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... the hammer nose bushing is the bushing in the frame behind the primer.
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Yep.
Not something normally done by armorers, either.
That's why S&W had to put together a special field tool kit and instructions for LE armorers to use to modify the early 686's, if they chose to do so and didn't just return the guns to the factory. Apparently they didn't think all the LE agencies using them would want to have to return all the guns to the factory.
Ours were modified at our agency, and until they had received the modification we were restricted to using either standard or +P .38 Spl.
The former (retired) revolver armorer for my former agency (since I'm now retired, too
) showed me the tool kit and instructions one time and explained to me what was involved. I'd rather have the factory do it, myself.