Hi,
I purchased a GP-100 two months ago for home defense, and have been having a problem with the gun binding. Every 6th rotation of the cylinder, the gun will bind, and the cylinder will only rotate if assisted by hand, or if I squeeze the trigger with both hands. If the gun is fired several times, eventually this binding wills top and the gun will apparently function normally.
Oddly enough, this binding doesn't occur when the cylinder is unloaded. Dry firing has no catching or binding issues. However, even loading the cylinder with empty cartridges is enough to cause the cylinder to freeze up past every sixth-time.
I'm a new gun owner, but I watched some YouTube videos and read the manual, so I disassembled the gun, lubed it, and put it back together and took it to the range. It fired fine, but still would bind every sixth shot, until it seemed to "warm up."
I've really thought about this, and my best conclusion is that one of the slots on the outside of the cylinder is rough, and is catching on the trigger post which locks the cylinder in place from the bottom. Lubing each of the six outside cylinder locking slots, prior to firing, seems to greatly mitigate this problem.
I do not think it is the pawl (?), or the metal arm which rotates the star on the cylinder, though frankly I don't know for sure.
When I feel the locking slots on the outside of the cylinder, I do think one in particular feels a little rough, while the others seem smoother and more recessed.
I don't want to send the gun to Ruger right now, because I need it for home defense.
So my question is, should I get a metal file and try to smooth the cylinder locking slot which feels rough? Or should I just load the gun with 5 bullets, so that the weight of the bullet in the problem chamber won't cause the gun to jam? I'm not particularly handy or familiar with guns, but a couple passes of a file may be what is needed to fix the problem. However, obviously I don't want to interfere with proper alignment of the cylinder. Furthermore, this is a blued finish, so I suppose I would have to apply some cold blue afterwards to prevent rusting (which I don't mind, there is already a silver ring around the cylinder anyway).
Any thoughts from more experienced gun owners? Many thanks! Sorry for the long message.
Ruger-101
I purchased a GP-100 two months ago for home defense, and have been having a problem with the gun binding. Every 6th rotation of the cylinder, the gun will bind, and the cylinder will only rotate if assisted by hand, or if I squeeze the trigger with both hands. If the gun is fired several times, eventually this binding wills top and the gun will apparently function normally.
Oddly enough, this binding doesn't occur when the cylinder is unloaded. Dry firing has no catching or binding issues. However, even loading the cylinder with empty cartridges is enough to cause the cylinder to freeze up past every sixth-time.
I'm a new gun owner, but I watched some YouTube videos and read the manual, so I disassembled the gun, lubed it, and put it back together and took it to the range. It fired fine, but still would bind every sixth shot, until it seemed to "warm up."
I've really thought about this, and my best conclusion is that one of the slots on the outside of the cylinder is rough, and is catching on the trigger post which locks the cylinder in place from the bottom. Lubing each of the six outside cylinder locking slots, prior to firing, seems to greatly mitigate this problem.
I do not think it is the pawl (?), or the metal arm which rotates the star on the cylinder, though frankly I don't know for sure.
When I feel the locking slots on the outside of the cylinder, I do think one in particular feels a little rough, while the others seem smoother and more recessed.
I don't want to send the gun to Ruger right now, because I need it for home defense.
So my question is, should I get a metal file and try to smooth the cylinder locking slot which feels rough? Or should I just load the gun with 5 bullets, so that the weight of the bullet in the problem chamber won't cause the gun to jam? I'm not particularly handy or familiar with guns, but a couple passes of a file may be what is needed to fix the problem. However, obviously I don't want to interfere with proper alignment of the cylinder. Furthermore, this is a blued finish, so I suppose I would have to apply some cold blue afterwards to prevent rusting (which I don't mind, there is already a silver ring around the cylinder anyway).
Any thoughts from more experienced gun owners? Many thanks! Sorry for the long message.
Ruger-101