sigp220.45
US Veteran
I'm not a flipper, but I've always suspected flipping a revolver shut is not a big deal.
You know what I mean - a private dick or hero or bad guy takes out his gat, checks if its loaded, flips it shut with a flick of the wrist, then heads out into the murky shadows.
It is nails-on-the-chalkboard to gun people. If someone does it they are excommunicated from the club forever.
When the gun is flipped closed, the spring loaded center pin hits the on-ramp of the recoil shield and slows everything down. Then the whole shebang hits the frame, where there is nowhere for it to go so it can't overextend. No biggie.
So lets give it a try.
This is the victim. If it suffers permanent damage, I'm not out much. Its my TV watching gun anyway, so it can still continue in that capacity. If this 90 year old fella can survive, anything can.
Here's the before picture. I left the cat hairs in place for proof it was the before picture.
I loaded it up with some 158 grain ammo.
Then I commenced flipping. I had planned on doing 50 flips, stopping every ten to check for damage. I wound up doing a hundred, with the last ten being as hard as my old wrists could flip.
No change. Still works great, locks up tight as ever. Back to TV duty.
Flipping it open might be a different thing, since the crane doesn't have a cozy frame to slam into. But, I watch a lot of film noir, and the open flip isn't nearly as common as the close flip. I'll try a few of those another time.
You know what I mean - a private dick or hero or bad guy takes out his gat, checks if its loaded, flips it shut with a flick of the wrist, then heads out into the murky shadows.
It is nails-on-the-chalkboard to gun people. If someone does it they are excommunicated from the club forever.
When the gun is flipped closed, the spring loaded center pin hits the on-ramp of the recoil shield and slows everything down. Then the whole shebang hits the frame, where there is nowhere for it to go so it can't overextend. No biggie.
So lets give it a try.
This is the victim. If it suffers permanent damage, I'm not out much. Its my TV watching gun anyway, so it can still continue in that capacity. If this 90 year old fella can survive, anything can.
Here's the before picture. I left the cat hairs in place for proof it was the before picture.
I loaded it up with some 158 grain ammo.
Then I commenced flipping. I had planned on doing 50 flips, stopping every ten to check for damage. I wound up doing a hundred, with the last ten being as hard as my old wrists could flip.
No change. Still works great, locks up tight as ever. Back to TV duty.
Flipping it open might be a different thing, since the crane doesn't have a cozy frame to slam into. But, I watch a lot of film noir, and the open flip isn't nearly as common as the close flip. I'll try a few of those another time.
I would of never done that, I am kind of glad someone did a “test”.
...Ben
