44 magnum 629-6 Revolver jammed cylinder and hammer

[Fast Doug]

Cylinder will not open

OK after some thought and some reading here on this site I hit the cylinder real hard with my hand and got the cylinder to open then I tightened the ejector rod so my question is should I send the 629 if it happens again or just keep an eye on the ejector rod to make sure she is tight ?

 

[sw282]

Doug--l have 8000+rounds thru my 629-6 Hunter.
Never a problem...lf you want to snug up your ejector
rod l suggest you first wrap it with leather to keep from
marring the surface...
Personally, l don't use Loctite on ANYTHING.. Not even
on the Leupold 4X EER that resides on the barrel of my
S&W 460 Mag PC Hunter...Still snug as ever after 3 years

 

[Fast Doug]

Ejector rod fixed

Thank you sw282 after tightening it by hand I then put a piece of leather around it and used my small vice grip to tighten it some more to snug it up and now she seems fine.

 

[Double-O-Dave]

Thank you sw282 after tightening it by hand I then put a piece of leather around it and used my small vice grip to tighten it some more to snug it up and now she seems fine.

Uh, that's a really good way to screw up your revolver. You should place at least 3 fired cartridges - 1 in every other charge hole in the cylinder to avoid breaking off the ejector splines. Personally, I use 1 fired cartridge in each charge hole of the cylinder. Vice grips can really screw up the knurling at the end of the ejector rod. A drill chuck from a drill press or hand drill can be used, or there is an excellent tool that is made for use on the extractor rod:

ViseSmith™ - a unique extractor rod tool for - S&W(R), Taurus(R), and Ruger(R) Speed Six Revolvers | Welcome to Gunsmither™ Tools | Myself

Good luck,

Dave

 

[Dennis]

My new-in-box 629-6 is one of my nicest Smiths. Never a problem. Bought in 2012.

 

[Nightowl]

Note: grip the extractor rod next to the yoke to tighten, as pictured. Gripping the knurled end is a good way to bend the rod and center pin and gather in more problems!