ken792
Ultimate Member
It shows that a single action revolver was cycled improperly. It usually happens when someone lets down the hammer from the loading notch and then hand indexes the cylinder, causing the bolt to drag against the cylinder as it goes into its notch. The proper way to do it is to cock the hammer all the way back, and then to lower it. That way the action indexes the cylinder properly without dragging the bolt against it. Another reason for it is that some people carry a single action with all six chambers loaded, with the hammer down and firing pin resting between two cartridge rims (not the recommended method). To do that, the hammer is pulled back just enough to lower the bolt, the cylinder is turned half a position, the hammer is lowered, and then the cylinder is manually turned (with the bolt dragging) until the firing pin clicks between two rims. While it won't usually damage the gun or impede function (unless the edges of the cylinder notches get rounded), it is a cosmetic blemish.
