Originally Posted by tomcatt51

In a perfect world that's true. In our world barrels tend to be a crush fit in the frame all too often with a corresponding tight area in the barrel. Ruger is the worst but you see it in S&W's too. I've had 2 new S&W's with the barrel torqued so tight you could see a jog in the rifleing at the barrel/frame face from the barrel actually being twisted.