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Old December 2, 2012, 04:36 PM   #4
Mike Irwin
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On a lot of the older, cheaper guns of this class the cylinder would free wheel, either intentionally through design or by quick wear of the parts.

The cylinder generally was only "locked" when the hammer was cocked.
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