Need help with a jamed Taurus .380 auto - The Firearms Forum

Deacon_Man · 10-17-2011, 02:30 PM

I pulled the barrel pin yesterday and tried to slide the top half off and it jamed solid. It won't budge a bit at all. I have tried and tried but it won't budge at all. What in the hell do I do now?

jeffadaklin · 10-17-2011, 05:03 PM

Two choices- your dealer, or ship it back. I would send it back, cause I want to know THEY know it had that problem, so if anything else happens to it, they have a record.

Double D · 10-17-2011, 05:30 PM

First of all, what kind of gun are we talking about? Was the magazine dropped out first? Have you pulled the trigger while pulling the slide? Did the slide move at all after the pin was removed? Was the pin easy to remove? Fill us in a little.

Diamondback · 10-17-2011, 07:40 PM

Pictures, pictures, pictures. Pictures would br a big help in accquiring assistance with your problem.

Deacon_Man · 10-18-2011, 10:57 AM

Gentlemen,
The slide is jamed and will not move forward or backwards. No slack at all. I tried holding the trigger back while trying to move the slide (no luck). It appears the barrel is binding against the slide. I took out the mag. (no luck).
I did have the mag out when I took the barrel pin out. At first the slide pulled back, then when I tried to slide forward to remove it ,the slide jamed.

pkcgbifaid · 10-18-2011, 11:23 AM

Take the magazine back out and try either pushing or tapping the barrel to the rear... I have seen some semi-autos that would un-jam if you did this. Don't try to move the whole slide... just the barrel.

Double D · 10-18-2011, 12:02 PM

I would place the grip in a vice protected of course and take a block of wood and tap that slide one way or another. Have you had it apart before? I have one in stock and I am going to take it apart to look at it.

Double D · 10-18-2011, 12:12 PM

OK, Here is what I found. You are suppose to have the magazine out and the slide locked to the open position BEFORE you pull the barrel pin out. If the slide is locked back, the barrel pin comes right out with your fingers and then you release the slide lock and the slide comes right off. Try taping your barrel to the rear. It is forward of the gun and is binding the slide from moving.

Deacon_Man · 10-18-2011, 06:01 PM

This THANK YOU goes to pkcgbifaid and Double D. You guys are great. I took my .380 out too my shop and put it in my vise. I used a piece of 2x4 wood and a light weight hammer. The barrel would not budge. I took it out of the vise and put it on a 2x4 block cushioned by a towel and stood the slide on the block. I put another block on the end of the barrel and lightly hit it with the hammer, nothing. I hit it a little harder the next time and WOW it jumped back and let me take the slide off the frame. I checked it out real close and there is no damage to the slide or frame. It is all reassembled and working great. Damn.........you guys are good.

Double D · 10-18-2011, 07:04 PM

Good. Just take it apart like I said and you shouldnt have an issue next time. Glad you got it!

pkcgbifaid · 10-18-2011, 08:30 PM

Glad it worked out for you!

10-17-2011, 02:30 PM	#1
Deacon_Man V.I.P. Member Join Date: Feb 2010 Location: Weatherford Texas Posts: 453	Need help with a jamed Taurus .380 auto I pulled the barrel pin yesterday and tried to slide the top half off and it jamed solid. It won't budge a bit at all. I have tried and tried but it won't budge at all. What in the hell do I do now? -->

10-17-2011, 05:03 PM	#2
jeffadaklin V.I.P. Member Join Date: Oct 2011 Location: SC Posts: 137	Re: Need help with a jamed Taurus .380 auto Two choices- your dealer, or ship it back. I would send it back, cause I want to know THEY know it had that problem, so if anything else happens to it, they have a record. __________________ Ephesians 6:12 For we wrestle not against flesh and blood, but against principalities, against powers, against the rulers of the darkness of this world, against spiritual wickedness in high places.

10-17-2011, 05:30 PM	#3
Double D TFF Moderator/Host Join Date: Jul 2009 Location: North Florida Contributor Posts: 8,259	Re: Need help with a jamed Taurus .380 auto First of all, what kind of gun are we talking about? Was the magazine dropped out first? Have you pulled the trigger while pulling the slide? Did the slide move at all after the pin was removed? Was the pin easy to remove? Fill us in a little. __________________ I own a bunch of scary guns. You want em? Come and take em..... Liberalism is a serious, non curable, mental disorder... NRA LIFE MEMBER Oath Keepers Member NRA Certified Instructor 30 Yr CC permit holder.

10-17-2011, 07:40 PM	#4
Diamondback Senior Member Join Date: Sep 2009 Location: Silver City, Oklahoma Posts: 706	Re: Need help with a jamed Taurus .380 auto Pictures, pictures, pictures. Pictures would br a big help in accquiring assistance with your problem.

10-18-2011, 10:57 AM	#5
Deacon_Man V.I.P. Member Join Date: Feb 2010 Location: Weatherford Texas Posts: 453	Re: Need help with a jamed Taurus .380 auto Gentlemen, The slide is jamed and will not move forward or backwards. No slack at all. I tried holding the trigger back while trying to move the slide (no luck). It appears the barrel is binding against the slide. I took out the mag. (no luck). I did have the mag out when I took the barrel pin out. At first the slide pulled back, then when I tried to slide forward to remove it ,the slide jamed.

10-18-2011, 11:23 AM	#6
pkcgbifaid V.I.P. Member Join Date: Nov 2003 Location: Charleston, WV Contributor Posts: 491	Re: Need help with a jamed Taurus .380 auto Take the magazine back out and try either pushing or tapping the barrel to the rear... I have seen some semi-autos that would un-jam if you did this. Don't try to move the whole slide... just the barrel. __________________ "...As to the species of exercise, I advise the gun. While this gives a moderate exercise to the body, it gives boldness, enterprise, and independence to the mind. Games played with the ball, and others of that nature, are too violent for the body, and stamp no character on the mind. Let your gun therefore be the constant companion of your walks." Thomas Jefferson

10-18-2011, 12:02 PM	#7
Double D TFF Moderator/Host Join Date: Jul 2009 Location: North Florida Contributor Posts: 8,259	Re: Need help with a jamed Taurus .380 auto I would place the grip in a vice protected of course and take a block of wood and tap that slide one way or another. Have you had it apart before? I have one in stock and I am going to take it apart to look at it. __________________ I own a bunch of scary guns. You want em? Come and take em..... Liberalism is a serious, non curable, mental disorder... NRA LIFE MEMBER Oath Keepers Member NRA Certified Instructor 30 Yr CC permit holder. Last edited by Double D; 10-18-2011 at 12:04 PM..

10-18-2011, 12:12 PM	#8
Double D TFF Moderator/Host Join Date: Jul 2009 Location: North Florida Contributor Posts: 8,259	Re: Need help with a jamed Taurus .380 auto OK, Here is what I found. You are suppose to have the magazine out and the slide locked to the open position BEFORE you pull the barrel pin out. If the slide is locked back, the barrel pin comes right out with your fingers and then you release the slide lock and the slide comes right off. Try taping your barrel to the rear. It is forward of the gun and is binding the slide from moving. __________________ I own a bunch of scary guns. You want em? Come and take em..... Liberalism is a serious, non curable, mental disorder... NRA LIFE MEMBER Oath Keepers Member NRA Certified Instructor 30 Yr CC permit holder.

10-18-2011, 06:01 PM	#9
Deacon_Man V.I.P. Member Join Date: Feb 2010 Location: Weatherford Texas Posts: 453	Re: Need help with a jamed Taurus .380 auto This THANK YOU goes to pkcgbifaid and Double D. You guys are great. I took my .380 out too my shop and put it in my vise. I used a piece of 2x4 wood and a light weight hammer. The barrel would not budge. I took it out of the vise and put it on a 2x4 block cushioned by a towel and stood the slide on the block. I put another block on the end of the barrel and lightly hit it with the hammer, nothing. I hit it a little harder the next time and WOW it jumped back and let me take the slide off the frame. I checked it out real close and there is no damage to the slide or frame. It is all reassembled and working great. Damn.........you guys are good.

10-18-2011, 07:04 PM	#10
Double D TFF Moderator/Host Join Date: Jul 2009 Location: North Florida Contributor Posts: 8,259	Re: Need help with a jamed Taurus .380 auto Good. Just take it apart like I said and you shouldnt have an issue next time. Glad you got it! __________________ I own a bunch of scary guns. You want em? Come and take em..... Liberalism is a serious, non curable, mental disorder... NRA LIFE MEMBER Oath Keepers Member NRA Certified Instructor 30 Yr CC permit holder.

10-18-2011, 08:30 PM	#11
pkcgbifaid V.I.P. Member Join Date: Nov 2003 Location: Charleston, WV Contributor Posts: 491	Re: Need help with a jamed Taurus .380 auto Glad it worked out for you! __________________ "...As to the species of exercise, I advise the gun. While this gives a moderate exercise to the body, it gives boldness, enterprise, and independence to the mind. Games played with the ball, and others of that nature, are too violent for the body, and stamp no character on the mind. Let your gun therefore be the constant companion of your walks." Thomas Jefferson