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Originally Posted by Skeeziks
~ But my question is why do my SAA clones have a complete
The only possibility I can think of is that the previous owner lowered the hammer down after falling short of bringing the hammer to full-cock and then turned the cyl. by hand backward to let the bolt drop into the notch.
But if this is the case, then he did it often...because there is a complete line around the whole cylinder!
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Bingo, you hit the nail on the head. It's also why brand new unfired SAA Colts or clones have lines all around the cylinder. Clerks are famous for it and customers are the 2nd most prolific perpetraters.
It aslo happens after removing/replacing the cylinder for the same reason, not fully cycling the hammer to full cock before returning it to the at-rest position.
I have Colts I've fired for years with no turn line except in the cylinder notch approach cut.