Binding up 41 Biz

RugerBoi

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:shock: Hey Fellow Ruger shooters...I posted this question in revolvers and realized this is the place that made more sense....I took my 41 Biz new model out to the range (2nd time out, 1st time no problems) and when I loaded the cylinder and tried to cock the gun it was locked up. I fussed with it some, and the trigger would fall loose, then re-lock. I took the cylinder out and the pistol seemed to function ok. Then when I re-installed the cylinder it was locked up again. What's broke?? RB
 
I had a similar problem with a superblackhawk. Real hard to cock and occasionally it would lock up. A second try of the hammer and it would cock. The gun had lots of hot rounds through so I replaced all the small internals springs plunders etc. I found the pawl had a big chunk missing out of the corner of it. I replaced that first before anything else and my problem was solved. Still replaced everything else though since I had the parts. Don't know if there is anything else that can cause this problem but I would start by looking at that.
 
New or used gun? If the trigger did what you stated then the trigger spring was "bound up" on something.

I'd immediately tear it down and inspect all the internal parts. Especially the springs and plungers. Were they installed correctly?

flatgate
 
Thanks for the replies...The pistol was new out of the box last time out and fired 18 rounds without a glitch and deliverd two ground squirels...I took it home, cleaned it, and put it in my bag to brag on and shoot again. This happened right out of my shooting bag...I'll tear it down and see if a spring broke or jumped off...RB
 
:shock: :evil: :roll: Well fellow shooters.....Am I embarrASSed. I found that my hand loads were just a little larger at the base near the rim than new cases and that I had to force the last 1/32 inch into the cylinder and then the rotation was fine...So fine and sudden, that I had my second accidental discharge in 63 years. The first comming at age 11, in front of my father, with a model 8 remington rifle, the second with a 41 Biz that I slipped my thumb off the hammer of on a loaded chamber on expecting it to be bound-up...I killed my multi-drawer bolt and screw bin on the back of my loading bench, punched a hole in the corner of the Charles Bronson Breakheart Pass Picture pinned on the wall, and further inspection revealed no other damage. The garrage door was down, and the side door shut, so the noise did not alert the neighbors.....However, She Who Will Be Obeyed has lost one more little bit of confidence in the longevity of my graymatter and judgement. The Lord did not want me yet, one slight turn to the left and a large vise would have been a great rebound devise...Safety First Fellow Shooters, even us old hands can have a Dead Head Moment. Greg in Boise.
 
Well your still alive and you figured out your problem. If you don't have one already get a LEE factory crimp die. It will not only crimp but size the round to minimum specs. Any bulges will be ironed out and they drop right in. A bullet hole in Bronson poster is kinda cool though :lol: :lol:
 
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To paraphrase a saying about pilots and retractable gear; "There are those who have had a round go off unintentionally, and those who will".
 
Agreed, any one can have or will have an accidental discharge. The question is whether they get hurt or not. If you don't break any safety rules you don't get hurt. Congratulations.

Someday I'll tell you about a frozen bag of strawberries in the freezer I killed with a single shot. It wasn't an accidental discharge but one that the One-who-must-be-obeyed doesn't know about. However, they do make a good secondary backstop in a pinch.
 
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