn't fit a credit card in there. When the gun is in full lock up, the cylinder is solid, displaying negligible front-to-back play and minimal side-to-side.
I wet-clean the gun with Hoppes #9 (and a couple drops of oil) after most range sessions, and do a brief dry-clean otherwise. There's a bit of visible discoloration built up on the cylinder faces and the -- is it called the forcing cone? the breech? -- but it doesn't seem like much. I wipe down those surfaces thoroughly when I wet-clean the gun.
I will be taking this Ruger to a smith soon for a trigger job. I'd like to know how to describe this glitch to him in more concise language than I've used above. Also what to expect in the way of a fix.
Many thanks!
Or rather, about 80% of the time the action feels slicker. The gun has one foible, and that's what I want to ask about. From time to time, I pick it up for dry-fire practice and the trigger pull is tight, as if the cylinder were binding a little. It's not unmanageable, just heavy and uneven.
The usual form this foible takes is one heavy pull out of every six, which (to me) strongly suggests some sort of unevenness in the cylinder. But occasionally I'll pick up the gun and find a consistently heavier pull. Then an hour later I might try again, and find my gun back to its smooth-pulling self.
What's going on here? The effect is fairly minor, but noticeable. The gun otherwise appears fine. Shoots reliably and seems as accurate as my green skills will allow it to be. It doesn't rattle. The cylinder gap is tight, which I know to be a good thing -- you certainly couldn't fit a credit card in there. When the gun is in full lock up, the cylinder is solid, displaying negligible front-to-back play and minimal side-to-side.
I wet-clean the gun with Hoppes #9 (and a couple drops of oil) after most range sessions, and do a brief dry-clean otherwise. There's a bit of visible discoloration built up on the cylinder faces and the -- is it called the forcing cone? the breech? -- but it doesn't seem like much. I wipe down those surfaces thoroughly when I wet-clean the gun.
I will be taking this Ruger to a smith soon for a trigger job. I'd like to know how to describe this glitch to him in more concise language than I've used above. Also what to expect in the way of a fix.
Many thanks!