I had a young friend over tonight with some gun trouble. He had broken the flat, leaf bolt spring in his uberti (second time). I thought that unusual so this time we put in one of the music wire type springs. After re-assembling the gun I found the trigger unsafe. Takeing it back apart, I found the top of the trigger battered and rounded off. I replaced the trigger for him and we discussed possible ways this could have happened. He was very honest and said he has been practicing spinning (and dropping the gun in the process)(I've done that too), and fanning. I told him that fanning is very hard on a gun, any also fast draw practice. If you quickly draw and try to get get that hammer back, you can fail to get the hammer all the way back. Then it can drop to the 'half cock' notch and either break the notch or the tip of the trigger as you yank back on the trigger. I think he has more respect for handling his gun now. I remember being young (a very long time ago) and wanting to do 'Cowboy' stuff with my first pistol. Of course the adjustable rear sight of a Blackhawk really discourages fanning, so I wasn't able to try that. I also told him that if he wanted to continue to try things like that, he should buy a Ruger as the lockwork was a little harder to damage should you slip or do it incorrectly. 44 Man
