Upon recoil the gun moves rearward and the loading gate tries to move forward as it’s held under spring tension. With an empty chamber in front of the gate, it has the potential to move forward until it hits the cylinder. A round in the cylinder in front of the gate greatly limits the movement.
When I got my 510 revolver, I was only loading 2-3 rounds at a time. In less than 300 rounds my loading gate was loose and I had to replace the spring. Now I make sure and only shoot it with a full cylinder.
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Somebody answer Gary's post below. I have
- Scott Deakins, 2021-01-10, 17:48
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- I shot thousands of hot rounds in Ruger .45 Colts - Jim Taylor, 2021-01-10, 20:09
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I have done it before. When I first started
- Blake, 2021-01-10, 18:24
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I don't see how dry firing can ever make a loading
- gary reeder, 2021-01-10, 18:38
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It’s not the dry fire, it’s the hot round
- Blake, 2021-01-10, 18:52
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not to argue but I don't see how an empty case in front
- gary reeder, 2021-01-10, 19:57
- It’s physics - Randy Barnett, 2021-01-11, 15:17
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In theory, the gate is unsupported if the cylinder
- John K., 2021-01-10, 20:16
- The one gun that I did it to actually - Blake, 2021-01-11, 05:18
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not to argue but I don't see how an empty case in front
- gary reeder, 2021-01-10, 19:57
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It’s not the dry fire, it’s the hot round
- Blake, 2021-01-10, 18:52
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I don't see how dry firing can ever make a loading
- gary reeder, 2021-01-10, 18:38
- here is John K's response from below - gary reeder, 2021-01-10, 18:20