flipped the cylinder closed

[jughed440]

As a result of him flipping the cylinder closed, did you forcefully apply the palm of your hand to the back of his head as he walked away??

My brother did the same thing to a 625 of mine.. and I did want to smack him good, but he's bigger, and he's an ex-marine....so he got away with it.

 

[hemiram]

I had one friend do the flip the cylinder closed bit, and he about jumped out of his skin when I yelled, "NO!". They don't come a lot bigger than me, and if provoked, I can really yell, and I did. He learned a lesson...

 

[shocker]

Watching that video showed me somethings about further cleaning my Smiths or other revolvers for that fact.
But I have to ask and I'm sure I already know the answer, does anyone really strip a piece down like that to clean it?

In my my case, never. Did you hear the phrase "for the next 50 years"? That's how often a sideplate needs to come off under "normal" use.
Note that in the manual there is zero mention of removing the sideplate to do maintenance.
I got bold and removed the yoke screw on my 66-8 to remove the cylinder and yoke for a cleaning and removal of way too much oil I had on it. That's where I discovered the screw(s) have thread locker. A powerful clue that the screws are meant to stay, well, screwed in.

The GunBlue490 video where he takes apart his Classic 19 is also worth viewing.

As a vocational teacher I tell students "never practice on your real project", which in my trade can lead to very expensive mistakes.
If you want to perfect your gunsmithing skills get a beater revolver for a few hundred bucks and experiment on that before tearing into the valuable stuff.

 

[murphydog]

My concern at this point is if there was any damage done to the gun, Of course it was unloaded. the cylinder was lighter than if it had been loaded. Will one flip of the cylinder damage the crane?

Is there any extra play with opening or closing the action? Any difference in the tightness of the lockup? Have you shot it since then and noticed any difference in functioning?

If you answer three "nos" in a row I'd put the concerns to rest.

 

[Rammer Jammer]

I had a friend's little brother (30 something years old) flip a cylinder shut on one of my revolvers. Now I know to inform anyone touching my wheelguns not to "Hollywood" it or "cowboy" my single actions by spinning the cylinder or trying to twirl it.

It's not just younger shooters or newbies who will flip a cylinder shut. This last Christmas I was at a family friend's home and he was doing some show and tell with his gun collection. I asked to see his S&W 329 and I examined it, asked to dry fire etc. Handed it to my Dad where he proceeded to flip it shut. I could see it coming and started to tell him not to but it was too late.

My father pretended like it was nothing but certainly did not appreciate me admonishing him for his stupid handling of a friend's revolver. My father has a larger gun collection than mine but they are just that, a collection. He buys things for various hobbies but then almost never puts his expensive collections to use.

 

[crankyoldlady]

586 A man whom I thought was familiar with guns, wanted to hold it.

Just wondering how he handles his own firearms.

 

[TTSH]

A man whom I thought was familiar with guns, wanted to hold it.

You might be surprised at how many people who should be familiar with guns... ain't.

Should require all noobs to watch this video before handing them a revolver: NEVER DO THIS....Revolver Edition - YouTube

Yep. Direct from The Man. When Jerry speaks, I listen.

 

[.45mtngun]

Lee Marvin in "The Professionals movie while sitting at a desk getting ready to go rescue Claudia C. from Jack Palance. A great old western along with the "Wild Bunch".
Jim