I bought a wrangler because they are dirt cheap and I like .22s. I finally decided to take it out for a day on the range after it sitting in the safe for a few months.
The first few rounds seem to go fine. It really isn't grouping, but I was shooting Remington thunderbolt so there isn't much to expect there.
After stepping back to around 25y and shooting supported the groups opened up to 1-2 feet with no consistency in the misses. I am majorly disappointed at this point.
Fast forward to getting home and there is a ton of lead splashed right above the forcing cone and there is even lead built up in the forcing cone. I clean it and start working the hammer and notice that the hammer catches before the cylinder locks. A quick peek down the bore and it is significantly misaligned. A deliberate pull of the hammer and its fine, but my natural cocking speed induces the malfunction.
Can anybody think of what might be causing this issue? This is my first and probably only revolver. It's not valuable enough to me to go through all the trouble of paying and sending it back to Ruger for repair, but I would like it fixed if I can do it cheaply myself.
TLDR: Hammer is catching before the cylinder locks
The first few rounds seem to go fine. It really isn't grouping, but I was shooting Remington thunderbolt so there isn't much to expect there.
After stepping back to around 25y and shooting supported the groups opened up to 1-2 feet with no consistency in the misses. I am majorly disappointed at this point.
Fast forward to getting home and there is a ton of lead splashed right above the forcing cone and there is even lead built up in the forcing cone. I clean it and start working the hammer and notice that the hammer catches before the cylinder locks. A quick peek down the bore and it is significantly misaligned. A deliberate pull of the hammer and its fine, but my natural cocking speed induces the malfunction.
Can anybody think of what might be causing this issue? This is my first and probably only revolver. It's not valuable enough to me to go through all the trouble of paying and sending it back to Ruger for repair, but I would like it fixed if I can do it cheaply myself.
TLDR: Hammer is catching before the cylinder locks