Manual

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The action and all other movable elements should be oiled. Besides cleaning the
functional parts, the surface of the weapon has to be cleaned and oiled as well. When
using spray oil, a take down of the weapon is not necessary. Only use modern,
water-impenetrable weapon oils with a low viscosity.
Dirt can cause malfunctioning of the weapon. Avoid this by cleaning your weapon
frequently and carefully.
For example: Remaining dirt like unburned powder can easily get underneath the
ejector during unloading. This can result in the fact that the extractor retaining plate
does not completely return into the cylinder. This might not be seen by the first glimpse.
However, the pressure between extractor and recoil plate can increase so much, when
the cylinder is closed, that the opening of the cylinder is no longer possible. Please be
aware of things like this, while cleaning your weapon.Before use, it is absolutely
necessary to remove oil and other residues inside the barrel and cylinder. Oil in the
barrel and also in the charging holes, can reduce the efficiency of your weapon.
Please note:
Bluing of a metallic surface is principally an oxidation process. Every oxidation can be
changed by further chemical reactions. Hand sweat can sometimes be enough to
induce this. Besides causing rust, pitting, etc., even the bluing can be removed by
sweat. Meticulous care of the surface of the weapon, especially at the back of the
frame, will help you maintain the bluing for a long time.
Lead residues:
When using lead ammunition, residues will occur in the barrel and cylinder. These lead
residues can be removed e.g. with a soft brass or nylon brush and mild solvents.
(Never use brass brushes “dry” and only use occasionally.) The solvent has to be
completely removed and the complete weapon has to be oiled. The sooner the lead
residues are removed, the easier the work is accomplished.
We naturally do not guarantee a chemically modified surface. When buying a lead or
non ferrous metal solvent, you should verify that it will not affect or change the bluing.
11.1 Cylinder take-down
A complete take-down of the cylinder unit, e.g. for cleaning purposes is not necessary.
Lightly oiling it from the “outside” is sufficient, even in extended use.
The assembly of a revolver cylinder is relatively complicated. Possible maintenance
work should therefore only be done in our workshop.
11.2 “Dry firing”
“Dry firing” should be only performed using snap caps.
Releasing the action without the use of a snap cap can result in an increased risk of
firing pin breakage.
12. Shooting performance
Besides the complete construction, the optimally acting in combination of compression
slope with the axiallity of barrel- and cylinder drilling, as well as the minimal air gap,
leads to the precise shooting performance of our revolver. The shooting performance of