I'm curious about the effect, if any, of irregular barrel/cylinder gaps on revolvers. On one of my revolvers I noticed that the b/c gap looked wider on one side than on the other. So, to occupy part of a rainy weekend afternoon, I measured the gap on it as well as on some other guns with a feeler gauge.
The gap whose difference I could see measures .004 on one side and .011 on the other. But most of the irregular gaps I found are less dramatic, measuring (left and right, respectively): .003 and .005, .006 and .005, and .005 and .007. I've also noticed gaps that differ on the top and bottom. Based on my sample, I'd say irregular gaps are the rule nowadays rather than the exception.
Measurements like these may reveal the care (or lack of care) that goes into modern revolver manufacture. But do they matter in any practical sense?
[This message has been edited by jimmy (edited August 28, 2000).]
The gap whose difference I could see measures .004 on one side and .011 on the other. But most of the irregular gaps I found are less dramatic, measuring (left and right, respectively): .003 and .005, .006 and .005, and .005 and .007. I've also noticed gaps that differ on the top and bottom. Based on my sample, I'd say irregular gaps are the rule nowadays rather than the exception.
Measurements like these may reveal the care (or lack of care) that goes into modern revolver manufacture. But do they matter in any practical sense?
[This message has been edited by jimmy (edited August 28, 2000).]