My S&W Model 27 Revolver Broke Into 3 Pieces WOW! FAULTY???

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We carry a S&W Model 27 Revolver at work, as I was putting my revolver away into the gun locker ( unloaded of course ) cylinder open, it slipped out my hand and dropped 4 feet onto the concrete floor...I looked down and to my amazement was laying in 3 pieces, the frame, cylinder, and crane were all laying about 2 feet away from each other! I am shocked and believe this should not of happened! The firearms instructor stated that this is very possible at a 4 foot drop??? I am not buying this, I am arguing this is faulty, and not properly maintained, What do you guys think???? Is this possible at a drop of 4 feet???
 
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Look at the screw which engages the groove in the crane to keep the cylinder assembly in place. Is the groove or the tip of the screw damaged? Was the screw loose & bakced off?
Also, might be an idea to think about your gun handling skills.;)
 
Did any metal actually break or did it separate into 3 intact parts ?
The cylinder & crane can come off but it requires unscrewing some parts so either way I find it hard to understand what happened to the gun.
 
there was no breaking of metal......they came off into 3 intact parts, I am not a gunsmith and know nothing about the screws or pins or the breakdown of a revolver, it just blows my mind that this would happen to a firearm that goes out for street carry and personal defense on the job, so u are saying its a maintenance issue?
 
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We carry a S&W Model 29 Revolver at work, as I was putting my revolver away into the gun locker ( unloaded of course ) cylinder open, it slipped out my hand and dropped 4 feet onto the concrete floor...I looked down and to my amazement was laying in 3 pieces, the frame, cylinder, and crane were all laying about 2 feet away from each other! I am shocked and believe this should not of happened! The firearms instructor stated that this is very possible at a 4 foot drop??? I am not buying this, I am arguing this is faulty, and not properly maintained, What do you guys think???? Is this possible at a drop of 4 feet???
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You are correct it was not properly maintained.

The front retainer screw coming loose is a very common occurrence with S&W DA revolvers especially when shooting magnum loads.

Checking the three plate screws, the mainspring tension screw, and the ejector rod for tightness is a regular maintenance item anybody carrying a S&W should be familiar with.
 
A .44 mag? :eek:

That seems an unlikely carry option!

That's no small chunk of steel on your hip!

It wouldn't be my choice, that's for sure.

Interested to know where you work, and why you have so little knowledge of a gun, and it's maintenance considering you trust your life to it? :(
 
Maybe he works in San Francisco ... and maybe his name is really Harry... and maybe he's a little Dirty... and maybe he feels lucky... punk :rockOn:

Sorry, couldn't resist that.

Last revolvers I heard being carried were Brinks but now I hear they've all gone with 40cal M&Ps. Maybe it's a smaller outfit armoured car service. You'd think they would show proper maintaince and care during training.
 
OP may be a Forest Ranger or similar occupation.

If the front retaining screw was loose, that problem would have been evident by routine shooting, reloading and closing the cylinder. The cylinder would have moved appreciably before falling off or dropping/exploding:)

If that was the problem, and it slipped unnoticed by the owner, then owner needs to be more observant.

If that was not the problem, then the tip of the front retaining screw or the corresponding notch on the crane, must have stripped. Could be a design or manufacturing flaw.
 
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icelink said:
there was no breaking of metal......they came off into 3 intact parts, I am not a gunsmith and know nothing about the screws or pins or the breakdown of a revolver, it just blows my mind that this would happen to a firearm that goes out for street carry and personal defense on the job, so u are saying its a maintenance issue?
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Not trying to be a prick here but if you don't know any more than this about the piece that you carry (ostensibly for defense), perhaps you should get a single shot scatter-gun or something of the like...


blake
 
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