Sticky cylinder

[macanudo14]

I recently picked up a NIB Taurus 605 .357. And have recently noticed that the cylinder sticks in while rotating to one cylinder. When trying to be easy and stage the trigger in DA it can be difficult to pull the trigger. If I release the trigger and hammer and just spin the cylinder while still in the frame I can feel it sticking almost as if it's rubbing on something, yet I see no evidence of any rubbing. If I swing the cylinder out there is no problem it's spins freely. Anyone else come across this problem? if so how can it be fixed?

 

[gb6491]

Have you checked to see if your ejector rod is bent and binding?
Regards,
Greg

You might also want to go through this "Inspection Guide". It's written for S&W revolvers but the principles are the same.

 

[earplug]

If you bought it recently NIB take it back to the dealer or call Taurus.
Why mess with it and risk voiding any warranty.

 

[rainbowbob]

Greg -

Thanks for including a link to the S&W Inspection Guide. I hadn't seen that before and it's full of good info.

 

[macanudo14]

I don't think it's the extractor rod, cause when I swing the cylinder out it's fine. It's only when it's locked into the frame

 

[esq_stu]

There's athread somewhere here on THR that describes how to fix this problem. The ejector rod and the channel it runs through are often rough and need to be polished. If the little spring loaded rod sticks, it will prevent the cylinder from turning by not pushing in that little button in the breechface. In fact, the latest issue of Gun Test had a short blurb explaining it as well because the Taurus they tested had the same problem. But look on THR first - there's a thread a link to photos of how-to.