Can limb-wristing jam a revolver?

[Nephthys]

Did the range manager actually use the term "limp-wristing" or was that your own addition/interpretation?

I've had some instances where my 500 would wind back over/past the round I had just shot previously, landing my next hammer drop on a round I had already fired. I had attributed it to my own poor follow-through/me squeezing enough to get the next rotation started after firing, but the recoil swinging the cylinder back clockwise

[Tri750]

It may have another name than limp-wristing, but in shooting a friends Ruger Redhawk , one of the two guys shooting it had the same issue.
We used a pocket knife blade to push the empty cartridges back in the cylinder and the gun opened.
The guy had very small hands and was maybe 5'-6" and 160 lbs. a pretty small guy.
The other shooter was over 6' and over 220, no issues.

[19K]

impossible

[Deedle]

The S&W PD series revolvers come with the admonition to test any new ammo by loading the cylinder and firing either one round or all but one, I forget, and checking the remaining round(s) with one fresh from the box, to ensure the bullets are not walking out. I can easily see where the degree of recoil control one exhibits could definitely make a difference on this.

[19K]

The S&W PD series revolvers come with the admonition to test any new ammo by loading the cylinder and firing either one round or all but one, I forget, and checking the remaining round(s) with one fresh from the box, to ensure the bullets are not walking out. I can easily see where the degree of recoil control one exhibits could definitely make a difference on this.

its probably all but 1.

[DaveInOroValley]

Nope

[T6pilot]

[fal_762x51]

Were you shooting a Webley Fosbery Automatic Revolver?

[camshaft]

Nope . Not possible. Probably trying to cover up his nasty reloads he sold the guy. I've jammed up revolvers. Ammo related mostly.
Although I did limp wrist a 629 (two hand hold) and caused a bump fire. Fired twice, pulled once! With leftover Ruger loads I just had.
Not much else you can do to a revolver. As far as limp wristing is concerned.

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['ol shooter]

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[alexisjohnson]

no...

limp wristing affects semi-autos because it doesn't allow for the slide to go back and forth properly, ejecting the spent casing and feeding a new round...

It wouldn't have any such effect on a revolver

[meno377]

Other maladies are unique to revolver shooters.

Yes it does happen.

[Jeepergeo]

Rental gun and likely cheap range ammo are the like cause. Single hand shooting was not a factor.

[200Apples]

Mechanically not possible

Right, limp-wristing a wheelgun won't cause it to malfunction, but...

Bullets can jump crimp and primers can be seated too high. Both can lock up a cylinder from turning. Both scenarios are very rare, and both are completely avoidable. Don't shoot poorly-crimped heavy loads, and always! inspect your ammo for defects before you put it into service.

[9mmepiphany]

Yes, the spent case got stuck there and prevent the cylinder from opening. But I don't quite understand how not following though can cause this problem.

We used a pocket knife blade to push the empty cartridges back in the cylinder and the gun opened.

Both of these describe the same issue... primers are backing out and locking up against the recoil shield.

When cartridges are fired, the bullet is pushed out the front of the case. At the same time an equal force is applied to the rear of the case...this is transferred to the frame of the gun and is usually referred to as recoil.

However, before the case is slammed back into the frame, the primer is pushed backward from the primer pocket. Usually, before it falls out, the case catches up with it and the spent primer is reseated into the case...crimped in primers obviously don't do this (that's why they're crimped).

A cartridge that is loaded too lightly can cause the primer to not be reseated and lock up the gun. This doesn't happen with a squib, because the pressure of the firing pin holds the primer in place (there wasn't enough pressure to push it out of the primer pocket)