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    Issue with used GP100

    The transfer bar is the thing that slides upwards when you pull back the hammer?
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    Issue with used GP100

    This week it blocked even on the S&B .38's. I contacted the seller, and he is willing to take it back for the price i bought it. Nice gesture, but getting a license for a weapon has a cost of over 100 euros, so even if he takes it back i will be 100 euros lighter. Tomorrow ill take it to a...
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    Issue with used GP100

    This was using factory ammo. The wadcutters that didnt cut it ( cheesy joke, i know ) were from PPC, the .38 specials that worked are from selier & belott.
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    Issue with used GP100

    Sooo ... even though i could not get it to jam again when dry firing, back at the range, it blocked again. The funny thing is that .357 ammo always worked flawlessly, and the .38 special wadcutters seemed to jam up (blocking the hammer again). I went back to the store, they exchanged the...
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    Issue with used GP100

    A friend of mine had a look at it, he is a more experienced gun owner. He was unable to get a piece of paper between the cylinder and the barrel, the front of the cylinder was just too dirty. I started cleaning that side of the cylinder and the ridge of the barrel, and now the gun seems to work...
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    Issue with used GP100

    Hi all, I recently acquired a used GP100 (6" version). This is also my first revolver. The serial number indicates its from 1993, so 30 years old. I took it to the range for the first time, and noticed something odd: at first it worked flawlessy, but after a while, when pulling back the hammer...
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