WrongHanded
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I'd been using my 6" blued GP100 with handloads pretty regularly for a few months, but for the last 6 weeks or so it's been sitting in the safe. I went to it recently and found that the cylinder, at first didn't want to turn, and was then very stiff. Stiff enough to effect cycling the action.
I was pretty surprised because I clean all my guns after shooting, especially those that I shoot handloads through. I cleaned it again and dropped some oil down between the cylinder and the axle/spindle (not sure of the correct name). As the oil returned through spinning the cylinder, I found it to be a thick and muddy brown. Same for the ejector rod on both ends.
It's functioning correctly now, but I'm curious as to what caused the issue and how to better prevent it. I'm wondering if some combination of the powders I've used for handloads and it being a carbon steel gun are part of the problem. I know some people recommend that revolvers have dry rather than oiled internals. Perhaps these areas also need to go un-oiled?
I was pretty surprised because I clean all my guns after shooting, especially those that I shoot handloads through. I cleaned it again and dropped some oil down between the cylinder and the axle/spindle (not sure of the correct name). As the oil returned through spinning the cylinder, I found it to be a thick and muddy brown. Same for the ejector rod on both ends.
It's functioning correctly now, but I'm curious as to what caused the issue and how to better prevent it. I'm wondering if some combination of the powders I've used for handloads and it being a carbon steel gun are part of the problem. I know some people recommend that revolvers have dry rather than oiled internals. Perhaps these areas also need to go un-oiled?