Rossi .357 Cylinder Jam

[nimslerpon]

A friend of mine recently took his Rossi .357 out shooting. After the third reload, the cylinder was stuck in place and would not open. Any info on this would be great.

[wahoo95]

I had one do the same to me years ago. Not sure what caused it but it taught me that even a revolver can jam up tight.

[nimslerpon]

Well when I figure out how to fix it, I'll post the results on here without a doubt. Thanks for responding.

[Co-gnARR]

Maybe not your exact model but...
https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=-YLH1bOjU0g
Proceed at your own risk. By all means do not hesitate to find a good smith if this looks even remotely over your head. I studied every thing I could before disassembling my S&W revolver the first time, and that was for cleaning only. If the gun had timing issues or other anomalies I would have sent it to some one.

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[nimslerpon]

Revolver

[Co-gnARR]

Revolver

Sorry, I modified my original post. There's a link above that might help. Good luck!


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[Sam]

After you are able to open the cylinder, make sure that the ejector rod is screwed in tightly, it screws in counterclockwise. The rod tends to sometime backs itself out and cause difficulty in opening the cylinder.

[williejc]

On an old Charter Arms .38 I had the same issue and was able to maneuver a piece of thin metal shim material between the back of the cylinder and the frame to move the cylinder pin forward. On a Rossi having a side plate like a Smith, you can remove the plate, then remove cylinder latch and the part it's attached to inside the frame, and then push forward on the cylinder pin with a punch.

[nimslerpon]

Thanks for the input all!

[T2C]

After you are able to open the cylinder, make sure that the ejector rod is screwed in tightly, it screws in counterclockwise. The rod tends to sometime backs itself out and cause difficulty in opening the cylinder.

This ^^^^^^^