Freedom Arms M83 Malfunction

by Dave B , Alamogordo New Mexico, Saturday, July 08, 2017, 20:09 (2632 days ago)

First time I have ever had an issue with my Freedom Arms, more than 1500 rounds. Was shooting some 300gr Sierra bullets over a starting charge of Alliant 300-MP, bullet hit the target, however, when I attempted to cock the pistol for the next shot, the cylinder wouldn't budge. Brought it home, managed to get the base pin out, and when the cylinder freed up, a chunk of lead and copper dropped out, and when I extracted the fired case, it gave the appearance of the pistol going off without being fully aligned. Alliant 300-MP is slower than H110, I really shouldn't be able to get enough in the case to cause harm, but I am going to pull the remaining rounds just to be on the safe side.

Dave