fireside44
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Was shooting my Smith model 10 today. Running 4.5-5.0 grains of Unique behind a 150 grain SWC.
Was accurate and shooting fine. All of a sudden, halfway through a cylinder, it locks up tight. Can't pull trigger or cock hammer.
Pulled the ammo and checked for high primers, running them individually in the cylinder. All of a sudden, it's working again and all is well, no high primers. So I resume normal shooting. Then it locks up again, mid cylinder. Then works again. Definitely not an ammo issue.
Frustrated and irritated by my inability to have a reliable weapon, I take it home and dry snap it vigorously hoping to get it to lock up again. No dice.
Where is my problem?
Was accurate and shooting fine. All of a sudden, halfway through a cylinder, it locks up tight. Can't pull trigger or cock hammer.
Pulled the ammo and checked for high primers, running them individually in the cylinder. All of a sudden, it's working again and all is well, no high primers. So I resume normal shooting. Then it locks up again, mid cylinder. Then works again. Definitely not an ammo issue.
Frustrated and irritated by my inability to have a reliable weapon, I take it home and dry snap it vigorously hoping to get it to lock up again. No dice.
Where is my problem?