GP-100 Problem - 10/22/14
I started shooting a GP100 recently that has sat in my safe for years. Acquired in a purchase and just never shot it.
My son loves shooting 38's in it now so it is seeing some use.
Problem I am having is that it seems really tight when advancing to one particular chamber whether firing DA or cocking the hammer. Now, I am not a revolver guy. Shot lots of semis, but just never had tons of experience with revolvers.
When I pull the hammer back partially, the cylinder rotates freely with no evidence of catching or drag. When I am cocking on that particular chamber, if I slightly rotate the cylcinder with my fingers, it appears to move freely. What I am getting at is it seems the catch is in the mechanism that rotates the cylinder, perhaps with how it is mating up on the cog, for the lack of a better term. Or maybe just binding slightly internally.
Any ideas?
My son loves shooting 38's in it now so it is seeing some use.
Problem I am having is that it seems really tight when advancing to one particular chamber whether firing DA or cocking the hammer. Now, I am not a revolver guy. Shot lots of semis, but just never had tons of experience with revolvers.
When I pull the hammer back partially, the cylinder rotates freely with no evidence of catching or drag. When I am cocking on that particular chamber, if I slightly rotate the cylcinder with my fingers, it appears to move freely. What I am getting at is it seems the catch is in the mechanism that rotates the cylinder, perhaps with how it is mating up on the cog, for the lack of a better term. Or maybe just binding slightly internally.
Any ideas?