![]() Moon clips are stamped out from sheets of spring steel. Worse yet is that the moon clip may prevent you from opening the cylinder to remove it. This occurs when the firearm has been dropped on the ejector rod or when the revolver has been mishandled, usually by someone flipping the cylinder closed as they had seen James Cagney do in a plethora of gangster movies.Ī bent moon clip can completely stop the cylinder from moving. The ejector rod can get bent and interfere with the closing of the cylinder. It is a good idea to check the tightness of the ejector rod before use. A close inspection of your ammo may reveal imperfections in the crimp and your owner’s manual will generally warn you against the types of ammo not to use in your lightweight handgun.ĭuring recoil on Smith & Wesson revolvers (usually those made prior to 2000) the ejector rods can unscrew themselves jamming the cylinder shut. That’s a difficult task to perform during the stress of a self-defense encounter.īullet creep can be caused by an improperly crimped bullet (and I have seen this happen with factory ammo as well as reloads) or by shooting high velocity loads in a lightweight revolver. In order to clear this jam, you will need a mallet and a dowel rod so that you can tap (or pound) the bullet back into the shell casing. ![]() ![]() Here is what can happen to a revolver:ĭuring recoil, the bullets in the non-firing chambers may creep out of their shell casing causing the bullet to collide with the barrel’s forcing cone thereby locking up the cylinder. However, with a revolver, the malfunction will usually take you out of the fight. The big difference between “jams” in revolvers and semi-automatic pistols is that most pistol malfunctions can be cleared fairly quickly. I have experienced or witnessed five different types of revolver malfunctions in my decades of gun handling. ![]()
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