Hello everyone,
I hope I'm posting this in the right place. I recently joined the board after picking up my first revolver ever, a S&W Model 15-3. I got it really cheap because it supposedly has a slight timing issue on one cylinder.
I followed the instructions from this site on how to test timing. There was a little play in one or two cylinders in the direction the cylinder travels. The cylinder also has some front to back play.
Is there supposed to be play in the cylinder? I've read that some of these older S&W models can be a little loose, especially the service models. How loose is too loose to shoot? Mine doesn't seem that bad, but I have no experience with revolvers. Is an over-sized hand the easiest solution to correct it?
I've attached a couple of pictures. Advice is appreciated. Thanks.