Problem with new-to-me Buntline

by Scribe, Monday, November 10, 2014, 08:29 (3607 days ago)

Picked up a second generation (1957) Buntline Special Saturday afternoon and took it to a local match Sunday. Shot well, 29/30 hits, and the one miss was obviously my mistake.

However, I noticed this when I was taking it apart for cleaning -- when I cock the hammer to the second click, the bolt does not sit flat in the cylinder frame. I can get the cylinder out OK, but when I tried to finagle it back into the frame, it seemed to get stuck. I then noticed the problem with the bolt, blocking it from getting back into the frame.

I discovered that the bolt would go down to the proper position if I pressed on it with a finger. In that position, I slipped the cylinder back into place and the gun seemed to work OK after that -- I cocked the gun and eased the hammer down several times.

My question to the many Colt SA aficionados who hang out here: Is this a serious problem? What's the cause? And better yet, what's the solution?

Scribe (sound of me scratching my noggin)