3 years ago I picked up a 629 44 mag backpacker. Ive ran about 800 rounds through it and had the common issue with ejector rod comming loose and giving problems.
The other day I was at the range, while shooting it I had a misfire. Not thinking much of it I continued to shoot till I hit my 6th round (as I was counting). I then opened it up to find there was no indent on one of the rounds. I positioned the round, closed the cylender and fired no problem.
I continued to shoot, now paying attention to the gun closely. Sure enough another misfire. This time I stopped shooting and carefully opened the cylender being sure to keep the orientation of the round, to my suprise the cylender was positioned with a already fired round lined up with the barrel. So Im thinking this is not possible or the cylender failed to advance even though the hammer was cocked & pulled.
Now paying more attention I watched the cylender advance before every shot (shooting double action). Sure enough it happened again 2 more times. Each time I specifically watched the cylender as cocking and the only thing I can think is after the shot the cylender rotated back. (possible on the relaese of the trigger from the back stroke it reverse cycled the cylender? I dont know? But each time a fired round was lined up with the barrel, that much I am sure of.
During the last 3 events I marked the cylender and found they did not happen on the same cylender position. I also inspected the cylender rotator mechanism and there are no visual marks or defects, including the arm that turns the cylender appears to look as it should ( to the non-gunsmith eye)
I do not reload or shoot reload ammo & shoot only 44 mags through it.
I have tried to reproduce the incident without shooting actual rounds unsecussfully.
Thanks for any help.:37-36ls:
The other day I was at the range, while shooting it I had a misfire. Not thinking much of it I continued to shoot till I hit my 6th round (as I was counting). I then opened it up to find there was no indent on one of the rounds. I positioned the round, closed the cylender and fired no problem.
I continued to shoot, now paying attention to the gun closely. Sure enough another misfire. This time I stopped shooting and carefully opened the cylender being sure to keep the orientation of the round, to my suprise the cylender was positioned with a already fired round lined up with the barrel. So Im thinking this is not possible or the cylender failed to advance even though the hammer was cocked & pulled.
Now paying more attention I watched the cylender advance before every shot (shooting double action). Sure enough it happened again 2 more times. Each time I specifically watched the cylender as cocking and the only thing I can think is after the shot the cylender rotated back. (possible on the relaese of the trigger from the back stroke it reverse cycled the cylender? I dont know? But each time a fired round was lined up with the barrel, that much I am sure of.
During the last 3 events I marked the cylender and found they did not happen on the same cylender position. I also inspected the cylender rotator mechanism and there are no visual marks or defects, including the arm that turns the cylender appears to look as it should ( to the non-gunsmith eye)
I do not reload or shoot reload ammo & shoot only 44 mags through it.
I have tried to reproduce the incident without shooting actual rounds unsecussfully.
Thanks for any help.:37-36ls: