Canât upload a PDF either. Good point on PCâs but browsers still open power points I think, I donât have PP on my PC but I could open/ view it. Going through old stuff, up to 2012-2013 found some good stuff to post or add to the Taffin site.
Browsers can open PowerPoint files through built-in or web-based viewers, even without PowerPoint installed, though . pps files may still be hit-or-miss depending on the browser.
If youâre finding good material from 2012â2013, thatâs a worthwhile window to mineâthe old siteâs archive is going to be a treasure chest.
Thatâs the style that unlocks the cylinder with the loading gate, ?right. Donât like that because itâs hard to load without scaring the cylinder.
Yes, correct, and the first new models also had a loading/ timing issue, they would âClickâ into place right after the cylinder lined up with the loading gate so you had to be real careful when turning the cylinder so as not to go past the hole. And resulting in the birth of the âReverse Spin Pawlâ cowboy shooterâs modification. Later years Ruger corrected the timing issue. They are solid shooters, I have a couple new models done by Hamilton Bowen, 44Sp and 44Mag, and no issues.
I never seemed to have that issue. I learned to load the guns by clicking then finger-rolling the cylinder back against the pawl. Later I learned the one-skip one-four more, then cock the hammer and lower it on the empty cylinder opening. It came in handy when shooting cowboy matches. But simply learning to finish any reloading by cocking the hammer was the first big revelation. That allowed the locking lug to fall into the lede to the cylinder locking slot, so no cylinder scoring. But unfortunately I didnât learn that until after I had scored up my Colt 2nd gen SAA (nickel-plated, no less!) LOTS of things I wish I had learned earlier. Like using proper screwdrivers, not my Craftsman ones, to work on guns. Live and learn, I guess. Hopefully we can teach the young âuns coming up not to make the same mistakes.
On the earlier new models if you rolled past the click and then rolled back against the pawl the cylinder was misaligned with the loading gate just enough a cartridge wouldnât fit. Frustrating. Hence the birth of the reverse spin pawl. No one ever thought it necessary with the 3 screws.
The load one skip one load 4 pull the hammer all the way back and lower was the standard since 1873, once the transfer bar was introduced it is not necessary but still a mainstay of the real cowboys.
Iâve always liked Smiths more than Colts. For one thing, I think the cylinder unlock is way easier on the Smith. Plus I like the cylinder swinging out to the left. Colts I believe swing out to the right. ?Wonder if ole Sam was a lefty; it sure seems easier to load/unload one of his six guns holding it in your left hand than right.
