flipped the cylinder closed

[robvasi]

586 I handle my 586 with great care. It is one of the older models. A man whom I thought was familiar with guns, wanted to hold it. So, I opened the cylinder to show him it was empty, closed the cylinder, and handed it to him. He opened the cylinder and flipped it closed!
I said, " Don't ever do that to a revolver.'
He handed me the gun and walked away.
Will a one-time flip of a empty cylinder damage the gun?

 

[robertrwalsh]

Very unlikely. It does, however, look cool.

 

[murf205]

It might look cool in the movies (to some people) but before I let someone hold my gun I tell them not to close the cylinder, let me do it. If that's not acceptable they can go get one of their own.

 

[robvasi]

It might look cool in the movies (to some people) but before I let someone hold my gun I tell them not to close the cylinder, let me do it. If that's not acceptable they can go get one of their own.

I will say that next time

He didn't even apologize

 

[Flyingfool]

Ignorant person here. But how exactly does flipping the cylinder closed cause damage?

 

[merl67]

Ignorant person here. But how exactly does flipping the cylinder closed cause damage?

It can warp the yoke or crane as some call it.

 

[Cal44]

Ignorant person here. But how exactly does flipping the cylinder closed cause damage?

It puts a lot of strain on the crane mechanism and can warp hinge and crane arm.

The metal on the crane is thin and supports a much heavier cylinder.

 

[Marshal Tom]

just had the same thing happen to me the other day. I wanted to pistol whip him but that would have caused further damage to my K-22 so I didn't do it! Probably should have looked around for a 2X4.

 

[ContinentalOp]

Me: Do NOT flip the cylinder closed.

Other person: *flips cylinder closed*

Me:

 

[stansdds]

Did not apologize for potentially wrecking your revolver? Tells me a lot about that man's character.

 

[kenjen]

about 10 yrs. ago I picked up a very nice K 22 made in 1953, was showing it to a friend and after looking at it he flipped the cylinder closed and starting pulling the trigger dry firing it, pulled it out of his hands, gave him a little schooling on whet he did wrong and never let him handle any of my revolvers since...

 

[Bladeswitcher]

I used to own a pawnshop with a gun counter. I always cringed a little when showing somebody a revolver, just waiting for any indications some idiot customer would try to flip the cylinder. I always made a point of closing the gun once in front of them and then reopening the cylinder before handing it to them so they'd at least have an example to follow. Sometime, if I thought the guy was a real rube, I'd verbally tell them to close it gentle. Every now and then, some moron would be too fast . . .

 

[Oracle]

The same scenario happens with bows. Some doofus will pick up a persons bow without asking and then dry fire it. Limbs, cams, bowstring and cables can be destroyed.

 

[Hairtrigger]

Has anyone actually had to have a revolver repaired due to flipping the cylinder closed?
Early on a guy that was a big gun influence on me warned me on flipping the cylinder to close it. Occasionally I will see someone do it but it is not worth risking being pretentious or losing a friend over. Then again my revolvers are all newer stainless steel ones not some of the old holy Grail guns, probably my nicest is a 5 inch Smith and Wesson 610

 

[bgrafsr]

Has anyone actually had to have a revolver repaired due to flipping the cylinder closed?
Early on a guy that was a big gun influence on me warned me on flipping the cylinder to close it. Occasionally I will see someone do it but it is not worth risking being pretentious or losing a friend over. Then again my revolvers are all newer stainless steel ones not some of the old holy Grail guns, probably my nicest is a 5 inch Smith and Wesson 610

I have repaired a few that had the yoke bent by someone flipping the cylinder closed. Yes, flipping the cylinder closed can damage the revolver.

 

[gwpercle]

Very unlikely. It does, however, look cool.

I don't think it looks "cool" ... I think it shows how little you know about good revolvers and most of your gun handling knowledge was gleaned from Hollywood and TV .
Gary

 

[jbtrucker]

Some people just don't know and need to informed if they get in a huff good riddance. I'm guilty of flipping a few times 20 years ago when gun dumb ,thankfully educated by this forum and Barry ( R.I.P ) on You Tube

 

[6518John]

Someone needs to research how the “Hollywood Flip” got started and spread and write an article about it. I think it was from an old Humphrey Bogart movie but that may be wrong.

I have never seen anyone young try it, because I don’t think they have ever seen those old 40’s detective movies. Plus I have not seen anyone try it in years, I suspect because those who were fans of those movies are dying off (or the last time they tried it the revolver owner thumped their skull). Most movies these days don’t show revolvers being used either.

 

[joebuck]

Its a precision tool. Anyone that would do that is a *******.

 

[mikerjf]

After a lifetime around guns, machines, and tools, I never would even have thought of the concept of "dry-fire" relating to bows! You learn something every day...

Coincidentally I... shot? activated? twanged? whatever the word is... a bow for the first time since childhood a couple weeks back. Kinda fun until it ripped skin off my left hand. But I did hit the target, even the bullseye once.