Model 29 Cylinder

[Mark Henderson]

I have recently sent my Model 29-2 back to Smith and Wesson to be evaluated and refinished.
The cylinder is expanded and the forcing cone is badly eroded, they recomend replacing the cylinder however new cylinders are not rcessed.
Has anyone else had this done and are there recessed cylinders available?

 

[BruceM]

If the forcing cone is eroded, that can usually be remedied by setting the barrel back one turn and re-cutting the forcing cone.

Smith and Wesson no longer inventories cylinders for the M29-2. Your best bet is a classified add here and/or look for parts on GunBroker or eBay. I had a "S" prefix M29-2 with a bulged cylinder. I rounded up a parts set on eBay. S&W installed the used cylinder and I resold the unused parts. It doesn't matter if the replacement cylinder is Blued or Nickel as the gun is going to be refinished.

S&W can fit a new, non-recessed cylinder but the barrel will need to be set back and the frame lug will have to be replaced. If it were me, I'd hold out for the correct used part and have the gun rebuilt correctly.

Bruce

 

[runehans]

M29 cylinder

Back in the mid-eighties I had the recessed cylinder on my M29-2 replaced with a non-recessed. I also changed the barrel from 6 inch to 4 inch, taking care of the barrel-cylinder gap. The conversion worked nicely.

 

[TAROMAN]

Was in the same boat with my tired old 29-2. Luckily, I found a used recessed cylinder on GB. After checking the charge holes carefully with an inside mic, shipped the whole business off to Springfield for an overhaul.
Took several months, but the result was worth it, IMHO:

 

[bgrafsr]

S&W can fit a new, non-recessed cylinder but the barrel will need to be set back and the frame lug will have to be replaced. If it were me, I'd hold out for the correct used part and have the gun rebuilt correctly. Bruce

Bruce, why would the frame lug have to be replaced?

 

[M29since14]

It doesn't have to be, but if you do not, the new cylinder will flop around on the yoke during reloading more than normal - way more than normal.

 

[Muley Gil]

Bruce, why would the frame lug have to be replaced?

A recessed cylinder is longer at the rear than a non-recessed cylinder. It's kinda like putting a 1917 cylinder in a .45 Colt revolver.

 

[Mark Henderson]

If the forcing cone is eroded, that can usually be remedied by setting the barrel back one turn and re-cutting the forcing cone.

Smith and Wesson no longer inventories cylinders for the M29-2. Your best bet is a classified add here and/or look for parts on GunBroker or eBay. I had a "S" prefix M29-2 with a bulged cylinder. I rounded up a parts set on eBay. S&W installed the used cylinder and I resold the unused parts. It doesn't matter if the replacement cylinder is Blued or Nickel as the gun is going to be refinished.

S&W can fit a new, non-recessed cylinder but the barrel will need to be set back and the frame lug will have to be replaced. If it were me, I'd hold out for the correct used part and have the gun rebuilt correctly.

Bruce

Thanks for the advice/insight, wish I'd have known about the recessed cylinder situation before sending it to S&W.I'll give S&W a call.
MH

 

[Mark Henderson]

If the forcing cone is eroded, that can usually be remedied by setting the barrel back one turn and re-cutting the forcing cone.

Smith and Wesson no longer inventories cylinders for the M29-2. Your best bet is a classified add here and/or look for parts on GunBroker or eBay. I had a "S" prefix M29-2 with a bulged cylinder. I rounded up a parts set on eBay. S&W installed the used cylinder and I resold the unused parts. It doesn't matter if the replacement cylinder is Blued or Nickel as the gun is going to be refinished.

S&W can fit a new, non-recessed cylinder but the barrel will need to be set back and the frame lug will have to be replaced. If it were me, I'd hold out for the correct used part and have the gun rebuilt correctly.

Bruce

Was in the same boat with my tired old 29-2. Luckily, I found a used recessed cylinder on GB. After checking the charge holes carefully with an inside mic, shipped the whole business off to Springfield for an overhaul.
Took several months, but the result was worth it, IMHO:

Thanks for the advice, I'll try the same.

 

[Mark Henderson]

Recessed Cylinder

Thank you all for yor insight and advice. I wasn't feeling right about having a different type cylinder put in, I have put a lot of rounds through this revolver and while a non recessed may work fine I wanted to stick with what it had originally.

 

[BruceM]

If Smith & Wesson knows that you are looking to round up the correct part, they usually will just hold your gun if it's for a reasonable amount of time. That's what they did with mine.

Bruce

 

[Mark Henderson]

Thanks Bruce, I called S&W this morning. Revolver is on hold, now to scare up a cylinder.