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James K · April 9, 2013, 08:02 PM

A concur that a bent extractor rod or center pin is the most likely cause of that problem. A bent arbor (the part of the crane that holds the cylinder) will be easily detectable when the open cylinder is spun.

I don't recommend the practice, but IMHO the concern about flicking the cylinder closed has been vastly overblown. I once spent the better part of a day doing that repeatedly with an M&P (pre Model 10) S&W revolver and never caused any detectable damage to the gun. (My wrist was sore for a week, though.)

Jim

April 9, 2013, 08:02 PM	#5
James K Member In Memoriam Join Date: March 17, 1999 Posts: 24,383	A concur that a bent extractor rod or center pin is the most likely cause of that problem. A bent arbor (the part of the crane that holds the cylinder) will be easily detectable when the open cylinder is spun. I don't recommend the practice, but IMHO the concern about flicking the cylinder closed has been vastly overblown. I once spent the better part of a day doing that repeatedly with an M&P (pre Model 10) S&W revolver and never caused any detectable damage to the gun. (My wrist was sore for a week, though.) Jim