Is End Shake Desirable?

[OlongJohnson]

And it's surprising how "unfinished/unsquare" some yoke faces are.

Not if you've had more than one S&W apart and looked at everything closely.

[Trooper224]

Sometimes, things aren't necessarily best simply because they're the old way. Khunhausen wasn't the be all end all of gunsmithing knowledge, even though his books are still an excellent resource. Stretching a yoke may be the old way, but that doesn't make it the best. The issue with stretching is, the yoke is fairly thin to begin with and it can only be stretched so many times before the yoke is unusable. If your revolver is anything other than a collectable, you'll be tightening it up more than once. Try to locate a yoke for your vintage S&W of choice and see how easy it is (and assume it isn't well used, they're all used at this point). Shimming doesn't alter the condition of the parts involved and can be dome repeatedly to keep a revolver is service. (Kuhnhausen recommended shimming BTW)

Endshake is a tolerance, not an ideal.

[RevolverJIM]

Not if you've had more than one S&W apart and looked at everything closely.

I've seen it many times..........
What's surprising is that this stuff gets out the door

[Borderland]

There has to be a yoke in here someplace.

[FrankB]

Well, the one time I stretched a yoke, it took remarkably little pressure, and just a few turns to get .002” eliminated. I can’t find the trimmer that Power Custom used to sell.

[RevolverJIM]

I don't think Power makes them now.

I haven't been able to locate one any where

[OlongJohnson]

Just need the right size pilot.

https://pacifictoolandgauge.com/barr...ng-cutter.html

I'd call to confirm minimum ID it cuts, but it should work nicely.

[FrankB]

I don't think Power makes them now.

I haven't been able to locate one any where

I wonder if Smith&Wesson has any... 😳🤣

[FrankB]

Double Post

[RevolverJIM]

I wonder if Smith&Wesson has any... 😳🤣

If they do, they've probably never been used