I bought a used 29-8 Mountain Gun yesterday. There's a gap between the frame and the lower part of the barrel lug, which gets narrower closer to the barrel and closes at the top of the cut out for the ejector rod. No gaps around the barrel area. The gap is about .008 at the widest part (the very bottom).
Is this a functional problem, or just a symptom of a late model Smith's QC?
Is this a functional problem, or just a symptom of a late model Smith's QC?