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Originally Posted by armorer951
Smith and Wesson revolvers carry up on the "width" of the hand at the throat, or top portion of the hand, not via the hand's OAL. "Stretching" the hand by peening would not have the desired effect.
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Agreed, considering what little I know. Some people believe that a hand can be effectively thickened by bending it in the middle. See Brownell's Gunsmith Kinks III, pages 276-7. Others say you'll break the hand before you get it to work. My limited experience (at least once, maybe twice) is that it can work.