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Originally Posted by federali
I purchased my Model 65-3" RB while at the S&W armorers' school back in the 80s. After fixing a minor internal flaw. I discovered that the gun didn't quite shoot to the sights. One of the S&W armorers took the gun and "babbitized" it, to use his lingo. Afterward, the gun always shot to the sights.
My feeling is that taking a babbit to a revolver requires experience and skill. The amount of babbitizing needed is always too small to see with the naked eye so I would be inclined not to try it myself.
Incidentally, the 7-day revolver armorers' school I attended did not teach the use of the babbit.
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My Babbitt bar was also included in the gunsmith kit I received at the S&W armorers school in the early 80's. Fun times as we were introduced into making adjustments on various parts of model 64's which were for an unknown PD order. I will say that I turned out a few mighty fine revolvers in that two week period.