Hey I just bought a used S&W model 65. The previous owner told me that someone who owned the gun before him had changed the mainspring to a lighter Wolff spring. The gun appeared in good mechanical condition. I fired it today. After about 30 rounds of normal function both single and double action, the gun locked up on me. It locked up after firing the third round in the cylinder. Now I cannot cock the hammer, I cannot pull the trigger, and I cannot open the cylinder latch. When I try to pull back the hammer, it comes back about 1/8th of an inch and no further. I can press the cylinder latch, but the cylinder will not swing out more than about 1/16th of an inch.
I am not sure what the problem is here. Any ideas? There are still 3 live rounds in the cylinder, and the hammer is currently down on a spent shell casing.
Please help me. Thanks.
I am not sure what the problem is here. Any ideas? There are still 3 live rounds in the cylinder, and the hammer is currently down on a spent shell casing.
Please help me. Thanks.