I have a new model super blackhawk bisley that has been absolutely superb for years with no issues other then the pin in the rear sight backing out after I replaced the OEM with fiber optics. I purchased this firearm new in '06 and only modification other then the sights was a 2# lighter hammer sping. The gun has is likely somewhere between the 15k and 20k round count mark the vast majority of which have been a modest recoiling load of either unique or HS-6 giving either 1100fps or 1300fps responsibility with a 265gr cast bullet out of my 7.5" barrel.
Today at the range something happened twice that has left me a bit concerned. The 1st time I was 4 shots into a cylinder when after firing the trigger forced my finger out to what I call the reset position (position where the trigger is after the hammer is cocked) but the hammer was still down in the fired position. I couldn't cock it to fire the next round and had to remove the cylinder. I thought perhaps it was a load issue but all cases were easily removed with just fingernails under the rims. I replaced the cylinder and cycled through the cylinder checking for proper lockup and everything seemed fine (at least safe) so I continued shooting thinking (hoping) ot was a fluke. Several more rounds in, ~30, it happened again, this time a with a box loaded as hunting ammo so every powder charge was weighed rather then measured and loaded individually on a single stage in an attempt to make the most accurate rounds possible. So now at least I can definitely rule out something ammo related.
I haven't ventured into the inner working yet just checked lockup and cylinder alignment, cylinder gap is still very tight visually but didn't have my feeler gauges with me. I seriously doubt either one of those are the issue. I'll likely disassemble it tomorrow and start looking for anything that looks "off", I'm not familiar with the internal workings of a revolver but I'm very mechanically inclined so it shouldn't be anything I can't handle.
Any suggestions on anything particular to focus my attention to or ideas on what is happening that can narrow my search?
Today at the range something happened twice that has left me a bit concerned. The 1st time I was 4 shots into a cylinder when after firing the trigger forced my finger out to what I call the reset position (position where the trigger is after the hammer is cocked) but the hammer was still down in the fired position. I couldn't cock it to fire the next round and had to remove the cylinder. I thought perhaps it was a load issue but all cases were easily removed with just fingernails under the rims. I replaced the cylinder and cycled through the cylinder checking for proper lockup and everything seemed fine (at least safe) so I continued shooting thinking (hoping) ot was a fluke. Several more rounds in, ~30, it happened again, this time a with a box loaded as hunting ammo so every powder charge was weighed rather then measured and loaded individually on a single stage in an attempt to make the most accurate rounds possible. So now at least I can definitely rule out something ammo related.
I haven't ventured into the inner working yet just checked lockup and cylinder alignment, cylinder gap is still very tight visually but didn't have my feeler gauges with me. I seriously doubt either one of those are the issue. I'll likely disassemble it tomorrow and start looking for anything that looks "off", I'm not familiar with the internal workings of a revolver but I'm very mechanically inclined so it shouldn't be anything I can't handle.
Any suggestions on anything particular to focus my attention to or ideas on what is happening that can narrow my search?