You know what they say when "assume" is the focal point.
Does "Pinned & Recessed" have any practical value?
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feralmerril
Absent Comrade
Just how hard and costly could it be to drill one hole after the barrel is screwed in and knock a pin in it? It seems it`s a cult belief it`s needed by the old collectors to "bless" the gun. Seems s&w is missing a bet here for a couple cents of extra work? Yet no other company does it anyway. Was it ever really needed the first time?
Dave T
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Maybe not needed but then the high luster blue on the M27 & M29, the checkering on the top strap and rib of the M27 and the recessed chambers of all magnums aren't needed either. All these indicate extra steps in manufacturing and a level of attention to detail that, as others have pointed out, no other maker bothered with.
Dave
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The pinned and recessed revolvers are truly "belt and suspenders". Wasn't necessary, but the extra attention to detail was and is appreciated by those who admire fine craftsmanship.
I own modern stainless Smiths and some older P&R models too. Love all of them, though the insane level of polish on the older blued guns just isn't available today. I drool(not really) when I handle my 27-2, but don't have the same reaction to my 629-6 even though both are superb firearms.
I own modern stainless Smiths and some older P&R models too. Love all of them, though the insane level of polish on the older blued guns just isn't available today. I drool(not really) when I handle my 27-2, but don't have the same reaction to my 629-6 even though both are superb firearms.
I'm not assuming on the Smith but I've not had a barrel off of a Colt. I do know they are LH spiral but I seriously doubt the barrel threads are LH.
This happened a lot of years ago. The gun was a model 66 with a 4" unpinned barrel. It was a privately-owned revolver that was being used during a qualification shoot. The shooter (a competent handgunner) noticed that his group seemed to shift significantly, laterally, while shooting. The more he shot the more the group shifted. When I examined the revolver, it was very apparent that the front sight was no longer vertical, but the barrel had twisted in the frame. I don't remember now, which way the sight had moved (barrel twisted).
pinned" barrels and the "recessed" cylinders
I have owned S&W revolvers,off and on since 1959.
Until they removed the pin I never had any trouble
with their guns. Since then, I send about one a year
back to the factory for a twisted barrel.
I have owned S&W revolvers,off and on since 1959.
Until they removed the pin I never had any trouble
with their guns. Since then, I send about one a year
back to the factory for a twisted barrel.
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