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My New Lemat
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I'm very new to the sport of percussion firearms and just purchased a beautiful Pietta Lemat revolver. I have not yet loaded or fired it but I was inspecting it (working the action.) Not dry-firing but cocking the hammer, pulling the trigger and letting the hammer down easy. I noticed that the Cylinder Stop, which seems to be just a small pin, does NOT engage when the pistol is in the fully-cocked position.
This means that the cylinder can be rotated as if it were half-cocked and sometimes the nipple is out of alignment with the hammer. I've made sure to pull the hammer all the way back too. The Cylinder Stop only seems to engage when I pull the trigger. It pops into place just a split second before the hammer reaches the nipple. Once I cock the hammer back, it retracts again.
Am I doing something wrong? Is it because I'm "riding" the hammer instead of just letting it drop? Should I take the side plate off and try to adjust the return spring? I've read that the Cylinder Stop (pin) is cammed in and out with the action of the hammer. Perhaps something is just a little bit off? Is this a common problem with this pistol? Any advice is appreciated.
Thanks,
Dave
This means that the cylinder can be rotated as if it were half-cocked and sometimes the nipple is out of alignment with the hammer. I've made sure to pull the hammer all the way back too. The Cylinder Stop only seems to engage when I pull the trigger. It pops into place just a split second before the hammer reaches the nipple. Once I cock the hammer back, it retracts again.
Am I doing something wrong? Is it because I'm "riding" the hammer instead of just letting it drop? Should I take the side plate off and try to adjust the return spring? I've read that the Cylinder Stop (pin) is cammed in and out with the action of the hammer. Perhaps something is just a little bit off? Is this a common problem with this pistol? Any advice is appreciated.
Thanks,
Dave
Comments
Who did you buy the pistol from?
Then again I've read posts from poeple who'd had no problems at all with it.[?]
If it is broken I am sure they will make it right.
Dave