rpg0123
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I saw a model 10 "pinned barrel" recently. What is meant by a pinned barrel?
Pinned?
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There is a hole in the frame that holds a pin. There is a machined "flat" spot on the barrel. Once it is installed, the barrel can't turn.
Art Doc
SWCA Member, Absent Comrade
Barrel pin. Feature dropped in 1982.
Here's the flat spot on the barrel that is held by the pin
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rpg0123
Member
Thanks guys. So if it was dropped in 1982, what was the replacement?
1sgpierce
Member
Crush Fit
After 1982, the barrels are screwed into the frame using a "crush fit". Think of it as slightly mismatched threads fighting against each other. It pretty much put an end to fairly easy barrel changes using the old barrel vice and hammer handle.
After 1982, the barrels are screwed into the frame using a "crush fit". Think of it as slightly mismatched threads fighting against each other. It pretty much put an end to fairly easy barrel changes using the old barrel vice and hammer handle.
bk43
Member
The factory went to crush fit in 1958. The pin was kept until 1981 but there was no reason for it after 1958 other than it was tradition.
Bob
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