American Classic Commander JAM! - The Firearms Forum

Clipper · 06-13-2011, 08:37 PM

I experienced a major jam in my Commander a few days back, made sure there was not a live round in the chamber and tried to break things free at home. I was unable as was a friend of mine, a retired gunsmith. We tried several things and finally today, I removed the grips, grip screws and padded the grip with cloth, put it in my woodworking vise and used a steel rod just smaller than the bore and pounded away. I finally managed to free it up, but the problem was a cracked barrel bushing, not a jammed case. The bushing is cracked completely thru and really binds things up. I'll replace the bushing, clean the gun thoroughly, re-oil it and see how things work.

06-13-2011, 08:37 PM	#1
Clipper V.I.P. Member Join Date: Mar 2010 Location: Amarillo, TX Posts: 381	American Classic Commander JAM! I experienced a major jam in my Commander a few days back, made sure there was not a live round in the chamber and tried to break things free at home. I was unable as was a friend of mine, a retired gunsmith. We tried several things and finally today, I removed the grips, grip screws and padded the grip with cloth, put it in my woodworking vise and used a steel rod just smaller than the bore and pounded away. I finally managed to free it up, but the problem was a cracked barrel bushing, not a jammed case. The bushing is cracked completely thru and really binds things up. I'll replace the bushing, clean the gun thoroughly, re-oil it and see how things work. -->