Bullet stuck in barrel, failure to battery. Help

[Ruger Nut]

Send it back to S&W.

 

[Kt123]

I will update everyone on the plunk test when i get home. In the meantime while i was at work i emailed sw, and they gave me a return label. Hopefully its a warranty repair, because in the email it says if it's not they will charge me. I will also take a look at the extractor and take pictures of it all.

 

[Oldsalt66]

I’m going to go not so very far out on a limb and guess that your barrel is defective or somehow damaged, since you’ve observed the same problem with so many different types of ammunition.

Regardless of the underlying problem, your pistol is unsafe and if it were mine, I’d send it back to S&W. and let them figure it out.

 

[DWalt]

It almost has to be a badly cut chamber. If it fails the Plunk test (using correct ammo) I can't come up with another reason for that problem. Any new factory cartridge should slide into the chamber easily and stop on the case mouth.

 

[Oldsalt66]

It might also be a locking block or barrel lug problem.

If the pistol will go into battery without a cartridge present, then it’s likely to be a chamber problem.

If it won’t, there’s a misalignment of the lock up system.

 

[gwpercle]

You might enjoy a Revolver better than the semi-auto .
The one in my avatar hasn't had a FTF , FTF or FTE in 50+ years of shooting ... never ever... 50 years is a long time .

38 special is a nice round to shoot .
Gary

 

[scattershot]

Improperly cut chamber would be my guess, too. Please keep us posted.

 

[Ruger Nut]

I will update everyone on the plunk test when i get home. In the meantime while i was at work i emailed sw, and they gave me a return label. Hopefully its a warranty repair, because in the email it says if it's not they will charge me. I will also take a look at the extractor and take pictures of it all.

Did you buy the gun new or used? If new, has it done this since new? If so, I don't see why S&W would charge you. Unless you did something to void the warranty.

 

[BigBill]

Dumb question do you load the first round by hand or from the mag?

 

[smoothshooter]

I believe the term is “ failure to go into battery “.

 

[Kt123]

Plunk test has failed, i took pictures but couldn't figure out how to upload them. Gun has been sent back. Thx guys

 

[Kt123]

Did you buy the gun new or used? If new, has it done this since new? If so, I don't see why S&W would charge you. Unless you did something to void the warranty.

I bought the gun new 4 years ago, rarely used it because it happened when i first bought it

 

[LVSteve]

Bad chamber or part of a case jammed in there already.

 

[SamMeow]

Glad you sent it back for evaluation.

And on another note, it’s a slide lock not a slide release.
Slingshot the slide to chamber a round.