AZAndy
Member
I saw a mention of a cylinder gap measurement elsewhere and it occurred to me that I had never actually measured one, other than eyeballing it when checking out a gun at a shop. So I went into full nerd mode, grabbed a couple handfuls of revolvers out of the cabinet, and got to work with a set of feeler gauges I used to use for setting up guitars. Here's what I discovered, listed from smallest to largest:
S&W 640 .002
Taurus 82 .003
Ruger SP101 .004
S&W 64 .004
S&W 325 .005
S&W 36 .005
Kimber K6 .006
Taurus 85 .006
S&W 625 .010
I don't really have a point to make, but I just thought it was kind of interesting. Finally, a use for all that time I spent back in the old days learning to measure point gaps and valve clearances on engines of yesteryear! My biggest takeaway from this is that I see that I need more revolvers, as what's listed above is all I have.
S&W 640 .002
Taurus 82 .003
Ruger SP101 .004
S&W 64 .004
S&W 325 .005
S&W 36 .005
Kimber K6 .006
Taurus 85 .006
S&W 625 .010
I don't really have a point to make, but I just thought it was kind of interesting. Finally, a use for all that time I spent back in the old days learning to measure point gaps and valve clearances on engines of yesteryear! My biggest takeaway from this is that I see that I need more revolvers, as what's listed above is all I have.