Rexster wrote:I picked up a USFA that had belonged to a southern Texas police chief. Being the China Camp model, it had not been blued or color case-hardened in the first place, anyway, and for some reason, the previous owner had it refinished by bead blasting. Anyhow, the price was right, and I have grown to REALLY like my "utility" grade sixgun, even though I have other Colts and USFAs that are prettier/"purdier." I can carry this one when I want tote a single action sixgun, but may run into some rough going. I bought this one before my stainless Ruger SA sixguns.
Mr. pokey, there is nothing at all wrong with a sixgun that has character and a story.
For that matter, I bought a Colt that has a drag line around the cylinder, that had a low price, yet seemed to be timed properly; someday I will get just the cylinder prettied-up, and the timing verified as OK.
Rexter,
Single actions are easy to verify the timing on.
Slowly cock the hammer and watch the bolt as you do so.
After the hammer begins to move back the bolt should drop before the hand begins to turn the cylinder.
At the half cock point the bolt should be down.
As the hammer continues back the bolt should pop up right at, or very close to the point of the lead to the bolt notch.
Then when the trigger pops into the full cock notch the bolt should lock into it's notch either at the same time or very shortly thereafter.
Basically just watch the bolt as you cock the hammer and you'll see it drops down then back up.
The full circumference drag line is most likely from operator error.
Joe
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