What little testing I have done ...
I found New Model Rugers that I tried would not reliably fire a Large Rifle Primer. Sometimes it took 3 tries or more to get them to go. The transfer bar system soaks up some of the hammer energy apparently. Or it could have been light hammer springs.
On sixguns that I used for Cowboy Action I lightened the hammer spring and I never worried about it. But for carry and hunting I want to reliably light off the primers.
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JimT,
2022-08-08, 08:15
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- Interesting! -
Hoot,
2022-08-08, 08:22
- What little testing I have done ... -
JimT,
2022-08-08, 08:36
- To paraphrase Bob Valdez: "when you lighten mainsprings on -
JT,
2022-08-08, 14:03
- Thanks John! Loved the Bob Valdez quote! - JimT, 2022-08-08, 14:40
- To paraphrase Bob Valdez: "when you lighten mainsprings on -
JT,
2022-08-08, 14:03
- What little testing I have done ... -
JimT,
2022-08-08, 08:36
- How Primers Work - Slow Hand, 2022-08-14, 08:57
- Interesting! -
Hoot,
2022-08-08, 08:22