What should I have the Performance Center do?

[swampcrawler]

Hi guys. Please excuse my limited knowledge of revolvers. I recently purchased a 686+ which immediately headed back to SW for Warrantee work on a very badly manufactured barrel.

The gun will be a kind of all around sidearm for me for a while, woods gun, range gun, and hopefully carry piece. My main concerns are smooth and reliable function.

While it’s there it will be going to the Performance Center for their “master revolver package”, which per their website includes:

Trigger stop
Chamfer charge holes
Polish rebound spring, hammer stud and yolk barrel bosses
Detail lockwork surfaces
Stone hammer and trigger contact surfaces
Test fire for function

I will also have them check out the barrel and insure that the issues were properly corrected by the Warrantee folks.

My question is, while it’s there and I have a couple dollars to rub together, is there anything else I should have them do?

 

[IMtheNRA]

If it is a do-it-all gun, including CCW and house duty, then I'd consider night sights. That's about all that a SW revolver needs in my opinion.

 

[swampcrawler]

If it is a do-it-all gun, including CCW and house duty, then I'd consider night sights. That's about all that a SW revolver needs in my opinion.

I actually do need to talk to them about that. I’m having a heck of a time finding a tritium front for the DX/classic style front sight. It’s a spring loaded deal, not the standard pinned front sight.

 

[Charliefrank]

What was wrong with the barrel, if you don't mind me asking?

 

[swampcrawler]

What was wrong with the barrel, if you don't mind me asking?

Extremely bad tooling/chatter marks across the tops of the lands from throat to muzzle, and a crown with a visible burr folded outward from the muzzle all the way around. I wouldn’t have been concerned about it as a handgun isn’t a precision weapon, but for the price of the thing, I figure it shouldn’t have been shipped like that.

 

[Charliefrank]

Extremely bad tooling/chatter marks across the tops of the lands from throat to muzzle, and a crown with a visible burr folded outward from the muzzle all the way around. I wouldn’t have been concerned about it as a handgun isn’t a precision weapon, but for the price of the thing, I figure it shouldn’t have been shipped like that.

Wow! I would have returned it also. I can' think of anything else I'd have them do. It sounds like they've got it covered. Let us know how you make out.

 

[Kp321]

Might as well have Smith put the sights on, but in the future, I'm pretty Dawson Precision makes the sight you need.