Spent shell stays in my Model 10 cylinder

[DontBurnMyFlag]

Hey everyone. I have a S&W Model 10-7 and I've been having a bit of a problem. All the shells fit into the cylinder fine, that is until they have been fired. There is this one slot in which the shell sticks. It takes alot of force to take it out, and its really a pain in the neck.

So I took some Hoppes 9 and a tornado brush and cleaned out that slot really really well. I made sure the carbon was all gone and the slot was well greased and shiny. However, when I took it to the range today, I still had the same problem.

Any suggestions or advice?

 

[Brian Williams]

This normally signifies a bulged charge hole or chamber.

 

[DontBurnMyFlag]

is that something a qualified gunsmith should attend to? Is it as simple as buying a replacement part or doing it myself? What to do?

 

[dfariswheel]

Before going to far, get a good bore brush and scrub the chambers out.

Possibly there's some build up in the chamber that's causing the case to stick.
Even better, buy a couple of bronze chamber brushes from Brownell's.

 

[frenchwrench]

If corrosion has set in you have a groove that the edge of the brass is going to stick in after it's fired. Ask a gunsmith what your options are.

 

[joneb]

Did you buy this gun used ? If so, do you know the previous owner or 's ? Were any reloaders ?

 

[BluesBear]

How can you tell which one is sticking?

We really need more info before we can offer a fix opinion.


Does the cartridge case that sticks in that one chamber look any different from the other five?
Is it bulged? Scratched?
How hard does it stick?
Do the other five just fall out and the last one needs the ejector?
How much force is needed on the ejector?
Does if fall free whan you release the ejector?

 

[Deanimator]

Have you tried a different brand of ammo?

I shoot an original High Standard Citation in local bullseye competition. Prior to last year, money was tight, so I had to switch to Aguila Standard Velocity. It was reasonably accurate, but I've been getting a LOT of failures to extract, even when the chamber was cleaned just before I shot. Sometimes the case would be partially extracted, sometimes it wouldn't be extracted at all, requiring me to knock it out with a cleaning rod.

Wednesday, I drove to Camp Perry and bought a case of CCI Standard Velocity, which I had originally shot exclusively. That night at practice, I shot most of a box of the CCI, without a SINGLE malfunction.

What brand of ammunition are you using now? What load? I'd try something else.

 

[DontBurnMyFlag]

Does the cartridge case that sticks in that one chamber look any different from the other five? all the shells look the same

Is it bulged? Scratched? it appears exactly the same

How hard does it stick? i cannot pull it out with my hands.

Do the other five just fall out and the last one needs the ejector? the other one needs the ejector, but it requires alot of force

How much force is needed on the ejector? I need to bang it on a table to get the shell out.

Does if fall free whan you release the ejector? no

I did use a brush and solvent and I made sure that each chamber was clean, shiny and I even greased them as I stated earlier.

I forget what type of ammunition I was using, but it was FMJ not the the all lead bullets or whatever they are called. I think they were 130 gr. but I cannot be sure.

 

[cyanide]

I had that happen what I did was soak a patch in Brasso and put the cleaning rod on an electric drill

spun it a while in the cylinder chambers and it was no longer present in the gun I had.

Hope that helps you out.

 

[BluesBear]

OK Thanks for those answers.

Now more questions;

Will the one case that sticks it fit into any of the other chambers?

Will the cases from the five easy extracting chambers fit into the sticking one?

 

[DontBurnMyFlag]

the shell from that chamber will fit in the other chambers.

and the shells from other chambers fit into the messed up chamber fine.

snap-caps and loaded cartridges also fit into that chamber with no problem.

im taking it to a gunsmith on monday, but Id still like to see if I can avoid the trip.

thanks for all the great info

 

[BluesBear]

I suspect this is going to be one of those things that can only be fixed in person. Often it hard to diagnose without actually seeing it.

My inital guess is that it's a bulged chamber.
BUT a bulged chamber should show scratches on the brass.
My second guess is a bent ejector.

Hopefully your gunsmith can take a look and say, "Oh it's such & such."
And hopefully it'll be a cheap and easy repair.

Let us know what happens.

 

[BluesBear]

One more thing just occured to me.

Have you tried ejecting from the bad chamber without using the ejector?
By using a pencil or something to push the empties out?

I have seen bent ejector rods cause hard extraction in one chamber.

 

[DontBurnMyFlag]

I did not use a pencil or other object to get the shell casing out. However, I used my fingers to try to pull it out and see if it would come out with a little bit of force.

thanks for the info, A trip to gunsmith wont hurt. I have some free time...and some extra cash....the gunsmith is also a gunstore haha.

 

[Deanimator]

I forget what type of ammunition I was using, but it was FMJ not the the all lead bullets or whatever they are called. I think they were 130 gr. but I cannot be sure.

Sounds like Winchester white box "Value Pack". I've never had any problem with it out of my K-38. Surprisingly accurate at 50' and 200 yards!

The gunsmith seems like a good bet.