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For those of you who have a ruger single ten, you know that you open the loading gate, load the cylinder, close the loading gate, and then rotate the cylinder to the right to lock it.
Well, on a one shooting trip, the ruger single ten was loaded, but the cylinder was not rotated to the right to lock it up. I pulled the hammer back and fired the gun. Then I went to pull the hammer again, and it was stuck and wouldn't go backwards. I think that the cylinder wasn't lined up with the barrel. Part of the bullet was stuck in-between the cylinder and the barrel and this stopped the cylinder from rotating. With some work, someone i know was able to remove the cylinder from the frame and remove the lead that was stuck. After that was done, the cylinder was still able to rotate and the gun was still able to shoot.
One particular thing I did notice is that after the gun was shot, two instances i got stung by some lead that got spat out somewhere. Does that make sense? You shoot the gun, and sometimes some little metal debris stings you.
I am unable to detect any dents or damage on the point of impact part of the bullet got stuck. Also, I tested the cylinder for play. (finger holding hammer back, and finger pulling back trigger but leaving the hammer pulled back and leaving the trigger back. whatever that's called. sorry.) Also, i'm pretty sure that each cylinder still lines up with the barrel, but i'm no professional.
So, my concern is this... Is there anything I should be concerned about that maybe this incident did something bad to the gun that i'm not aware about? Or should i just keep shooting and not worry about it?
What say ye?
Thanks for the replies in advance
Well, on a one shooting trip, the ruger single ten was loaded, but the cylinder was not rotated to the right to lock it up. I pulled the hammer back and fired the gun. Then I went to pull the hammer again, and it was stuck and wouldn't go backwards. I think that the cylinder wasn't lined up with the barrel. Part of the bullet was stuck in-between the cylinder and the barrel and this stopped the cylinder from rotating. With some work, someone i know was able to remove the cylinder from the frame and remove the lead that was stuck. After that was done, the cylinder was still able to rotate and the gun was still able to shoot.
One particular thing I did notice is that after the gun was shot, two instances i got stung by some lead that got spat out somewhere. Does that make sense? You shoot the gun, and sometimes some little metal debris stings you.
I am unable to detect any dents or damage on the point of impact part of the bullet got stuck. Also, I tested the cylinder for play. (finger holding hammer back, and finger pulling back trigger but leaving the hammer pulled back and leaving the trigger back. whatever that's called. sorry.) Also, i'm pretty sure that each cylinder still lines up with the barrel, but i'm no professional.
So, my concern is this... Is there anything I should be concerned about that maybe this incident did something bad to the gun that i'm not aware about? Or should i just keep shooting and not worry about it?
What say ye?
Thanks for the replies in advance