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S&W Revolvers: 1980 to the Present All NON-PINNED Barrels, the L-Frames, and the New Era Revolvers


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Old 03-19-2009, 04:16 PM
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This is a thread that I imagine will take one answer.

What exactly is a pinned barrel?

I've tried doing my own research and all I keep finding are references to pinned barrrels in guns for sale but not what it is.

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This is a thread that I imagine will take one answer.

What exactly is a pinned barrel?

I've tried doing my own research and all I keep finding are references to pinned barrrels in guns for sale but not what it is.

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Old 03-19-2009, 04:29 PM
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Pinned barrels have a machined "flat" on a spot in the threads. Once the barrel is installed (screwed into) on the frame, a small pin is driven into one side of the frame and it comes out flush with the other side of the frame. It holds or "pins" the "flat" area and prevents the barrel from turning
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Old 03-19-2009, 04:32 PM
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Is that something normally done at the factory or by a gun smith?
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It was done at the factory when the gun was manufactured
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Old 03-19-2009, 04:43 PM
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Gotcha. Thanks for the quick help!
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Happy to help

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arrow is showing pinned barrel

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Thanks Chris!
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Smith stopped doing it in I think 1981.
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Have barrels been turning since they stopped pinning them?
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Have barrels been turning since they stopped pinning them?
I have not had a problem with them turning in my S&Ws or any of the other brands (Ruger, etc.)

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As I understand it, they are designed so that the threads are deformed enough so that the barrels are locked into place.

I think they actually use the term "Crushed". So no easily interchangeable barrels like some of the Dan Wessons.
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