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Old 09-24-2017, 02:09 AM
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Can anyone tell me the normal groove diameter for these barrels? THANX
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Groove diameter

You mean like slugging the barrel?
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Spec. says .312
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SAAMI specs are .303+.004 land dia. and .312+.004 groove dia.
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Shouldn't that be +.0004?
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Shouldn't that be +.0004?
No - 0.004" is correct. That's the typical SAAMI tolerance used for diameters. .303 to .307 for land diameters and .312 to .316 for groove.

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No - 0.004" is correct. That's the typical SAAMI tolerance used for diameters. .303 to .307 for land diameters and .312 to .316 for groove.
Is that the same with all smith and wesson revalver's, and where can this information be found.? Thanks

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Get on the SAAMI website. All the drawings and specs are there.
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