Originally Posted by SaxonPig

So many threads about recent acquisitions start off with "this gun has zero end-shake and locks up like a bank vault."

Has anyone ever bought a used S&W that wasn't tight? I never have. I've had guns made from 1917 to the 1990s and all decades in between and none, no matter how much wear or abuse was evident, were loose.

I suppose the 44 and 41 Magnums could shoot loose if one were able to shoot them enough (I can't) but it seems most of these comments regard a 38 Special revolver of some model variation. Has anyone ever seen a 38 S&W that was "shot loose?"