Talldog
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This gun was purchased new in February, but thanks to a broken ankle immediately thereafter, it wasn't fired until April. I keep meticulous logs, and it had 277 trouble free rounds through it, getting cleaned after every range trip. Ammo is exclusively CCI Maxi Mags and Hornady Critical Defense.
Three days ago, I took it to the range, and after firing a cylinder, I couldn't eject the cases. I ended up having to bang the ejector rod on the table hard to get the cases half way out, and it was a &%$^ to get them the rest of the way out. I lubed the cylinders with Breakfree CLP and fired 2 more cylinders with exactly the same results.
I brought the gun home and cleaned it thoroughly. I dropped a Maxi Mag, then a Hornady cartridge in all 7 cylinders, and saw no problems. Went back to the range yesterday, and had the same results. This time, I had a dowel and a hammer with me. 3 cartridges pushed out easily, 2 pushed out with more difficulty, and 2 I had to use the hammer. Same results with both Hornady and Maxi Mags.
My wife has the same gun, purchased at the same time, build dates within a couple weeks of each other. She fired a cylinder from each of my boxes of ammo and had no problems, so it's obviously the gun.
I'll be calling S&W in the morning, and I'm sure they'll take care of it, but I'm wondering if anyone has seen this problem. It just doesn't make sense that after almost 300 flawless rounds this just comes out of nowhere.
Three days ago, I took it to the range, and after firing a cylinder, I couldn't eject the cases. I ended up having to bang the ejector rod on the table hard to get the cases half way out, and it was a &%$^ to get them the rest of the way out. I lubed the cylinders with Breakfree CLP and fired 2 more cylinders with exactly the same results.
I brought the gun home and cleaned it thoroughly. I dropped a Maxi Mag, then a Hornady cartridge in all 7 cylinders, and saw no problems. Went back to the range yesterday, and had the same results. This time, I had a dowel and a hammer with me. 3 cartridges pushed out easily, 2 pushed out with more difficulty, and 2 I had to use the hammer. Same results with both Hornady and Maxi Mags.
My wife has the same gun, purchased at the same time, build dates within a couple weeks of each other. She fired a cylinder from each of my boxes of ammo and had no problems, so it's obviously the gun.
I'll be calling S&W in the morning, and I'm sure they'll take care of it, but I'm wondering if anyone has seen this problem. It just doesn't make sense that after almost 300 flawless rounds this just comes out of nowhere.