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Hey Folks,
I recently picked up a beautiful 1873 SAA revolver. This is my first revolver without a transfer bar. I know the standard line of "load one, skip one, load four" so the hammer rests on an empty chamber.
Since Colt has the four clicks there are actually two safeties.
#1 is the first click which takes the hammer off the cartridge
#2 The use of the safety pin
So my question is this: if the first click safety (or use of safety bar) is used, if the holster has a hammer loop, then why load five? Why not six?
For those that have real world experience is it safe to load six?
I recently picked up a beautiful 1873 SAA revolver. This is my first revolver without a transfer bar. I know the standard line of "load one, skip one, load four" so the hammer rests on an empty chamber.
Since Colt has the four clicks there are actually two safeties.
#1 is the first click which takes the hammer off the cartridge
#2 The use of the safety pin
So my question is this: if the first click safety (or use of safety bar) is used, if the holster has a hammer loop, then why load five? Why not six?
For those that have real world experience is it safe to load six?