38snapcaps
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I recently acquired this revolver. Excellent condition with a faint turn line.
It had been sitting for a long time, hardly used so it looked pretty dry. Not wanting to take the slide plate off, I removed the stocks and sprayed oil up into the action. To disburse the oil around I was holding the gun upside down while pulling the trigger double action.
Suddenly everything locked up!! I couldn't pull the trigger, cock the hammer, or rotate the cylinder. After wiggling the parts the "jam" released. After a few more trigger pulls it did it again.
I found two "shiny" rub marks on the ratchet where the hand engages. They look like the hand had really dragged hard on the metal. One of them had a slight burr on the face. The hand appears normal.
I've shot the gun and have dry fired over a hundred times since the incident with no repeat of the incident.
I have watched and studied Youtube videos of how the internal parts work, but I just cannot figure out what caused the jam.
Any ideas what caused it? Should I worry about the marks and burr on the ratchet? Could it happen again?
It had been sitting for a long time, hardly used so it looked pretty dry. Not wanting to take the slide plate off, I removed the stocks and sprayed oil up into the action. To disburse the oil around I was holding the gun upside down while pulling the trigger double action.
Suddenly everything locked up!! I couldn't pull the trigger, cock the hammer, or rotate the cylinder. After wiggling the parts the "jam" released. After a few more trigger pulls it did it again.
I found two "shiny" rub marks on the ratchet where the hand engages. They look like the hand had really dragged hard on the metal. One of them had a slight burr on the face. The hand appears normal.
I've shot the gun and have dry fired over a hundred times since the incident with no repeat of the incident.
I have watched and studied Youtube videos of how the internal parts work, but I just cannot figure out what caused the jam.
Any ideas what caused it? Should I worry about the marks and burr on the ratchet? Could it happen again?
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