My 22lr has fired about 5000 round and yesterday after 48 rounds were shot the slide jammed in the closed position, after a lot of force it released. I checked it over and all seemed ok but after 2 more shots it locked with a live one in the spout and eventually the only way to release it was to remove the barrel and slide in one piece. On inspection I found that the frame has split in front of the trigger? Can anybody advise as to what could have gone wrong inside for it to jam that hard and could that have created the crack? Any thoughts and feedback will be greatly appreciated. Many thanks.
Regards.
Wilko.
Regards.
Wilko.