Smith Revolver Cylinder Release Button Rattle?

**Whiterook** · August 19th, 2019, 09:18 PM

I was cleaning my Smith 638(last few years production) and noticed the cylinder release button is somewhat "loose" on the screw. The button works 100% fine and is the screw itself is not loose. It just seems the button can be moved around in the screw. Again, it works fine and locks up solid. Are all the newer ones like this? I have a 70s era Model 10 and it does it but ever so slightly.

**Gunsnwater** · August 19th, 2019, 10:13 PM

Shitty fit. Better than scratching the frame I guess. You could buy an aftermarket and fit it.

**jthrelf** · August 20th, 2019, 07:26 AM

Send it to S&W on their dime, I'm sure they'll have you fixed up. Give them a call. Lifetime warranty.

Do you have another carry gun in the meantime?

**MARINE DIVISION TWO** · August 20th, 2019, 08:29 AM

Every S&W revolver I have owned had a loosness to the release button !

**Whiterook** · August 20th, 2019, 08:53 AM

Originally Posted by jthrelf

Send it to S&W on their dime, I'm sure they'll have you fixed up. Give them a call. Lifetime warranty.

Do you have another carry gun in the meantime?

I do, I may email them but I not sure if it needs a trip to the factory. It seems common.

**ray h** · August 20th, 2019, 02:28 PM

I'm going out on a limb and say, if the screw is tight and the cylinder opens fine, what you have is pretty normal play.
Both of my J frames have some movement, my older model 60 has more play than my newer model 442. They don't actually "rattle" but the 60 could be construed as a rattle.

**oldengineer** · August 20th, 2019, 04:52 PM

I have a 637 that's tight and a 649 that's loose but doesn't affect it's operation or get worse with time. Other long time revolver owners I know have similar experiences with S&W revolvers.