Uberti Walker, this could be dangerous....?

[hogship]

I just realized my Uberti Walker revolver has a manufacturing (or, should that be....design) flaw.

If you pull back the hammer slowly, it's possible to have the trigger sear engage prior to the cylinder lock-up. If not downright dangerous, if this were to happen while shooting it, it's bound to be plenty hard on the revolver itself. I can see how this could happen at the range when I'm concentrating on the target, cocking slowly, and not directly thinking about cylinder lock-up.

Glad I know this. I'll be sure to firmly pull back the hammer all the way, every time.....that way both the sear and cylinder will be engaged properly.

Anyone else with this problem?

....hog

[Rustyinfla]

Hog,
   It's like I told my son yesterday after I bent the base pin on his Ruger Old Army... life is a learning experience. It's also important to learn from other people's mistakes. You'll never live long enough to make them all yourself.


       Rusty <><

[Dalton Masterson]

I ripped the arbor out of a brass frame 51 once basically the same way. My stop spring broke, and it didnt quite line up the cylinder to barrel. Still enough to fire though. Ball hit the edge of the barrel with enough force to strip the threads out of the brass and mash the wedge. DM

[Flint]

Crisply cocking a revolver is a must, whether it's a Walker or a Ruger...   The timing is so close in most, between the sear engagement and the locking bolt drop, that slowly cocking can cause trouble with any single action, cap & ball or cartridge, 1847 or 2005 design, the hammer should be brought back sharply enough to let the cylinder spin into place, but not so sharply that you create an overtravel.

Very slowly cocking a single action is not a good practice.