tornadobelt wrote on Mar 24
th, 2018 at 10:10am:
Well, Redsetter, de Haas clearly indicates in his description of the 1889s, the earliest Favorites, a "hard rubber" butt plate.
He was mistaken about that.
Quote:As for the extraction issue, the brass swells and gets stuck - I wondered if the Canuck [1950s-60s] ammo might be a bit "hotter" than the 19th century ammo, or some other issue with it.
Maybe, but I've shot plenty of Canuck .32s without extraction problems.
Quote:As to the profile: I looked at a number of images on the web and found some I think are what you refer to - flat surface behind the hammer? These were 1915 models. Mine is curved, top and bottom.
No, not the 1915 model. Hard to describe, but when the first variation rcvrs are looked at from the side, the bottom of the barrel shank is clearly visible.