cylinder end-play

Cylinder end-play, or endshake, is the free lengthwise movement (up & down the center pin) of a cylinder in the frame of a revolver. 1

also known as:

      • cylinder endshake
      • endshake
      • end-play

gunsmithing note(s):

      • The two most common fixes for cylinder end-play are stretching the crane or shimming the cylinder.
      • Cylinder shims for many makes/models of revolvers can be obtained from triggershims.com. ⇒

footnotes/sources:

  1. “Glossary ⇒.” Sporting Arms and Ammunition Manufacturers’ Institute. Ed. SAAMI’s Technical Committee. Web. 15-18 Jan. 2011.

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