Cylinder Endshake?

[TBalls]

So I recently picked up a S&W Model 19-3 and I absolutely love the gun. It does, however, seem to have a couple of minor issues.

#1
The cylinder is a bit difficult to open. It seems like the end of the ejector gets hung up on the locking bolt. In order to open it I need to pull the cylinder rearward slightly so that the locking bolt is cleared. When the gun was sold to me this was declared to be a problem that wasn't necessarily worth remedying due to the risk of messing something up. I can live with it.

#2
On a somewhat related note (and finally getting to the main point of this post), there does seem to be an excessive amount of cylinder endshake. On the one hand, it is this endshake that is apparently making it possible to open the cylinder at all, but at between 10-11 thousandths of an inch (0.010-0.011") it seems a bit much. I know that I could pretty easily install a cylinder bushing or two to correct the endshake, but I'm concerned that my b/c gap would end up being too big (currently approx 0.005-0.006").

The timing on the gun is pretty tight and it shoots like a dream. I'm just not sure what if anything I should do.

Any S&W/Revolver experts out there?

 

[Billsail]

Send it to S&W. It shouldn't be a difficult fix.

 

[Pilgrim]

.....and probably free including shipping.

 

[flintlock]

I sent my model 13 to S&W for timing and end shake issues. It came back with perfect timing and 0.004" cylinder gap. I first had to call the service dept. for a return label and there was a reasonable fee (around $60, as I recall). I highly recommend contacting S&W.