Possible Problem?

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Evening All.

I am shooting a Schofield 44-40 made by Uberti.  I have noticed a slight rock or side to side motion when I am loading and the barrel is facing down.  Is this normal for this pistol or should I try tighting the hinge point?  I do not wish to screw the gun up as it is a nice shooting pistol, so I am asking for advice from those of you who are more knowledgeable.  Thanks in advance.

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[French Jack]

Generally speaking, the play you describe is caused by looseness/poor fitting in the hinge of a top break revolver.  I would see if the hinge screw is a bit loose, and tighten it up.  It is possible it has loosened with shooting and opening the action.

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Evening All.

I am shooting a Schofield 44-40 made by Uberti.  I have noticed a slight rock or side to side motion when I am loading and the barrel is facing down.  Is this normal for this pistol or should I try tighting the hinge point?  I do not wish to screw the gun up as it is a nice shooting pistol, so I am asking for advice from those of you who are more knowledgeable.  Thanks in advance.

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After how many shots did this start to happen? Or was it since day one?
Did you check the hinge screws?

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As I bought this pistol used it has been since day one, so far with the posts I have received tighting is in order.

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