I wish I'd have seen this thread earlier. I recently completed a Ruger LCR armorer course and would have asked our instructor.
Looking over the armorer manual I don't see this under the troubleshooting section. That tells me it isn't common and/or few people have shot the 357 Magnum enough to make it a known issue.
So anyway, there is a spring inside the yoke that pushes the center pin out and into the yoke latch in the frame. My guess is this spring might be getting a little weak and allowed the center pin to bounce under recoil. Or it could have been something like a piece of grit or dirt that didn't allow the center pin to lock fully.
These are pretty simple little guns. I've had one since 2009 or 2010 but have a new respect for the design now after taking this class.
Edited to add that mine's a 38SPL.
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Last edited by Tokarev; 07-12-17 at 19:20.
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