FullEffect1911
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Hello,
I just got a Ruger GP100 with a 3" barrel last Saturday and i have some mechanical issues with it.
The barrel cylinder gap is approx .003"; fine, however with the end play that is present that closes to .000 and there for drags (the problem is aggravated with only a few shots). I noticed this when firing as the drag caused the trigger to be difficult to pull and didn't allow the hammer to easily be drawn back. So what is the best way to have this fixed? If i can't do with (which i assume is the case) what is the best method to request for Ruger to do it? I've fired about 212 rounds out of it so far. Did i likely do any damage to the pawl arm or any other internals with this drag condition?
Second: In my searching to find an answer to the above problem, I noticed a person who did a test on a revolver for timing. He noticed on a M19 that when he put some drag on the cylinder, the bottom locking bolt wouldn't lock into place before the hammer fell. I my gp100 will do the same thing, where as my 686 won't. Is this a problem what I will also have to have Ruger remedy? What is the problem, just timing? Is this even a valid test? When pulling the trigger back without putting drag on the cylinder the bolt does lock into place as normal.
Any insight to these problems would be greatly appreciated.
I just got a Ruger GP100 with a 3" barrel last Saturday and i have some mechanical issues with it.
The barrel cylinder gap is approx .003"; fine, however with the end play that is present that closes to .000 and there for drags (the problem is aggravated with only a few shots). I noticed this when firing as the drag caused the trigger to be difficult to pull and didn't allow the hammer to easily be drawn back. So what is the best way to have this fixed? If i can't do with (which i assume is the case) what is the best method to request for Ruger to do it? I've fired about 212 rounds out of it so far. Did i likely do any damage to the pawl arm or any other internals with this drag condition?
Second: In my searching to find an answer to the above problem, I noticed a person who did a test on a revolver for timing. He noticed on a M19 that when he put some drag on the cylinder, the bottom locking bolt wouldn't lock into place before the hammer fell. I my gp100 will do the same thing, where as my 686 won't. Is this a problem what I will also have to have Ruger remedy? What is the problem, just timing? Is this even a valid test? When pulling the trigger back without putting drag on the cylinder the bolt does lock into place as normal.
Any insight to these problems would be greatly appreciated.