I have a well used S&W model 19-5. Original owner said it probably had about 10,000 rounds through it, almost all .38 special.
Everything looks great on it so far and it feels solid. I have no worries about shooting it although i have yet to do so.
After looking it over more closely I've noticed something slightly concerning (this was an online purchase so i couldn't look it over before buying it). . .
What I've noticed is that the gap between the front of the cylinder and the forcing cone is very slight, probably could not fit a piece of paper between them on 3 of the chambers, but there is still a gap. Then the next 3 chambers start to actually make contact between the forcing cone and the front of the cylinder near the top of the cylinder and forcing cone.
So, for example. . .
Chamber 1, all clear.
Chamber 2, all clear.
Chamber 3, all clear.
Chamber 4, top of chamber touching top of forcing cone, with a slight gap between the lower 3/4ths
Chamber 5, no gap showing at all, full chamber appears to be in contact with full forcing cone.
Chamber 6, top of chamber touching top of forcing cone, with slight gap between the lower 3/4ths of forcing cone and chamber (same as chamber 4).
Then back to chamber 1, all clear again.
My questions are, how big of a deal is this? Can it or should it be repaired? How much would this affect the value of the revolver?
I paid about $500 for this thing out the door after shipping and background check and wonder if that was too much, or if i could ever hope to get my money back on it should i decide to sell it down the road.
Again everything else seems fine and the revolver appears solid and like it would function perfectly for a long time to come.
Thanks everyone for your thoughts.
Everything looks great on it so far and it feels solid. I have no worries about shooting it although i have yet to do so.
After looking it over more closely I've noticed something slightly concerning (this was an online purchase so i couldn't look it over before buying it). . .
What I've noticed is that the gap between the front of the cylinder and the forcing cone is very slight, probably could not fit a piece of paper between them on 3 of the chambers, but there is still a gap. Then the next 3 chambers start to actually make contact between the forcing cone and the front of the cylinder near the top of the cylinder and forcing cone.
So, for example. . .
Chamber 1, all clear.
Chamber 2, all clear.
Chamber 3, all clear.
Chamber 4, top of chamber touching top of forcing cone, with a slight gap between the lower 3/4ths
Chamber 5, no gap showing at all, full chamber appears to be in contact with full forcing cone.
Chamber 6, top of chamber touching top of forcing cone, with slight gap between the lower 3/4ths of forcing cone and chamber (same as chamber 4).
Then back to chamber 1, all clear again.
My questions are, how big of a deal is this? Can it or should it be repaired? How much would this affect the value of the revolver?
I paid about $500 for this thing out the door after shipping and background check and wonder if that was too much, or if i could ever hope to get my money back on it should i decide to sell it down the road.
Again everything else seems fine and the revolver appears solid and like it would function perfectly for a long time to come.
Thanks everyone for your thoughts.
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