Converting a 627 six shot to eight shot....

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Is this feat as simple as changing the cylinder assembly, and the hand and getting them fitted? Just wanted to mak sure before I bought a 627 to do this to....
 
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I recall that question has been asked before that the response was negative. I do not recall particulars, could be the cylinder would not fit. I do know that the hands are different, but that should not be the controlling factor. Why not just buy an eight shot 627? There are not a lot of six shot 627's out there, the most common being the 627-0 with just over 5,000 made in the late 80's.
 
Is this feat as simple as changing the cylinder assembly, and the hand and getting them fitted? Just wanted to mak sure before I bought a 627 to do this to....

The barrel and firing pin are offset in the frame in the 8 shot guns as compared to the six shot. Not practical to attempt a conversion.
 
I guess I was thinking that if you can easily convert a 617 6 shot to a 10 shot the conversion would work out just fine. I guess when you say the firing pin is offset I don't quite understand....I understand what you are saying but when the gun fires wouldn't everything have to be inline with the barrel wich is at 12 O clock?
 
The distance from the cylinder axis to the bore axis is greater in the 8 shot.
 

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