
- #CYLINDER AND SLIDE COLT AGENT .38 SPL. MANUAL#
- #CYLINDER AND SLIDE COLT AGENT .38 SPL. FREE#
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Revolvers can be had in very small, compact envelopes.Īnd, for those who care (such as government-sanctioned covert Revolvers are less ammunition-sensitive than
#CYLINDER AND SLIDE COLT AGENT .38 SPL. MANUAL#
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MLA style: "The era of the classic snubnose: let's return again to those thrilling days before plastic frames and double-column magazines, when a short-barreled revolver gave hard-boiled detectives a bit more confidence." The Free Library. The tight fit of the base pin on a quality pistol will not allow for any axial pressure during removal. Grab the base pin and in one, swift move, pull it straight out. Push the base pin cross latch, again without touching the cylinder - this is actually very hard to do. Hold the pistol by the barrel, with no part of either hand touching the cylinder. With the pistol in half cock and the gate opened, I turn thr pistol upside-down with the hammer and blackstrap resting firmly on a towel on a table top. The pistols are very finely fitted and will easily bind if any pressure is applied to the cylinder while trying to remove the pin. The problem for me has been removing the pin without putting any pressure on the cylinder at all. " I've had a tough time removing the base pins from my Colt's and USFA pistols too! You'd think Colt would have this in their instructions! And to think of all the base pins I've seen buggered all these years. Tried it and I'll be danged if that pin didn't virtually jump out on its on. Honestly, I never heard of this trick until a very nice person PM'd me and gave me the solution. Geez, its almost so simple a cave man could do it.