Thread: HELP! Brand new 686+ 3" locked up - cylinder release sticking foward
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Old 05-23-2020, 01:41 AM
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Default That's why....
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Originally Posted by elm_creek_smith View Post
You can't cock any S&W revolver with the cylinder open unless you hold the cylinder release back. The cylinder release is spring loaded forward. It is pushed back by the cylinder pin when the cylinder closes.

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That's why I was kinda confused.
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