Picked up the ‘51 Navy last night

by Slow Hand , Indiana, Wednesday, August 02, 2023, 05:51 (478 days ago)

It’s a neat one for sure. I’m looking forward to shooting it but it might need some tuning up beforehand. The hammer spring is very strong. I’ve got plenty of hand strength but this thing is a bear to pull back! Also, the cylinder seems to over-rotate at times. I’ll have to do some research and see what might be causing that. The bolt sure seems to pop up with authority, maybe just a hair too late. After cocking it, you can rotate the cylinder backwards just a hair and it locks into place just fine but it won’t work for ‘normal’ shooting speed. I pulled the barrel off last night and looked into the chambers and at the nipples and I’m positive it’s not been fired! Pretty neat for a ca. 1963 revolver!

It has some nice colors and I’m happy the rear sight notch is already squared up. That’s one thing I won’t have to do!

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