dashootist
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Just saw a $500 S&W Model 14 (38 spl) at a gun shop. I checked it out, and everything seems nice and tight except for one thing. The front cylinder gap is quite large, like 0.010-0.012 by my guesstimate. I didn't have a feeler gauge with me; just used my eye ball. This M14's gap is much larger than my 686's, which is about 0.005. Question one is: does the large gap matter much if I'm only interested in shooting PPC with it and occasional USPSA? Question two is: how much would a gunsmith charge to reduce the gap?
P.s. The gunshop also has a case full of Model 10. So I randomly looked at a few, and they all had large cylinder gap. Maybe it's ok?
P.s. The gunshop also has a case full of Model 10. So I randomly looked at a few, and they all had large cylinder gap. Maybe it's ok?