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Colt Python cylinder won't move Help

mballaimballai Member Posts: 1,280 ✭✭✭✭✭
edited June 2003 in Ask the Experts
I got home after shooting my Python. The cylinder seems frozen-wont turn. Is this something that needs adjustment or is the crane screwed up. [:(]

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  • RancheroPaulRancheroPaul Member Posts: 1,459 ✭✭✭✭✭
    edited November -1
    Need more info....... Will the Cylinder Latch allow the cylinder to "swing out?" When it is out, will it turn then? Is the hammer and the trigger in their proper position with the hammer forward?

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  • KdubKdub Member Posts: 713 ✭✭✭✭
    edited November -1
    Is the Python unloaded? If not, are you shooting reloads? If reloads, do you have one or more with a primer not seated all the way? The Phython is built to exceedingly close tolerances. Bad ammo is usually the reason the cylinder won't advance or unlock.

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  • ndbillyndbilly Member Posts: 1,573 ✭✭✭✭✭
    edited November -1
    Dirt under the star wheel?
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  • mballaimballai Member Posts: 1,280 ✭✭✭✭✭
    edited November -1
    The gun is empty, the cylinder swings out but wont turn... real stiff and the hammer won't go back with the cylinder in place . The gun shot fine at the range, so maybe something knocked loose?


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  • RancheroPaulRancheroPaul Member Posts: 1,459 ✭✭✭✭✭
    edited November -1
    If the gun will "Dry Fire" with the Cylinder "Swung Out" in both Single and Double Action, it is the fact that the cylinder won't turn that is keeping the "hand" from turning the cylinder and this is causing the action to "lock" in place. This would be why the hammer won't go back.

    Here'is what I would do. I would soak the ejector rod with WD-40 as I slid the ejector in and out. Also, squirt the front part of the cylinder where it fits the shaft and spray it very well. You might just have a very "dry" shaft. I have seen some like that....and also some with grease in them that has hardened and makes the cylinder very hard to turn. If it doesn't free up with this treatment.....a trip to the gunsmith would then be in order. Good Luck!

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  • mballaimballai Member Posts: 1,280 ✭✭✭✭✭
    edited November -1
    Yep that seems to be the issue. I first squirted in some Gunscrubber to help loosen any unseen gunk gumming up the innards. Not having WD40 I used some Breakfree to lubricate everything. After a couple of minutes it soaked in enough so I could move it and then it started to move enough for a second aplication. That did the trick.

    My guess is that the previous owner didn't oil it in ages and I usually oil wheelguns pretty sparingly. So the gun lube must have dried out given the several long sessions I used it with minimal oiling. I think 'm going to be less stingy with the oil from here on out.

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