ideal
.240 Incinerator
Posts: 69
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Post by ideal on Dec 20, 2023 17:40:08 GMT -5
Out of time or the normal "slow timing" Colts are known for? Either way worth fixing. Yikes , somebody got tired of slipping off that hammer. Yup , you "need" that one. To expand on the "slow timing" thing, DA Colts have two steps on their pawl, the first one gets the cylinder timing into the same zip code, then the other takes over during the last little bit of movement and pushes the cylinder into lockup just before the hammer is released. It looks for all the world to be a timing issue when the revolver is actually designed to lock up that way.
I sold my first Python because I thought something was wrong with it.
Bitter experience talking... I miss my Python.
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Post by AxeHandle on Dec 21, 2023 8:21:32 GMT -5
Yup... In fact as soon as you touch the trigger the cylinder jumps into position.
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Post by needsmostuff on Dec 21, 2023 11:18:55 GMT -5
It looks for all the world to be a timing issue when the revolver is actually designed to lock up that way.
[/quote] Nope, not designed to be that way, but it is the way most older Colt DA guns are today. Many slipped into that behavior with little use as "perfect timing" was a delicate balance with the bolt dropping much later than a S&W. Quite common but it is a gun halfway between perfect and out of time. When Colts were common it was standard simple maintenance to give the pawl a little whack (stretch) or the bolt a little bend on a regular basis. Colts can live in this GREY zone between perfect and out of time for years and be perfectly safe to operate. But it is kind of creepy last split-second lockup as you pull the trigger. |
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Post by AxeHandle on Dec 21, 2023 15:15:03 GMT -5
Committed to buying it this morning... I will have more questions soon.
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Post by AxeHandle on Jan 6, 2024 14:49:17 GMT -5
FWIW look at a Colt that doesn't have this timing thing going on. Pull the hammer back until the hammer stays back and the cylinder locks. Note the amount of play in the cylinder. Now pull and hold the trigger. Check the play in the cylinder lock up. There is absolutely none while the trigger is held.
Planning to remove the buggered up screws and clean them up soon... First, we shoot!
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James
.30 Stingray
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Post by James on Jan 6, 2024 17:34:05 GMT -5
Now pull and hold the trigger. Check the play in the cylinder lock up. There is absolutely none while the trigger is held. Colt`s usually locked up like a bank vault at the point of ignition.... My first and second handgun`s were Colt.. My new four inch Anaconda seems to follow the same path with a tight lock-up.... |
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Post by AxeHandle on Jan 17, 2024 17:03:07 GMT -5
This one is headed to Houston for a short visit....
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Post by prisedefer on Jan 29, 2024 9:12:00 GMT -5
That cylinder with that chamber spacing, looks hungry for 38/44 loads.
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