I have looked at over 40 new S&W 686s and 617s during the past year and the number with canted barrels is probably on the order of 50%. So, what you just described with the new tolerance being up to 2 degrees pretty much explains why I was seeing so many canted barrels. Also, the way they put ribbing on top of the frame and the barrel really makes it stand out, i.e., the offset in the ribbing really becomes obvious. Yes, their engineering and manufacturing should be able to do better than this.
Last edited by Bob1943; 03-17-2016 at 12:42 PM.
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