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Originally Posted by bodyarmorguy
Friday night we were running a Corrections Class through night fire quaification. Corrections is required to shoot .38 Special revolvers and the academy uses S&W Model 67's. These guns are new, with no more than 800 rounds through any one gun.
A student, who has consistently been a good shooter, was all over the target. Inspection of his revolver revealed that the barrel was missing....yes, missing. It was recovered on the ground where he was shooting from. The barrel separated at the threads halfway down the forcing cone.
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This is why I never recommend anybody try to change a barrel for different length: it's so easy to stress the frame and weaken it when torquing the barrel. Pretty much inexcusable for the factory, but when you fire the gunsmiths and hire min wage monkeys....