horsemen61
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Sucks to hear about the cylinder if you decide to sell it please shoot me a pm
Anytime a firearm is returned, they do a complete inspection. If parts are found that are not up to spec, those parts are replaced. If they return the firearm with out of spec parts and something happens, they are open to a lawsuit....replaced it was because it was "overbored", ...
No one asked them to look at or fix anything except the barrel ...
Anytime a firearm is returned, they do a complete inspection. If parts are found that are not up to spec, those parts are replaced. If they return the firearm with out of spec parts and something happens, they are open to a lawsuit.
ATCDoktor said:When I got my gun back I was suprised to find that they returned my old cylinder.
It was in a bag in the box with a note that stated "DO NOT USE THIS CYLINDER IN THIS REVOLVER".
So, the idea that returning out of spec parts with the gun must be a somewhat recent thing (in the last 5 years) as it does not mirror my experience 5 years past.
Changing cylinders often requires some fitting and retiming. The fact that they gave you your original cylinder back tells me it's still fine and not out of spec; more likely they're warning you not to simply swap between cylinders willy nilly, in the event you might now think they both fit the same gun.All that makes perfect sense to me buuuuuut that 500 cylinder sits in a box with a hammer and trigger that S&W returned to me as part of another repair I had done on a 29-3.
The hammer and trigger were returned by S&W upon repair of the 29-3's "push off" condition with a note stating that the trigger to hammer interface was damaged beyond repair and were unsafe to re use.
I always think of "overbored" as the diameter of the cylinder. Is is possible that the cylinder was bored too long, possibly allowing the chambering of a .44 Magnum? It would only need about 1/8" too much.The whole "overbored" story doesn't sit well with me anyway. Those chambers were TIGHT. In any event, I have discovered that they made 5,000 610s during the middle production run, including both fluted and unfluted versions. I should have my gun back this weekend and I will provide pictures here.
I always think of "overbored" as the diameter of the cylinder. Is is possible that the cylinder was bored too long, possibly allowing the chambering of a .44 Magnum? It would only need about 1/8" too much.
Thanks to everyone.Common practice for gun manufacturers is not to return parts they deem unsafe. Been many a thread about this over the years concerning a variety of gun manufacturers. A liability issue. As for not having a replacement unfluted cylinder, that would bother me too as I am a fan of them, but having the gun safe and functional would be the priority. Since the original problem with the gun was mostly cosmetic, I can understand the frustration over having the cosmetics changed again. I'd be interested in knowing how much, if any, change there is in over all accuracy.