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YosemiteSam357 · June 3, 2005, 04:22 PM

Thanks for the detailed explaination. Is what you refer to as the "locking bolt" what I called the "cylinder lock pawl"? (I'm sure it is, I just want to verify the terminology. Between "lock-up", "locking up", cylinder "lock" vs "latch", etc, these terms get overlayed waaaay to much.)

-- Sam

P.S. This is great information. I've read too much into "solid lock-up" on other threads, and assumed that any rotation was a bad thing. While I realized the difference between Colt and S&W in this regard, it never struck home that a little wiggle was necessary.

June 3, 2005, 04:22 PM	#3
YosemiteSam357 Senior Member Join Date: April 8, 2002 Location: Oregon, USA Posts: 231	Thanks for the detailed explaination. Is what you refer to as the "locking bolt" what I called the "cylinder lock pawl"? (I'm sure it is, I just want to verify the terminology. Between "lock-up", "locking up", cylinder "lock" vs "latch", etc, these terms get overlayed waaaay to much.) -- Sam P.S. This is great information. I've read too much into "solid lock-up" on other threads, and assumed that any rotation was a bad thing. While I realized the difference between Colt and S&W in this regard, it never struck home that a little wiggle was necessary.