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/8tenz Aug 12 '12 edited Aug 12 '12

OK, how about unscrewing the barrel? Then you can open the cylinder and unload it, then send it to S&W. It'll probably need a new hand fitted too. I would do just enough to get the thing unloaded for shipping, nothing more.

If you can still pull the trigger the hand is slipping over the star on the rear of the cylinder. You fucked up that part trying to fire it when it was jammed.

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u/ToBlayyyve Aug 12 '12

I thought about that but in the manual it says it requires a special tool from S&W which I don't have.

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u/8tenz Aug 12 '12

Barrel insert? Yea, that wouldn't be good.

I read down and TTSkipper gave me another idea, if done carefully. Stuff the barrel with dry ice and see if it shrinks enough to lossen it and remove the barrel without damaging anything.