tylosaurus
Bearcat
I have a pretty new SS New Bearcat with adjustable sights. The other day I was out shooting it, and the first round on one cylinder fired out of battery. A little lead spit out the side and I had to remove the cylinder to clear a small lead fragment. The firing pin obviously hit it slightly off of where it should have. There does not seem to be any damage to the gun, or anything wrong with it at all, but I CAN get the issue to repeat itself (with snapcaps).
When I'm finished loading all of the chambers, sometimes I spin the cylinder around to make sure I have them all loaded. If I spin it just enough, that it's almost to a new chamber, but DOES NOT CLICK, and then I immediately close the loading gate, go the full cock, and then fire, it will be out of battery. If I were to slowly lower the hammer, and then go back to full cock, it aligns properly.
What I'm wondering, is my Bearcat defective and need to go back to the factory? OR, is this just a small flaw in the design? Could this be the reason Ruger stopped chambering them in 22 Magnum?
If anyone can duplicate this with their new Bearcat, please let me know.
thanks
When I'm finished loading all of the chambers, sometimes I spin the cylinder around to make sure I have them all loaded. If I spin it just enough, that it's almost to a new chamber, but DOES NOT CLICK, and then I immediately close the loading gate, go the full cock, and then fire, it will be out of battery. If I were to slowly lower the hammer, and then go back to full cock, it aligns properly.
What I'm wondering, is my Bearcat defective and need to go back to the factory? OR, is this just a small flaw in the design? Could this be the reason Ruger stopped chambering them in 22 Magnum?
If anyone can duplicate this with their new Bearcat, please let me know.
thanks