Is my H&R 922 broken?

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aarondhgraham

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I'm getting conflicting information from local sources,,,
Some people say that's how it operates,,,
Others say it's broken.

When the hammer is all the way down,,,
The cylinder spins freely.

Personally I can't see how it could be designed this way,,,
But I have had two people say this is how their 922's worked.

Does anyone know for certain how it's actually supposed to work?

Aarond

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It doesn't sound normal to me, but I don't own one

It should lock up before the hammer falls, and should stay locked until the trigger is pulled again, or the hammer cocked

I'd say the timing is off
 
That's how it works, the cylinder stop works when the trigger is at rest. Some H&R models had a friction pin to keep it from free spinning but this model hopes the center catch pin spring slows it down.
 
The problem is that the 922 had a very long production life. IIRC, the cylinders on the early guns would rotate freely with the trigger at rest (forward). But the later models had a cylinder stop that worked the same as a Colt or S&W; in those, the cylinder should not rotate when the trigger is at rest.

Jim
 
My Nagant does the same thing. That and the 53 pound DA trigger pull are the only things I don't like about it.
 
A lot of older and inexpensive revolvers do that. Early on, they didn't much make the separate cylinder lock bolt that revolvers have today, it was a solid part of the trigger, and only locked the cylinder when the trigger was fully rearward.
Often, when the hammer is fully at rest, the nose will sort of lock in between the cartridge rims.
Sort of, as in I wouldn't rely on that for safe pocket carry. Which probably had a lot to do with revolvers all locked cylinders now with the trigger forward.
 
Many of the older revolvers work OK as long as a round has been fired or a fired case put under the hammer; that way, the firing pin rests in the primer and the hand will index properly for the next shot. But if that doesn't happen, the cylinder can freely rotate one way, or even both ways if the hand drags the cylinder backward. The shooter can then find himself trying to fire the same round over and over again. (That was a problem with the first Colt swing-out cylinder revolver, the Navy Model of 1889; the problem was corrected in later models and the 1889's in service were recalled and upgraded.)

Jim
 
Thanks gentlemen,,,

Thanks gentlemen,,,
I've had the gun to the range twice now,,,
I never noticed it as I loaded the cylinder then fired all 9 rounds.

The gun is very accurate though,,,
At least I was hitting clay pigeons with it at 25 yards.

I'll never carry it in a holster,,,
It will be a dedicated range table gun.

Thanks again for the good info.

Aarond

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