629 Yoke to Frame Gap

[scruffy]

629-5. Zero cylinder end play, no play in the yoke and timing/carry up are perfect. Gun shoots great.

Would this yoke to frame fit (bottom right gap facing the cylinder front) bother you? None of my other stainless N and L frames have that large of a gap. Is it my OCD or does that gap look excessive?

 

[ProCarryNAustin]

Would not bother me. Function over form.

 

[Imissedagain]

Uneven contours below the barrel between yoke and frame.
They might call that, yoke droop?
We have a couple of series 70 Colt 1911s that the rear of slide and frame are not perfect.
Not a link issue, just lack of skill or slapping parts together.
Both are great shooters, especially the GC.

 

[Nightowl]

I would like to see a better fit, but I've seen worse. As long as the yoke barrel is straight and the cylinder turns freely, then its ok.

 

[scruffy]

I would like to see a better fit, but I've seen worse. As long as the yoke barrel is straight and the cylinder turns freely, then its ok.

I watched the yoke for any movement or change in gap when cycling the trigger in double action.There was none. Everything turns smoothly on all chambers.

 

[dogdoc]

No problem many are like that

 

[Marksman]

Just interchangeable manufacturing tolerances, some pairs of components fit better than others yet are still in specifications and function fine. Working for many years as a Manufacturing Engineer I saw this type of situation manifest itself frequently.

 

[grip frame]

No problem there.

 

[BC38]

If the cylinder and bore alignment are good with that gap present (no shaving lead), then I wouldn't sweat it.
If that is the case and you could somehow figure out a way to close up the gap, then it would probably start shaving lead due to a misalignment between the barrel and cylinders.
IMO that would certainly be worse than a slight cosmetic issue of the yoke to frame fitment.
JMO and YMMV....