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Unread 05-06-2012, 10:22 AM   #5
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Originally Posted by linus9 View Post
...it wont hold the retainer in for more that a few shots.
... ...You're still shooting it???

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...i had it repaired once by a gunsmith who heli arced it shut, but it only lasted a year of so before it broke out again.
Are you shooting Winchester white box ammunition or equivalent low velocity loads??? These are old handguns, with a lot of use behind them...They were never intended to stand up to today's high velocity commercial cartridge loadings...Metal fatigue is a very real issue...
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