How to remove a S&W barrel

[myenfield]

What exactly is involved in removing a barrel from a S&W revolver? I don't know the model, but it is a stainless .357. While I'm asking, what would the going rate be for a 5" or 6" stainless barrel for the above? Thanks.

 

[tjhaile]

Removing the barrel from the frame requires a vise, clamping blocks to hold the barrel in the vise jaws, and a special wrench to turn the frame off the barrel. On older guns with the pinned barrel, the pin will have to be driven out first.

New barrels for S&W revolvers are not drop-in parts; they must be fitted to the frame for proper indexing, the cylinder gap set, and the forcing cone cut.

This is something that should be left to a competent gunsmith with the right tools. Doing it wrong runs the risk of bending or cracking the frame.

 

[Wendell]

The warranty stations in Canada for S&W are M.D. Charlton and Wortner's.

They can do the job for you, correctly.

 

[gallen270]

what your thinking of is a pricey venture. and those restricted lenght barrels are hard to come by. forget it, and just cough uo the cash for a restricted one. i tried this with a model 10.