BCRider
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OK, so my first revolver came home with me today. A used S&W 28 Highway Patrolman with a 6 inch (5 3/4 actually) barrel. It's in lovely shape other than for the cylinder play issue which suggests that it has been used a reasonable amount in the past. But the overall condition was so nice I bought it anyway.
So to the issue. It has some side to side rotational play. To MY mind it's too much and the "issue" will be dealt with in due course by fitting an oversized cylinder stop. But the question in the meantime is how much is tolerable and how much is too much.
In looking around on the web for this topic, including searching THR, I found lots of "they all do this a little" BUT NO ONE SAID JUST HOW MUCH A "LITTLE" OR "OK" ACTUALLY IS ! ! ! ! ! ! GRRRRRRR ! ! ! ! !
So no more fence sitting. Out on the outer surface of the cylinder just how much is OK and how much is worth worrying about. In my case I've got around a 1/16 of an inch of rotational movement where the outer surface passes back and forth past the edge of the top strap. It may be slightly less but I'll have to put the side cover back on after I clean and oil the innards to measure it. Is this enough to put it away until I get the oversized stop fitted or can I shoot it without issue in the meantime?
So to the issue. It has some side to side rotational play. To MY mind it's too much and the "issue" will be dealt with in due course by fitting an oversized cylinder stop. But the question in the meantime is how much is tolerable and how much is too much.
In looking around on the web for this topic, including searching THR, I found lots of "they all do this a little" BUT NO ONE SAID JUST HOW MUCH A "LITTLE" OR "OK" ACTUALLY IS ! ! ! ! ! ! GRRRRRRR ! ! ! ! !
So no more fence sitting. Out on the outer surface of the cylinder just how much is OK and how much is worth worrying about. In my case I've got around a 1/16 of an inch of rotational movement where the outer surface passes back and forth past the edge of the top strap. It may be slightly less but I'll have to put the side cover back on after I clean and oil the innards to measure it. Is this enough to put it away until I get the oversized stop fitted or can I shoot it without issue in the meantime?