[KTM rider]

I always thought if you dont pull the hammer back until it clicks, then it will fire

the cowboys in the old movies used to just fan the hammer for rapid fire

[G Larry]

oh, the old Fanner 54!

[dirtymac]

Fanning is holding the trigger done and rapidly pushing the hammer back. with the trigged already pulled the hammer will release and fire the bullet.

But the trigger must be held back in the firing position

and many times the gun exploded

[philetus]

usually the cowboys were holding the trigger in.

[acoulterfan]

“the cowboys in the old movies used to just fan the hammer for rapid fire”

I have been picturing that also all this time since the shooting.

[Blood of Tyrants]

A Pietta true repro will have four clicks. Quarter cock for keeping the firing pin off the back of the round, half cock for cleaning and reloading, three-quarters cocked (I don’t know the purpose), and full cock for firing. Some are modernized to have a transfer bar that eliminates the quarter cock.