Cylinder release slide button, S & W versus Taurus, ????

[His lordship.]

I have owned one Smith and Wesson (1970's N frame) and 3 Taurus double action revolvers.  Why is it that the slide release button (pushed toward the cylinder to release crane and cylinder, open action for loading) on the Taurus made guns wiggle when pushed from the side as though they are just laying there, on the left side of the frame, and the Smith made guns are rock solid, they don't have that "its defective feel to em'" like the Taurus?

At first I thought the cylinder release button was just loose, but on all my Taurus revolvers it is screwed down tight, but still there is that wiggly aspect about them?

These guns were made in the 1990's and I know that Smith & Wesson as well as Taurus have a new shaped cylinder release button.  Why did they change that? :?

[Mikey]

Chris:  with few exceptions I get that wiggle you refer to on most of my S&Ws.  The only one that is really tight is on my lightweight Bodyguard.  Everything else has a wiggle to it, but it doesn't bother me.  I once made the mistake of picking up an oversized cylinder release for my 29-2 only to find the darn thing big enough to take the skin off my thumb on the first shot.  What I wanted was the newer shaped cylinder release S&W has on their revolvers now.  With those, wiggle is even less of a concern.  I wondered once if I had a screw loose, on the gun, causing the wiggle but found it was just tolerance.  Using the newer shaped release button that allows a sort of half-forward/half-downward push of the thumb I am more comfortable with that than I am with the olde style release buttons.  

If the release button sits properly in the revolver and does not bind when releasing the cylinder and if the screw holding the button to the release mechanism is tight, I wouldn't worry about it.  I would just make certain it is properly lubricated and use it as is.  Mikey.