Could this be a case of the dreaded lockup?
Having read so much about cases of IL failure (lockup), I considered that this phenomenon was a rare one and limited (mostly) to hard-recoiling revolvers.
Today, at the range with my new(ish) Model 21-4 firing midrange (~850 f/s) 44 Special 200 grain loads the gun locked up not once, but twice.
When it locked, I could move neither the hammer or trigger. The cylinder would open normally. The flag thingy just peeked out alongside the hammer.
After the second ocurrance, I cleared the weapon and closed the cylinder. Noticed the hammer drop a tiny fraction of an inch the instant it latched, and the lockup cleared.
Been firing Smiths for 40 years and have a passel of them. This is the only IL one and, I do believe, it will be the last.
Having read so much about cases of IL failure (lockup), I considered that this phenomenon was a rare one and limited (mostly) to hard-recoiling revolvers.
Today, at the range with my new(ish) Model 21-4 firing midrange (~850 f/s) 44 Special 200 grain loads the gun locked up not once, but twice.
When it locked, I could move neither the hammer or trigger. The cylinder would open normally. The flag thingy just peeked out alongside the hammer.
After the second ocurrance, I cleared the weapon and closed the cylinder. Noticed the hammer drop a tiny fraction of an inch the instant it latched, and the lockup cleared.
Been firing Smiths for 40 years and have a passel of them. This is the only IL one and, I do believe, it will be the last.
