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Jim March · August 12, 2002, 02:50 AM

You don't check cylinder play with the gun COCKED. That doesn't matter, unless it's extreme.

What matters is how it reacts at "full lockup", hammer down and trigger back as it would be when it fires. Go look at the checkout again.

August 12, 2002, 02:50 AM	#44
Jim March Senior Member Join Date: February 14, 1999 Location: Pittsburg, CA, USA Posts: 7,417	You don't check cylinder play with the gun COCKED. That doesn't matter, unless it's extreme. What matters is how it reacts at "full lockup", hammer down and trigger back as it would be when it fires. Go look at the checkout again. __________________ Jim March