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<blockquote data-quote="diggler1833" data-source="post: 3752265" data-attributes="member: 48072">Wanted to touch bases on your assertion.Well this &#039;billet aluminum&#039; piece had a big ol&#039; spot where there was an uneven metal &quot;vane&quot; sticking out after &#039;machining&#039; that was probably .002&quot; thick and a full 1/8&quot; wide.&nbsp; It broke off with almost no pressure when I gave it a push with a little brass punch.&nbsp; Here&#039;s the aftermath photos that I just took now (gun needed torn apart and cleaned anyway).[ATTACH=full]262213[/ATTACH][ATTACH=full]262214[/ATTACH]That vane resembled any kind of casting flash you&#039;d see on a poor quality gun...almost like something you&#039;d see on the outside of a plastic toy at the dollar store.[ATTACH=full]262218[/ATTACH][ATTACH=full]262219[/ATTACH]As you can see, there is still enough of it left to show up on a cell phone camera.&nbsp; I&#039;d expect this from a Taurus, but not S&amp;W. However, I see no other evidence of casting marks, so I will concede that you&#039;re correct and this is somehow billet.&nbsp; But I don&#039;t know what kind of machining they do there at S&amp;W...here&#039;s another example of left over material in the same gun (in green).[ATTACH=full]262220[/ATTACH]I&#039;m going back to finish disassembly and cleaning now.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="diggler1833, post: 3752265, member: 48072"] Wanted to touch bases on your assertion. Well this 'billet aluminum' piece had a big ol' spot where there was an uneven metal "vane" sticking out after 'machining' that was probably .002" thick and a full 1/8" wide. It broke off with almost no pressure when I gave it a push with a little brass punch. Here's the aftermath photos that I just took now (gun needed torn apart and cleaned anyway). [ATTACH type="full"]262213[/ATTACH] [ATTACH type="full"]262214[/ATTACH] That vane resembled any kind of casting flash you'd see on a poor quality gun...almost like something you'd see on the outside of a plastic toy at the dollar store. [ATTACH type="full"]262218[/ATTACH] [ATTACH type="full"]262219[/ATTACH] As you can see, there is still enough of it left to show up on a cell phone camera. I'd expect this from a Taurus, but not S&W. However, I see no other evidence of casting marks, so I will concede that you're correct and this is somehow billet. But I don't know what kind of machining they do there at S&W...here's another example of left over material in the same gun (in green). [ATTACH type="full"]262220[/ATTACH] I'm going back to finish disassembly and cleaning now. [/QUOTE]

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