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06-30-2018, 08:29 PM
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Originally Posted by armorer951
My instructor at the armorer's school, John Contro, called it "wink". As long as the gun meets factory specs regarding carry up, and the stop holds, this wink or "gauge" on the stop is perfectly normal, in fact, desirable. Gauge felt in the movement of the assembled parts includes the necessary space for the stop ball inside the stop slot, and the cylinder stop's "wink" in the stop window in the frame.
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John was my instructor also and he surely knew S&W revolvers and I recall the ‘wink’ from my notes. As noted, you have to have some ‘wiggle’ / ‘wink’ for the revolver to work properly.
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