Hello everybody,
Today was the first day I shot my .357 magnum model 19-4.
My father bought it for me as a birthday gift and I had paperwork stating there was less than 100 rounds shot through it. When receiving it the gun dealer had it cleaned and maintained to be sure it would be good to go for shooting.
I shot 50 rounds today and I noticed that when ejecting the cylinder to unload the ammo the cylinder is stuck in place. It happened after the forth round of shooting.
Now I am cleaning my gun and it is stuck in place. Not even a budge and I have been spending an hour trying to get it to safely open.
I have been reading that there are many reasons for this.
1. ammunition
I used Remington brass casing .38 special. No reloads!
2. lead buildup
I made sure my gun was clean before shooting and I cannot even look inside the cylinder since it is stuck like glue.
3. the ejection lever
I cannot even open the gun to tell you
4. Lubrication
I made sure it was
I also noticed that when pressing the ejection button the cylinder will spin freely but it will not release and budge out to the left.
I just got this gun and I am right now even afraid to use it anymore. Is there anyway that it can be fixed or temporarily fixed so I can safely open my gun and clean it.
Thank you.