colt 1878 frontier DA

jh grunt

<div class="IPBDescription">need an answer from a colt man</div>Does the 1878 frontier lock up differently than the single action that is to say when it is cocked ther is play on the cylinder but when the trigger is pulled there is no play.Does any know it that is true<br />
Semper Fi<br />
Grunt

Longtooth

jh grunt wrote on Aug 10 2006, 10&#58;41 PM:

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Does the 1878 frontier lock up differently than the single action that is to say when it is cocked ther is play on the cylinder but when the trigger is pulled there is no play.Does any know it that is true<br />
Semper Fi<br />
Grunt<br />

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Grunt,<br />
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Email Big Grit. He will know the answer.

Devereaux

Your observation is correct. The DA cylinder is loose and only tightens up as you pull the trigger. It is a design item, and it present on both the larger and smaller versions of the pistol.