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daftmoniker · January 13, 2013, 12:07 PM

I recently got a .38SPL revolver (Taurus).

Factory new, I brought it out to a range yesterday and immediately ran into an issue.

It is a 5 shot cylinder. I can cycle through rounds 1-4, discharge, but on chamber #5, the trigger freezes up completely, almost like it locks. The only way to get the trigger to budge is to depress it again completely, but then the cylinder cycles past chamber #5, going back to #1. It will not function on chamber #5.

I stopped shooting it, removed ammo, boxed it and brought it home. I cleaned it very, very well and tested it again through dry firing. Same issue. I spun the cylinder around a few times and realized it is a specific chamber that it does this on, not just after 4 rotations. A specific chamber will not allow it to function.

Any suggestions? This is a Taurus M85, 38SPL, 3".

January 13, 2013, 12:07 PM	#1
daftmoniker Junior Member Join Date: January 13, 2013 Posts: 1	Revolver locks, trigger won't pull I recently got a .38SPL revolver (Taurus). Factory new, I brought it out to a range yesterday and immediately ran into an issue. It is a 5 shot cylinder. I can cycle through rounds 1-4, discharge, but on chamber #5, the trigger freezes up completely, almost like it locks. The only way to get the trigger to budge is to depress it again completely, but then the cylinder cycles past chamber #5, going back to #1. It will not function on chamber #5. I stopped shooting it, removed ammo, boxed it and brought it home. I cleaned it very, very well and tested it again through dry firing. Same issue. I spun the cylinder around a few times and realized it is a specific chamber that it does this on, not just after 4 rotations. A specific chamber will not allow it to function. Any suggestions? This is a Taurus M85, 38SPL, 3".