NM Super Blawhawk - can't pull hammer back

[WRMorrison]

The loading gate spring is easy to dislodge when cycling and or dry firing with the cylinder out . Sometimes, if the tip has been polished ,dry fire with no cartridges or snap caps will let it happen.
Usually no disassembly required other than cylinder removal. Easily seen in your first picture you can see the tip under the loading gate. If it is sticking out , it is wrong. Hold the loading gate closed and just push it down and in. Should pop into place.

Yep, that was the problem; glad it was a (relatively) easy fix! On the plus side, I'm not too shabby at disassembly/reassembly with these now :lol: It was a bit of a headache the first few times...

-WRM

 

[smithers599]

Delighted to hear you got it all sorted out.
Happy hunting!

 

[Harrier]

As Shooter444 said, the single leg spring is an old trick to lighten the trigger pull. I'd put it back where it belongs and see if that fixes your problem.
The cylinder stop that you pointed to is supposed to lock up when hammer is cocked to keep the cyl aligned with the bore and from moving allowing the lead to hit the frame from misalignment- it locks into the cyl notches. It should be down at other times to allow the cyl to move freely. It may not act the same with the cyl open as when loading.

eta- oops- didn't finish reading page 2... glad you found the problem and are able to fix it- now go shoot'in

 

[shooter444]

Yep, that was the problem; glad it was a (relatively) easy fix! On the plus side, I'm not too shabby at disassembly/reassembly with these now :lol: It was a bit of a headache the first few times...
-WRM

Yup,... after the third time I broke down my SAA ,... COMPLETELY,... I felt like an expert! :lol:

But, SAA's are extremely simple pieces,... I wouldn't try with a modern design.

Glad you worked it out! Nothing like fixing your own weapon,... is there!!! :clap: