I was at the range last week with my 610. When I went to shoot it, I noticed the front sight seemed bent. After unloading, a friend and I checked the barrel, and sure enough it was canted to the left by several degrees! I took the gun to a gunsmith, who called me today. He said the barrel is over-torqued and wanted to know if I had worked on the gun at all recently (the answer to that is no).
I bought this gun used last year and have since fired 500 to 1,000 rounds - both factory and reloads - out of it with no problems. The gun will be on its way to S&W tomorrow morning.
Has anyone heard of over-torquing a barrel? How would this happen and what do I do to prevent it in the future?
I bought this gun used last year and have since fired 500 to 1,000 rounds - both factory and reloads - out of it with no problems. The gun will be on its way to S&W tomorrow morning.
Has anyone heard of over-torquing a barrel? How would this happen and what do I do to prevent it in the future?