Troubleshooting a Revolver

[Bean Counter]

pardon the pun  Here's one for you gun smiths out there:

I bought an old, used Dan Wesson .44mag revolver a few months ago for only $200. Seems like a nice gun and I don't think I'll be able to afford an $800 new anytime soon so I couldn't pass this one up. I could use some help with one problem I'm having though:

I can dry fire it as many times as I want in succession. The cylinder cycles, the hammer draws back, the trigger pulls normal, and the hammer falls. Then I load up six rounds, fire off one round, and I can't get a second round off. The trigger doesn't want to pull back, and the cylinder doesn't want to rotate to the new round. If I open the cylinder, unload, reload, spin it around, I can again dry fire as many times as I want. But if I load up another six rounds... same problem. One round, you're done 

Thoughts? 

[Jack Diamond]

Primers backing out under recoil? new ammo or reloads?

[high country]

I am not familiar with de lock work, but it sounds like a peek under the cover is due. use the correct size hollow ground screwdriver and give the frame a wrap on a piece of wood to release it.

[yorketransport]

Primers backing out under recoil? new ammo or reloads?

This is the first thing I would check. The bullets could be jumping crimp as well. Wil it do this if you use snap caps?

Andrew

[Huntbear]

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[Bean Counter]

I don't reload. Theyre Blazer JHP with steel casings. Maybe a lesson here not to buy cheap ammo

[MikeWalking]

I am not familiar with de lock work, but it sounds like a peek under the cover is due. use the correct size hollow ground screwdriver and give the frame a wrap on a piece of wood to release it.

x2... I'm thinking the recoil is knocking something lose, that falls back into place when you tilt/rotate it etc to unload and spin the cylinder...

[Bean Counter]

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Thanks Huntbear! I'll try those out and get back to ya! 

[JackOfAllTrades]

Do share please...

-Steve

[Bean Counter]

I think Huntbear is onto something. Because DWs have interchangeable barrels, a gapper measuring 0.006 is mentioned in the instruction.  Gotta put it in there between the cylinder and the barrel when torquing it down. Its possible I'm over tightening it or just need to go up to a gapper measuring 0.008. I will try it out and hopefully have both hands when I come back for a report. Think this can cause a KB?

[Huntbear]

I think Huntbear is onto something. Because DWs have interchangeable barrels, a gapper measuring 0.006 is mentioned in the instruction.  Gotta put it in there between the cylinder and the barrel when torquing it down. Its possible I'm over tightening it or just need to go up to a gapper measuring 0.008. I will try it out and hopefully have both hands when I come back for a report. Think this can cause a KB?

The feeler gauge should not be real hard to pull out.   Kind of like doing points back in the old days.

[MikeWalking]

I think Huntbear is onto something. Because DWs have interchangeable barrels, a gapper measuring 0.006 is mentioned in the instruction.  Gotta put it in there between the cylinder and the barrel when torquing it down. Its possible I'm over tightening it or just need to go up to a gapper measuring 0.008. I will try it out and hopefully have both hands when I come back for a report. Think this can cause a KB?

The feeler gauge should not be real hard to pull out.   Kind of like doing points back in the old days.

points?   You are old...

[Bean Counter]

It may be a few weeks before I get to this but i'll share the results.. hopefully with both hands still  .


Thanks again, guys.

[Huntbear]

I think Huntbear is onto something. Because DWs have interchangeable barrels, a gapper measuring 0.006 is mentioned in the instruction.  Gotta put it in there between the cylinder and the barrel when torquing it down. Its possible I'm over tightening it or just need to go up to a gapper measuring 0.008. I will try it out and hopefully have both hands when I come back for a report. Think this can cause a KB?

The feeler gauge should not be real hard to pull out.   Kind of like doing points back in the old days.

points?   You are old...

Not old.  Just edumacated!   

[wadu1]

I think Huntbear is onto something. Because DWs have interchangeable barrels, a gapper measuring 0.006 is mentioned in the instruction.  Gotta put it in there between the cylinder and the barrel when torquing it down. Its possible I'm over tightening it or just need to go up to a gapper measuring 0.008. I will try it out and hopefully have both hands when I come back for a report. Think this can cause a KB?

The feeler gauge should not be real hard to pull out.   Kind of like doing points back in the old days.

points?   You are old...

Not old.  Just edumacated!   

I'm old I thought he was talking about spear points