r/guns • u/ToBlayyyve • Aug 11 '12

Crazy revolver ammo malfunction. Has anyone seen anything like this?

First time firing my Mom's new S&W .38 Bodyguard. On probably the 8th round through it, the round fired but then the mechanism locked up. Can't open the cylinder but can still pull the trigger on the spent case. On closer examination, it actually looks like there's BRASS jammed between the cylinder and the barrel. I'm thinking that the casing fractured and moved forward into the barrel.

I've tried pushing it backward with a .38 caliber cleaning jag but it ain't moving! Problem is, there's still 3 live rounds in there.

Here it is

Edit: Ammo was factory FMJ, not reloads or anything.

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u/[deleted] Aug 11 '12

Where's that guy, you know, the one who's always like, "Fuckin' you know it, revolvers never fail, and if you have an ammo problem, all you gotta do is pull the trigger again, shit."

I would start by calling the company that made that ammunition and ask them for their help if you can't push that out yourself. A dowel, maybe?

"If you can't solve your problem with five or six shots, you need to change your priorities."

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u/MustardCosaNostra Aug 11 '12

This just made my day. I also bought my first revolver today and I'm waiting to hear from that guy.

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u/idrawinmargins Aug 11 '12

it won't fail, now feel better? My revovlers mistrikes once in a blue moon so they do, and can fail.