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    Crane-to-frame fit on S&W 686?

    I thought I responded to this, but I guess I didn’t. I meant to post this photo, but I forgot to do so. I noticed that the crane is a little further in than the frame on the fit. This photo kind of emphasizes it, so take that into consideration. I can’t feel it with my finger tips, but my nail...
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    Forcing cone wear

    I can honestly say that you’re the first person that’s ever told me to leave part of a gun dirty. Not that I’m saying it’s bad advice. I suppose I could see it helping to prevent erosion, but I’m guessing since it would take $25,000 worth of ammo to wear my gun out in the first place, the carbon...
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    Forcing cone wear

    Here’s a picture of the area after one pass of Hoppe’s 9 and a brass brush. I let the Hoppe’s sit on the area for about twenty minutes. https://imgur.com/a/WvDZ8YC While it’s not perfect and there’s a good chance that a monkey really did take a hacksaw to my gun at the factory (or perhaps...
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    Forcing cone wear

    I very well could be! But the way I see it, it’s hard to not overthink something when it comes to a $700 purchase.
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    Forcing cone wear

    I appreciate the feedback. I was thinking the forcing cone was similar to the barrel extension on an AR-15 instead of being an actual part of the barrel. I’ve had loose barrel extensions, so I was thinking this could happen to a revolver’s forcing cone as well. Glad to hear that that’s not the...
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    Forcing cone wear

    A lot of good recommendations! I appreciate the responses! Again, I apologize for all the questions. Eroding forcing cones and flame cutting are all completely mindblowing discoveries for me with revolvers. Lol. How do I scrub between the cone and the top strap? It’s such a tiny gap and I can’t...
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    Forcing cone wear

    Wow! That’s a ton of stuff I didn’t even know was a factor in revolvers! Thanks for that very detailed description! That’s a lot of stuff to understand. The wear that I was trying to point out on my revolver wasn’t the top strap, but the left side of the forcing cone. It looks like it was...
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    Forcing cone wear

    I apologize for asking so many questions about this revolver; it’s my first revolver so I absolutely have no idea what to expect with these things. Anyway, I just took my 686 to the range and fired about 100 rounds of SJHP. I fired it pretty quickly because it was really cold (not sure if...
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    S&W 686 cylinder release rubbing frame?

    Haha. Why is that?
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    S&W 686 cylinder release rubbing frame?

    I wish I knew if it was like this the whole time. I just realized another thing; if the cylinder is closed, the cylinder release is solid. However, if the cylinder is open and the cylinder release is locked forward, the cylinder release is very loose feeling. It wobbles up and down with very...
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    S&W 686 cylinder release rubbing frame?

    I took this quick video of me operating the thumb release. Does it look like it’s operating a little oddly? It almost looks like the front of it dives downwards as the thumb release moves forward.
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    S&W 686 cylinder release rubbing frame?

    Hmmm... Well, that’s a little concerning. Does the lock have any affect on the cylinder release internally? I know it’s not the shape of the thumb piece or anything like that because the threaded post clicks as well. It doesn’t click by just lightly pushing on it; you need roughly the same...
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    S&W 686 cylinder release rubbing frame?

    Yup! Unfortunately.....
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    S&W 686 cylinder release rubbing frame?

    So I just noticed rubbing marks right in front of the cylinder release that weren’t there before today. I’m not sure if some dirt just got in there when I went to open the cylinder once and scratched it, but I can’t get the cylinder release to touch the frame again. What I did notice was that...
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    Crane-to-frame fit on S&W 686?

    I apologize for my ignorance, but could you explain further as to what you mean? Binding if the rod is fully depressed? Endshake? Sorry for my noobiness; I’m pretty new to revlovers.
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    Crane-to-frame fit on S&W 686?

    So I just picked up a new Smith and Wesson 686. I love it, but I’m a little concerned about the crane-to-frame fit. There appears to be a slight gap and it looks like it’s very slightly misaligned. Does this look problematic, or is this just a cosmetic issue, or does it look fine? I’m a little...
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    What exactly is hardcoat anodizing?

    Sorry if this is in the wrong section; I can't find an answer to this by searching. I just get websites that offer to anodize my stuff. I have a 7075-T6 Eagle Arms/Armalite lower receiver and I'm not sure if it's type-III hardcoat anodized, or just standard anodizing. My question is, what...
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    Stupid question about AR-15 barrel lining....

    I appreciate the responses, everyone! To NEcityguy2, I ended up buying the Spike's upper that I linked to before I got a chance to see your link. Wish I had waited! Anyway, I had another small question that kind of relates to this. I know chrome-lining the bore makes an AR much more...
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    Stupid question about AR-15 barrel lining....

    So I'm looking to buy a new upper assembly for my AR-15, and want to be sure I get a good barrel. I'm currently looking at this Spike's Tactical assembly...
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    SAM7R Handguard Help

    So I recently picked up an Arsenal SAM7R-66 with the picitinny quad-rail. I would rather have gotten the SAM7R-61, but the dealer said that he would not be able to get them for quite some time. So I settled on the 66 with the idea that I could just buy the handguards and install them myself. The...
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