Hey guys, will soon have my first revolver, a Taurus Model 65 circa 1990. I was out visiting family in Nebraska, and since I have become a gun enthusiast the uncle I stayed with showed me his gun collection. While we were going through it, he took out an old Taurus Model 65, and told me my grandfather had used it when he worked security "back in the day" after he retired from the smelting industry, and that he thought I should have it. I was ecstatic of course, not only getting my first revolver but also one with some family history. So, hopefully I should get it next week as I had to work out a transfer to my FFL back in IL.
So, background out of the way, my uncle said he meant to send it back to Taurus but never got around to it. He said he hasn't shot it much, but that when he did he got alot of "spitting" back from the cylinder, gasses and what he thought were metal shavings (guessing lead and/or copper?). Sending it back to Taurus is fine by me, but are there any other things I might try to troubleshoot it before I send it back? I know next to nothing about revolvers, so I don't know what to look for, he said he thought it was a timing issue.
So, background out of the way, my uncle said he meant to send it back to Taurus but never got around to it. He said he hasn't shot it much, but that when he did he got alot of "spitting" back from the cylinder, gasses and what he thought were metal shavings (guessing lead and/or copper?). Sending it back to Taurus is fine by me, but are there any other things I might try to troubleshoot it before I send it back? I know next to nothing about revolvers, so I don't know what to look for, he said he thought it was a timing issue.
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