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Handguns: Black Bear Defense - Which is more Effective?
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<blockquote data-quote="Teri Anne" data-source="post: 2542565" data-attributes="member: 118816"><p>Revolvers are like every other firearm. They need to be cleaned and lubricated just like your semi autos do. My dad who was a State Cop had an issue with his Model 19 back in the 60's. When he took it to the range to qualify the cylinder failed to rotate and the hammer failed to pull back so the firearm would not fire. The issue as it turned out to be was that the grease, yes grease that was used to lubricate the inner workings from the factory had solidified keeping the action from functioning. The issue, the firearm still had the original lubricant that came with it when he bought it back in the 50's. Lubricants back then were not as good as they are today. When the side cover was removed the grease was virtually solid. The trigger assembly had to be pried out of the frame and the dried lubricant scraped from the frame and the trigger parts soaked in home heating oil to soften it up to clean the parts. Once cleaned the firearm functioned without any issues but this time using Gunslick gun grease to lube the internals. Lesson learned, clean not only the barrel and cylinder but the entire firearm on a regular basis. I cant help but wonder if your malfunctioning Model 19 suffered from the same grease caking issues.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Teri Anne, post: 2542565, member: 118816"] Revolvers are like every other firearm. They need to be cleaned and lubricated just like your semi autos do. My dad who was a State Cop had an issue with his Model 19 back in the 60's. When he took it to the range to qualify the cylinder failed to rotate and the hammer failed to pull back so the firearm would not fire. The issue as it turned out to be was that the grease, yes grease that was used to lubricate the inner workings from the factory had solidified keeping the action from functioning. The issue, the firearm still had the original lubricant that came with it when he bought it back in the 50's. Lubricants back then were not as good as they are today. When the side cover was removed the grease was virtually solid. The trigger assembly had to be pried out of the frame and the dried lubricant scraped from the frame and the trigger parts soaked in home heating oil to soften it up to clean the parts. Once cleaned the firearm functioned without any issues but this time using Gunslick gun grease to lube the internals. Lesson learned, clean not only the barrel and cylinder but the entire firearm on a regular basis. I cant help but wonder if your malfunctioning Model 19 suffered from the same grease caking issues. [/QUOTE]
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