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While that’s the event with which you’ll have the most experience, there are a number of other things that have been known to occur: an unlatched cylinder, a high primer that keeps the cylinder from rotating, a broken firing pin, dirt under the extractor, debris in the lockwork, a bent yoke, a self-engaged safety lock, a broken mainspring…the list goes on.

Most of these are preventable. Ammunition problems are easily dealt with by buying only quality ammo or tightening up your reloading procedures. Keeping the gun clean, lubricated, and in good repair (including making sure that any screws are properly tightened) will forestall most of the others. Of course, ‘stuff happens’ and that’s where malfunction clearing comes in.

As I said, serious revolver malfunctions are rare, but you should know how to deal with them in the most extreme circumstances. What follows is a last-ditch malfunction procedure designed to get the gun up and running at any cost. If you’re practicing on the range and your revolver malfunctions, your best bet is to take it to a qualified gunsmith to be sorted out. You can do damage with a malfunction drill, damage that would be an acceptable casualty in a gunfight but would lead to a big repair bill otherwise. If the situation is serious, one in which the malfunction may cost you or someone else dearly, then this malfunction drill is the order of the moment.