cremaley
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My S&W Model 19 Carry Comp has 150 rounds fired and I am wondering if the cylinder wear looks normal. I know it common for the turn rings but what about the other cylinder wear?
Does This Look Like Normal Wear
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The wear on the very edge of the rear of the cylinder, behind the turn ring, is perfectly normal. That is where the cylinder is rotating against the stop lug on the opposite side of the frame when you have the cylinder open and are rotating it to load and unload.
I don't know what caused the scattered wear further in from the rear edge of the cylinder, between the edge and turn ring.
I don't know what caused the scattered wear further in from the rear edge of the cylinder, between the edge and turn ring.
No, not for 150 rounds. A turn ring always happens (though that seems a tad much for 150 rounds). The other wear is way out of oboe imho.
Here we go again. What is S&W doing? Do they use PVD anymore? I had a black stainless PVD cylinder on my L frame that showed hardly any wear after a zillion rounds. Who the hell is running that place? 3rd graders could do better. Did they paint it with a Walmart rattlecan? Send it back.
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I should have probably mentioned that the cylinder is cerakoted.
Cylinder looks like it fell on the factory floor and bounced around.
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I did not look that way when I picked it up. Only after firing rounds and dry firing.
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If it's cerakoted, it could be a case of poor adhesion, like if the surface wasn't prepped well enough. Cerakote requires very good surface prep to get full performance. I would send it in. As good as Cerakote is, it will still wear faster than PVD, DLC, or nitride type finishes. It does seem to be way too much wear from only 150 rounds fired, unless you've also been dry firing the hell out of it.
My nephew bought the moss green TRR8 and it's wearing just like yours.
Well there you go, they will say "Oh that's normal, they all do that".
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I've found the degree of turn ring marking doesn't mean much. I have S&W revolvers that have seen heavy use but have a relatively light turn ring. Others that have seen less use have a prominent turn ring. Regardless, all the revolvers work fine and I've been shooting some of them for more over forty years. This seems to be something many obsess over but it's not worth worrying about. A turn ring will not indicate how much a revolver has been fired.
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The wear on the front of the cylinder looks like the finish is being blasted off by gases and powder residue during firing. That would indicate a poor job of cerakoting. If the cylinder moves smoothly without any rubbing or binding on the forcing cone, then it's probably just a cosmetic issue with the cylinder's finish, and shouldn't affect operation of the revolver. However, it does indicate some poor S&W workmanship...again!
When I hit this huge Powerball lottery, I will buy S&W & this crap will stop yesterday! 
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Dry fire, holster wear, finish by spray can?
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My Model 19 Carry Comp shoot extremely well so I'm not going to worry about cylinder wear. Its not a safe queen.
You'll have to win more than that. The projected take home after taxes for the lump sum payout is $325 million. S&W is currently worth about $375 million, and that's IF the parent company would agree to that price.When I hit this huge Powerball lottery, I will buy S&W & this crap will stop yesterday!
Still, you could buy enough stock to make them listen to you!
