Cylinder locked up, not from backed out rod.
At our monthly revolver match a fellow member's Model 15 had his cylinder lock up and would not open. I slipped a business card between the cylinder and frame and disengaged the cylinder stop. The cylinder could be opened enough to move the ejector rod away from the locking bolt but no further. The only other thing I could think of was a high primer wedging things up. As the revolver was still partially loaded, the owner packed up the gun and would deal with it at his home. Anything else that would cause such a problem?
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