Mowgli Terry
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I'd still give Smith a call. There's nothing of loose. Let me share my thinking on repairs to my revolvers. One, the 27, was a keeper. This is the handgun that was repaired with the wrong cylinder (not recessed). The expense would be spread over years I planned to have the gun. One the Model 29 the story was different. The cylinder was replaced. The cylinder was correct for the gun. The gun was updated. That one I was going to have to eat. As it happened it was traded to a friend for really interesting rifle.Those handguns having five chambers was entirely unacceptable. The cylinder was already damaged. Having the chambers opened up was off the table due to safety concerns There was nobody locally that could come close to repairing those guns. Took that off the table.Factory repaired in the end. Call to the factory is still suggested. Several years later another problem popped up. The the home ship did not work on guns with no model number. S&W rep gave a referral to a company that was able to do excellent work. That company is no longer in business. Culturally long winded down here. I apologize for the length of this post.