M14 Forum

willriskit · February 20th, 2012, 06:08 PM

I would imagine it to be a subjective issue. Mainly, I was hoping for input from someone who had actually had a timing problem develop. I only occasionally use magnums and all competition is fired with .38 factory loads. Thanks!

TheTinMan · February 21st, 2012, 10:17 AM

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Originally Posted by willriskit

I would imagine it to be a subjective issue. Mainly, I was hoping for input from someone who had actually had a timing problem develop. I only occasionally use magnums and all competition is fired with .38 factory loads. Thanks!

I do have a 1937 Colt Officers Model 38 with a slight timing problem. It was well used when I bought it. If you cock the hammer very slowly, sometimes the cylinder doesn't spin all the way to lockup. Pulling the trigger still locks it up fine though - that's the Colt "bank vault" lockup with 2 steps. It is more accurate than I am despite this "problem".

jbrooks · February 21st, 2012, 10:47 AM

Many older revolvers, especially those in service use, may have been used more roughly that we might today. One of the things that can mess up a revolver is "snapping" the cylinder shut by flipping the wrist to close. Very common to see that in older cops-and-robbers movies... That will loosen the crane and can cause "spitting". Another is to pull the hammer back very quickly when shooting single action. With a heavy cylinder, like the Model 27, that can definitely beat up the locking cam eventually.

JWB