Posted: 12/30/2007 8:28:06 PM EDT
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I'm just now getting into collecting S&W revolvers. What does "pinned and recessed" mean and why is that desirable in a pistol? Also.... What does the "three screw" or "four screw" description mean? Sorry for the noob questions... Thanks |
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Pinned = a small pin inserted thru the barrel just ahead of the gun's frame. This ensures the barrel doesn't move & affect accuracy. Recessed = the cylinder is machined in order to allow a MUCH smaller gap between the cylinder & the frame, basically covering the cartridge rims until you can just barely see them with the cylinder closed. This supposedly also helps keeps dirt & gunk out of the cylinder as well. As to why they're more valuable, much like any older gun, they're mostly hand-fitted and/or made. Desire of owning them also drives up demand & we all know what happens to the price then.  While the older guns' actions may be a hair smoother, *I* will put up a modern CNC-machine made S&W wheel gun against them any time as far as accuracy.  Enjoy your guns! 
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