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Old 01-26-2021, 01:10 AM
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Default Cause and effect

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I pushed the cylinder release as far forward as it would go, and was able to get it open with a light whack with a plastic mallet.
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The ejector rod was sheered off. Looks nothing like the cylinder rod on the 629.
I'm guessing the center pin/rod was originally stuck, either gummed up or rusted, & couldn't be depressed normally.

Then the whack with the mallet sheared the tip of the rod off.

Hopefully nothing else is damaged.

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