#7196494 - 12/17/12 05:47 PM
Re: My model 29 locked up
[Re: McInnis]
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Campfire Tracker
Registered: 06/28/05
Posts: 6925
Loc: Central IN
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Can't tell by your post if you bought this new, new to you, or a "new model."
If you bought it second hand, maybe somebody did hit it with a hammer to knock out a stuck case, like your gunsmith said. These rods will sometimes unscrew a little bit under recoil, causing a bind as it moves forward.
Seen it, and talked to my gunsmith about it, too.
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#7196529 - 12/17/12 05:54 PM
Re: My model 29 locked up
[Re: tjm10025]
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Registered: 02/04/01
Posts: 5539
Loc: RETIRED in Oregon, USA
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Yep,
Had a 629 Mtn. gun do the same thing.
Never did figure out "where" the burr came from, but stoning it off WORKED! It never locked up again.
Mine was pre-lock. Lost faith in it and traded it off....BAD mistake!
Virgil B.
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#7196695 - 12/17/12 06:25 PM
Re: My model 29 locked up
[Re: McInnis]
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Campfire Outfitter
Registered: 08/19/06
Posts: 8850
Loc: Oregon
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If the ejector rod was partially unscrewed (and this happens all the time; I check them each time I clean a S&W), then it may have battered against the front of the ejector rod housing under recoil. That could cause the tip of the ejector rod to "mushroom" as your gunsmith described.
I have had a few S&W N-frames "lock up" because the ejector rods have partially unscrewed. It is just something to check as regular maintenance.
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#7197016 - 12/17/12 07:35 PM
Re: My model 29 locked up
[Re: Oregon45]
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Registered: 10/29/08
Posts: 71
Loc: PA
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I have had a few S&W N-frames "lock up" because the ejector rods have partially unscrewed. It is just something to check as regular maintenance. I have had it happen with K frames and frequently with my Model 63 J frame. When you pick it up ask the gunsmith to show you how to correct it and if it happens again you can fix it in the field.
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#7197038 - 12/17/12 07:39 PM
Re: My model 29 locked up
[Re: Oregon45]
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Campfire Ranger
Registered: 11/20/04
Posts: 1510
Loc: Cheyenne, WY
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If the ejector rod was partially unscrewed (and this happens all the time I'll bet that's it. Good advice. Although I regularly check the side plate screws for tightness, never even thought to check the ejector rod for tightness.
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#7197046 - 12/17/12 07:41 PM
Re: My model 29 locked up
[Re: McInnis]
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Campfire Oracle
Registered: 06/12/02
Posts: 57702
Loc: Northern Florida
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I've had a S&W new model 29 for a year now, maybe 400 rounds through it at the most. I went to the gun range Saturday and after about 15 rounds the thing locked up tight. On the way home I dropped it by the gunshop I bought it from. Neither the owner nor me could see what was wrong with it. It has an internal lock, but we locked and unlocked it to no avail.
Then today the gunsmith there called and said it was fixed. When I asked him what he found he said that opening on the end of the ejector rod was "mushroomed" like someone had hit it with a hammer. It was binding to the little pin that it normally rotates around (the pin that pulls back to release the cylinder).
I am totally confused by what could have happened. If the revolver had been locked up when I took it out of the holster I guess I would just have to blame myself for somehow doing the damage while handling it, but I had put 15 rounds through it before it happened.
Anyone ever had anything like this happen? Any ideas?
You need to stop taking hammers to your ejector rods. They're meant to be operated with the thumb or the palm.
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