J Frame died on the range today.

[Lost River]

That's fricken sigline material right there.

This is why on most days there's a 1911 on my hip, a J-frame in a jacket or vest pocket, and an L-frame in my purse. I figure if I'm bringing the jacket and the purse along anyway, they might as well hold a spare gun...

Holy necropost!!!

I know this is old but my wife thinks that's some funny stuff, and likes that a girl is packing some serious iron....

Doo dah, doo dah....

[Lost River]

OT, but every time I see this thread title in the forum list, my brain adds "Doo-dah! Doo-dah! J Frame died on the range today, oh-de-doo-dah-day!"

Doo dah!!

[Coyotesfan97]

Oh Doo Dah Day!

[DacoRoman]

This is why my 642 that I carry as a BUG in my weak side pocket on duty has another almost just like it on my ankle.

I figure if two is one, and one is none, then three is like at least one and a half, maybe even two.

Sorry to pile on the necropost…but I think I just got a tactical man crush right there

[DocGKR]

The 2 is 1, 1 is none thing has been around for at least the past 3 decades in military and LE context.

I was at the range last week and watched a recently produced J-frame completely lock-up.

[Moonshot]

Origionally posted by DocGKR

I was at the range last week and watched a recently produced J-frame completely lock-up.

Just out of morbid curiosity, can you shed some light on which model of J-frame? What ammo was being used? What was the nature of the jam? Was this something that could have been prevented, or was it just the luck of the draw?

[DocGKR]

Was not my revolver, so no clue--was some type of new hammerless, like a 642, firing .38 sp, not .357 Mag. It was locked up tight, trigger not moving, cylinder not rotating, unable to open cylinder.

[Chuck Haggard]

Sounds like a squib in the forcing cone, or a backed out primer.

[Moonshot]

Someone once told me that a big advantage of the old style revolver - exposed hammer, hammer spur, firing pin on hammer, was to allow for the hammer to pull a stuck firing pin out of a backed out primer. Didn't happen often, but when it did it tied up the gun.

Maybe that is what happened here.

[Talking Monkey]

sometimes they would manage to get a case rim under the star and that was a real show stopper.

Saw this happen a couple weeks ago at an IDPA practice session. I believe it was a 686 SSR. It was indeed a show stopper.