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03-01-2011, 02:16 PM
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Just a simple question
Had this gun for some years and shot it pretty regular but lately I've noticed a very slight gap between the shroud and the frame itself. Am I getting too old and not noticing things the way I should, or is this actually a problem?
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03-01-2011, 02:40 PM
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I got a number like this. Have never given it a second thought. Can't wait to hear additon comments/info.
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03-01-2011, 03:07 PM
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That isn't the prettiest fit-up of barrel to frame I ever saw, but it isn't going to hurt the function or operation of the handgun. A gunsmith could set the barrel back one turn and take that out, but it probably isn't worth the money. ......... Big Cholla
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03-02-2011, 05:41 PM
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I shoot about 200 rounds every week will it affect it as time wears on or what
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03-02-2011, 06:17 PM
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Cosmetic issue. Once upon a time, S&W revolvers did not even have a shroud over the ejector rod. Shoot the hound out of that revolver!
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03-02-2011, 07:24 PM
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Your picture shows the barrel as being pinned. It isn't going to change (move) so quit worrying and keep shooting. (smile)
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03-02-2011, 11:39 PM
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If you were to remove the barrel you would find there is a slightly raised round shoulder on the barrel that bears on the frame face. It is a few thousandths high and the area around it slightly relieved so as to not drag on the frame face and mar it when the barrel is tightened. In other words, it is deliberately done to prevent cosmetic damage during assembly. Since this is not a critical dimension some are relieved more than others. If you look close enough virtually every revolver with an extractor rod shroud will be found to have this gap, some bigger than others.
Photographing it with a bright light behind the gap exaggerates it considerably.
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03-02-2011, 11:56 PM
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My 28-2 has the same thing, too.
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03-03-2011, 12:21 AM
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My two 28's, a 27 and a 627 all have it. I just checked.
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03-03-2011, 02:33 AM
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Just shoot it and enjoy - I have a couple of S&W's like that and they work just fine
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03-14-2011, 04:27 PM
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Thanks everyone for the info and I plan to shoot this thing till I can't lift it anymore, (then I'll move to the L frame) 
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