I was shooting a match (ICORE) with a friend over the weekend and he had a malfunction come up that I'd never seen and can't quite figure out.
He was shooting a 686 in DA when his hammer stopped moving . He was still pressing the trigger and it just jammed. As he continued to apply pressure, the hammer finally fell (after about 3 sec) and the shot went off.
We counldn't determine which case it occurred with as he continued to run the CoF, ejecting spent cartridges as he went. The cases were gathered by another squad member.
We discussed this later and it still has me stumped
1. It only happens occasionally....maybe 5-7 times in the last year
2. The ammo is commercially loaded
3. The cases are new Starline
4. It does NOT occur with an empty cylinder
5. It does Not occur with match ammo loaded in once fired W-W cases
I figured if it was a burr on the action that it would occur all the time or at least more frequently.
Anyone every encounter this previously?
Anyone have any ideas of where to start looking
He was shooting a 686 in DA when his hammer stopped moving . He was still pressing the trigger and it just jammed. As he continued to apply pressure, the hammer finally fell (after about 3 sec) and the shot went off.
We counldn't determine which case it occurred with as he continued to run the CoF, ejecting spent cartridges as he went. The cases were gathered by another squad member.
We discussed this later and it still has me stumped
1. It only happens occasionally....maybe 5-7 times in the last year
2. The ammo is commercially loaded
3. The cases are new Starline
4. It does NOT occur with an empty cylinder
5. It does Not occur with match ammo loaded in once fired W-W cases
I figured if it was a burr on the action that it would occur all the time or at least more frequently.
Anyone every encounter this previously?
Anyone have any ideas of where to start looking
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