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Old April 25, 2013, 08:28 PM   #8
saleen322
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MIM Parts

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...I overheard a top revolver smith say he actually liked to work on the new S&W revolvers, and that tolerances have never been better. He gets good results on the mim parts.
That is a fact. I have new and old S&Ws plus I went to S&W Armorer school about 11 years ago. The MIM process allows use of alloys that would have been time consuming and tough to machine. Also a MIM revolver is much easier to put replacement parts into if needed as little fitting is required due to close tolerance on parts and less wear because of the hardness of the parts. I have a 460 but I don't know if any parts would swap with the old guns. Besides, I would not want to put softer metal in a revolver with that kind of operating pressure. JMHO.
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