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, i noticed that it seemed to have a tendency to block about halfway through the pull. It seems to always work smoothly when firing double action, it only does this when pulling back the hammer for a single action shot.
We are now a few weeks further, and it seems that it starts doing this when it gets used a lot. I had to go abroad for 5 days, and the blocking behaviour was really easy to reproduce before i left. After i came back, the problem seemed to be gone: pulling back the hammer went smooth. But after repeating this multiple times, the blocking at halfway the pull seems to come back.
Has anyone seen this behaviour before, or have any idea what could be causing this? I am planning on taking it to a local gunsmith and have him completely disassemble it for a thorough cleaning/lubing.
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, i noticed that it seemed to have a tendency to block about halfway through the pull. It seems to always work smoothly when firing double action, it only does this when pulling back the hammer for a single action shot.
We are now a few weeks further, and it seems that it starts doing this when it gets used a lot. I had to go abroad for 5 days, and the blocking behaviour was really easy to reproduce before i left. After i came back, the problem seemed to be gone: pulling back the hammer went smooth. But after repeating this multiple times, the blocking at halfway the pull seems to come back.
Has anyone seen this behaviour before, or have any idea what could be causing this? I am planning on taking it to a local gunsmith and have him completely disassemble it for a thorough cleaning/lubing.