Tallbald
Buckeye
I was inventorying a few things and I happened to handle my beautiful 4 5/8 inch stainless Super Blackhawk. An important piece of my life from difficult days, this gun is dear to me. Checking to assure it was empty first, I cocked the hammer a couple of times just to enjoy the feel and sound like we all sometimes do when ...WHOA!. The hammer wouldn't cock beyond maybe 1/4 inch and the cylinder wouldn't turn. Locked tight! Thinking that the spring in the base pin was stuck and not holding the transfer bar up away from the firing pin I looked. Nope. Transfer bar was away from the pin. Gate opens fine and allows cylinder to rotate. Base pin is all the way in. Nothing jammed in the cylinder gap. Nothing visible externally. Without disassembling my beloved revolver, can anyone suggest what might be happening? No mods ever except a lighter Wolffe spring set. Very seldom shot. No corrosion at all. Basically a safe queen. My gun has had some cosmetic work done ( stainless lanyard ring, trigger over travel stop, rounding of grip frame and custom grips) that make me not want to return to the factory. Has me worried.
Don.
Don.