Wearing Out A Revolver???

In Ed McGivern's book "Fast and Fancy Revolver Shooting, written in 1938 or so, he mentions a couple of S&Ws that had over 200,000 rounds through.
Using lead bullets and moderate loads should prolong the life of any revolver. I recall Jan Libourel saying he had an S&W M-19 that was in retirement due to
the barrel/cylinder gap widening from the use of magnum loads. One advantage of the Dan Wesson revolvers is that you can adjust the barrel/cylinder gap yourself.
 
I have two Ruger Six-series revolvers , the newest twenty two years old. THey are as tight as any new gun, and are smoother than they have ever been. THey are finally getting broken in. I have owned and shot Smith & Wesson K-frame revolvers made in 1917 and 1938 that were tight, safe and accurate, as well as a joy to shoot. If you bought a good quality (Smith, Ruger, etc.) revolver in your youth and took care of it as you stated, your grandchildren would still be able to use it.( you would also have a dependable friend for life.)

Mark
 
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