Kentucky Shooter
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My pocket carry S&W 637 has malfunctioned. I needed to fire it this week for some pest control on my property and it was difficult to cock. I got it cocked and trigger didn’t want to pull but it did and I barely dented the primer- no shot fired. I was able to open the cylinder and empty the ammo from it.
Kept fooling around with it, but once I cocked the hammer, it won’t release. The hammer was frozen in the cocked position. The cylinder spins by hand and of course it shouldn’t. The internal lock flag was noticeably loose during this, so when I got home and found a key I turned the lock a few times and was finally able to release the hammer. Now the hammer is difficult to cock and has hard trigger pull.
A call to S&W and it’s now with FedEx on the way back to S&W for inspection.
Luckily I didn’t pull this weapon in a case where I desperately needed it. Does this sound like a case of the internal lock failing?
Any thoughts appreciated.
Kept fooling around with it, but once I cocked the hammer, it won’t release. The hammer was frozen in the cocked position. The cylinder spins by hand and of course it shouldn’t. The internal lock flag was noticeably loose during this, so when I got home and found a key I turned the lock a few times and was finally able to release the hammer. Now the hammer is difficult to cock and has hard trigger pull.
A call to S&W and it’s now with FedEx on the way back to S&W for inspection.
Luckily I didn’t pull this weapon in a case where I desperately needed it. Does this sound like a case of the internal lock failing?
Any thoughts appreciated.
