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I have an old Model 10. I have used it for years with no problem. Yesterday at the range, however, that changed.
I oiled the gun lightly before use.
I had fired a cylinder full of cartridges. I reloaded and fired one shot. Then the trigger would not pull, the gun was locked up....hammer would not come back...cylinder would not advance. It was difficult to open the cylinder....the thumb piece was quite hard to push so as to release the cylinder.
I took the side plate off to have a look. I noticed that, even with the cylinder closed, the bolt was not moving rearwards to allow the hammer to cock. Using a punch, I pushed the end of the bolt that normally bears against the end of the extractor. It moved freely. I reassembled the gun. I cycled the gun double action and it worked. Loading it again, I fired two shots (not heavy loads) and the gun locked up again. Rather than take it apart again, I unloaded, used a punch to push the end of the bolt...it moved freely....the hammer moved....I reloaded and fired....it locked up again.
Any ideas about what is causing this?
pete
I oiled the gun lightly before use.
I had fired a cylinder full of cartridges. I reloaded and fired one shot. Then the trigger would not pull, the gun was locked up....hammer would not come back...cylinder would not advance. It was difficult to open the cylinder....the thumb piece was quite hard to push so as to release the cylinder.
I took the side plate off to have a look. I noticed that, even with the cylinder closed, the bolt was not moving rearwards to allow the hammer to cock. Using a punch, I pushed the end of the bolt that normally bears against the end of the extractor. It moved freely. I reassembled the gun. I cycled the gun double action and it worked. Loading it again, I fired two shots (not heavy loads) and the gun locked up again. Rather than take it apart again, I unloaded, used a punch to push the end of the bolt...it moved freely....the hammer moved....I reloaded and fired....it locked up again.
Any ideas about what is causing this?
pete