My "new" (meaning new to me but not new) Single Six has patterns like a shotgun and I was hit by a small piece of lead when standing neer a friend who was shooting it.
I think it is called the cylinder latch that sticks up from the bottom of the frame? That seems loose, has some side to side...
3 Old Model Single sixes? We have been having so much fun with that Single six I just got my wife wants me to get another one so we can have shooting games without having to change shooters every shot. We got a piece of plywood painted like a checkerboard and take turns shooting the dark...