Post by dhd on Feb 17, 2017 16:49:49 GMT -5
A friend brought over his single ten so I could install a set of Wolff Springs. He had mentioned slight binding to the cylinder while having the loading gate open. I noticed the same thing but didn't give it any thought at the time (figured some of the internals were rough). I disassembled it to polish any rough spots (1000 grit wet/dry) as I have done to all of my Blackhawk's. The pawl was in good shape on the top so the only thing I did to it was smooth the backside where the pawl plunger sits as it had a really rough surface there.
After reassembly, it will cock, but when I open the loading gate, the cylinder is bound up. After I get the cylinder lock lined up in a slot, I can close the gate and I can cock the hammer again. If I don't open the loading gate, the revolver runs as it should, except you can't load any cartridges.......
I've disassembled this thing a half dozen times and I still have the same issue. While disassembled, and the pawl plunger isn't in the hole, the cylinder will spin. I've looked at the pawl under a magnifying glass and there are't any burrs on it at all and the slot it rides in is smooth and clear of any burrs. I replaced the pawl plunger and spring in case that might have been a problem. The base pin doesn't have any roughness to it's surface. The ratchets on the back of the cylinder look good to my eye with no obvious burrs.
I notice where he had let the hammer/firing pin fall on the edge of a chamber, but there isn't any issues of putting a round in that chamber and no metal is displaced that might cause the problem I'm having.
The revolver is a few months old and has been shot a few hundred times. I've got 4 Blackhawk's of different calibers, and have changed springs in all of them and have smoothed all of their internals (to include installing free spin pawl in all of them). I have never messed with a Single Ten before and this issue has brought me to a stand still. I'm not an expert here, obviously, but I have never had an issue with disassembly, reassembly, and changing out parts.
It may need to visit Ruger, but I'm just checking with some of you that have experience with this particular revolver.
After reassembly, it will cock, but when I open the loading gate, the cylinder is bound up. After I get the cylinder lock lined up in a slot, I can close the gate and I can cock the hammer again. If I don't open the loading gate, the revolver runs as it should, except you can't load any cartridges.......
I've disassembled this thing a half dozen times and I still have the same issue. While disassembled, and the pawl plunger isn't in the hole, the cylinder will spin. I've looked at the pawl under a magnifying glass and there are't any burrs on it at all and the slot it rides in is smooth and clear of any burrs. I replaced the pawl plunger and spring in case that might have been a problem. The base pin doesn't have any roughness to it's surface. The ratchets on the back of the cylinder look good to my eye with no obvious burrs.
I notice where he had let the hammer/firing pin fall on the edge of a chamber, but there isn't any issues of putting a round in that chamber and no metal is displaced that might cause the problem I'm having.
The revolver is a few months old and has been shot a few hundred times. I've got 4 Blackhawk's of different calibers, and have changed springs in all of them and have smoothed all of their internals (to include installing free spin pawl in all of them). I have never messed with a Single Ten before and this issue has brought me to a stand still. I'm not an expert here, obviously, but I have never had an issue with disassembly, reassembly, and changing out parts.
It may need to visit Ruger, but I'm just checking with some of you that have experience with this particular revolver.
