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Old October 7, 2018, 07:36 AM   #1
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Cylinder gap

Is there a rule of thumb maximum for cylinder gap for a revolver ? I got a couple police trade-ins and they both have more gap than I'm used to.
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Old October 7, 2018, 10:53 AM   #2
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Depends on who you talk to. Personally, I would not wish anything over .008". I prefer .006" as an upper limit but If I found a very desirable piece with .008", I would take it. If it was .010" I would pass on it.
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Old October 8, 2018, 04:17 PM   #3
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Barrel-cylinder gap should be between .004" and .012". About .005"-.006" is "ideal", but I see a lot of new guns with it more towards the upper limit, and a few with very small gaps.
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