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Hello;
I have a blued mod 80 .38 spec that I bought new about 20 years ago. I recently sent it in to Taurus warranty service to correct a cylinder run out problem where the front face of the cylinder would rub the forcing cone on 2 of the 6 chambers during rotation especially when the gun warmed up after shooting several rounds.
Taurus Warranty Service repaired the gun beautifully and everything worked great when I got it back. Not long afterwards though, I noticed a fore and aft play in the cylinder which measures about .007". I know that that amount doesn't sound like much when just mentioning it off hand, but when you have the gun in hand and can perceptibly see and feel the cylinder move, it really doesn't seem normal. I don't remember if the gun came back from Taurus that way, or the play just developed in the process of shooting it after I received it. The pistol came back with an excellent barrel/cylinder gap when static, but when you push the cylinder rearward the gap increases, although even then it's not bad either.
Before contacting Taurus again, I wanted to get any takes from those of you that have experienced the same thing on similar double action revolvers. Is this movement within the normal operation tolerances of a double action firearm? The gun shoots well as is, but I'm concerned that the constant rearward hammering of the cylinder over a period of time will just make to condition worse. Other double actions I have move in that direction also, but it's so slight that you can hardly detect it.
Thanks for any replies.
I have a blued mod 80 .38 spec that I bought new about 20 years ago. I recently sent it in to Taurus warranty service to correct a cylinder run out problem where the front face of the cylinder would rub the forcing cone on 2 of the 6 chambers during rotation especially when the gun warmed up after shooting several rounds.
Taurus Warranty Service repaired the gun beautifully and everything worked great when I got it back. Not long afterwards though, I noticed a fore and aft play in the cylinder which measures about .007". I know that that amount doesn't sound like much when just mentioning it off hand, but when you have the gun in hand and can perceptibly see and feel the cylinder move, it really doesn't seem normal. I don't remember if the gun came back from Taurus that way, or the play just developed in the process of shooting it after I received it. The pistol came back with an excellent barrel/cylinder gap when static, but when you push the cylinder rearward the gap increases, although even then it's not bad either.
Before contacting Taurus again, I wanted to get any takes from those of you that have experienced the same thing on similar double action revolvers. Is this movement within the normal operation tolerances of a double action firearm? The gun shoots well as is, but I'm concerned that the constant rearward hammering of the cylinder over a period of time will just make to condition worse. Other double actions I have move in that direction also, but it's so slight that you can hardly detect it.
Thanks for any replies.