I have a Ruger Vaquero .44 Magnum that I purchased new in about 1993. I am experiencing a problem with the cylinder over-rotating upon cocking the hammer. Everything works correctly when operating it in slow motion, but when I cock the hammer a little more smartly the bolt fails to catch and the cylinder rotates past the proper chamber. By cocking the hammer smartly I don't mean abusively - just a normal thumb cock without trying to do it slowly. It is clean and visually everything seems OK. The cylinder rotates as it should with the loading gate open. When it does over-rotate there is some play in it, but it wont just turn back to where it should be without lowering the hammer. That makes me wonder if the pawl isn't retracting as it should at full cock.
Any ideas or experience with this problem would be appreciated. Thanks.
Any ideas or experience with this problem would be appreciated. Thanks.