Please excuse me if this is a common question, but I'm new to Smith's and I couldn't find anything on a search.
Would it be possible to put in an 8 shot cylinder into one of the older 6 shot 627's? Is this just a matter of putting the new cylinder into the pistol, and checking for timing/endplay? Or is this a gunsmith only retrofit?
The reason I ask is that I've seen a few 686's for sale that come with two cylinders. One with the 6 shot, and a the 7 shot plus cylinder. I'm assuming that the same would be possible with a 627, and I would LOVE an older pre-lock 627 with an 8 shot cylinder.
Would it be possible to put in an 8 shot cylinder into one of the older 6 shot 627's? Is this just a matter of putting the new cylinder into the pistol, and checking for timing/endplay? Or is this a gunsmith only retrofit?
The reason I ask is that I've seen a few 686's for sale that come with two cylinders. One with the 6 shot, and a the 7 shot plus cylinder. I'm assuming that the same would be possible with a 627, and I would LOVE an older pre-lock 627 with an 8 shot cylinder.
