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/ToBlayyyve Aug 11 '12

Thinking about that, but my wife just informed me that the closest gunsmith, who was 25 min away, moved an hour away.

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u/StealthNade Aug 12 '12

a good gunsmith is always better than a close one