It came out okay. The original barrel the match range rod would not even enter the bore. The new barrel it does and it passes all the way through and touches no chambers.
I never got the standard L frame hands I ordered from midway. They’ve been stuck at the post office somewhere in Missouri for 2 weeks. I’ve tried to remain patient but I’ve about had it with the post office.
Last night I took apart my 686-4 2.5” to clean and inspect the insides. Just for the heck of it I measured the hand, same .091” thickness as my floating hand so I dropped it in my 686-1. It worked okay but not perfect, I had to peen 2 of the ratchet teeth to get it locking up consistently. I would really like to try a .092 or .093 if I can get one. If not I’ll stone down an oversized hand.
Oh well here it is. 686-1 square butt with a CS-1 barrel
