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Originally Posted by dpsix
To update. The shooter removed the sideplate, disengaged the cylinder stop with a business card, pulled the hand back out of the frame, opened the cylinder enough to clear the ejector rod away from the locking bolt and gave the cylinder a knock with the heel of the hand. The cylinder opened. The problem was caused by a split case that knotted the works together. Live and learn.
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It sounds like the split case was the straw that broke the camel's back; there is likely one or more of the other issues mentioned involved and the case let a little debris get under the extractor star to finish it up.
I have had a lot of cases split on me over the years and I usually was unaware of it until I had already tumbled them and discovered them during inspection. Never had one give the slightest problem as far as causing a malfunction such as you described.
Your bud's gun may very well need nothing but a detail cleaning. I love the wheelguns, but they have a number of places where crud accumulates and will eventually degrade performance to some degree. A little here and a little there adds up.