3.5 inch .357

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3.5 inch .357

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Nothing better in a double action revolver.
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I believe this one is from 1956 and if I were smarter I would have carried one of these my entire law enforcement careeer. Almost as fast in the hand as a SAA but it’s a better gun for a cop
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Scott, those 3 1/2" model 27s were some of the wickedest-looking revolvers ever made. I wish I had one. Congratulations on finding one....and good shooting!
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Pre-27? Very nice. The 5 and 3 1/2" barrels seem to be the Goldilocks lengths when it comes to N frames, odd that they made comparatively few of them given their popularity.
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That’s right, pre-27. I had a Registered Magnum in my hand today as well. This gun looks to be unfired.
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Oh and the grips in that first photo look awesome! 8)
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Ysabel Kid wrote: ↑Fri Mar 01, 2024 9:46 pm Oh and the grips in that first photo look awesome! 8)
I’ll put them on the gun to celebrate Texas Independence Day today!
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It's quite fascinating how much power you can get from a short .357!

125 gr. Speer JHP 20 gr. WC820
From a 24" Rossi leveraction - 2184 fps
From a 1 3/4" S&W Model 340 - 1339 fps

Nearly 2200 fps from 2 foot barrel and well over 1300 fps from less than 2"!!
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That's a mighty handsome Smith, Scott.
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Did you make a porksicle out of that little oinker?
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The old guns are sometimes better.
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First six .38 Special
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First six .357 Magnum
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Scott Tschirhart wrote: ↑Sat Mar 02, 2024 10:21 amThe old guns are almost always [striketru]sometimes[/strikethru] better.
Fixed that for ya! :D

Why can't I do a strikethru? :?
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Griff wrote: ↑Sat Mar 02, 2024 11:58 am
Scott Tschirhart wrote: ↑Sat Mar 02, 2024 10:21 amThe old guns are almost always [striketru]sometimes[/strikethru] better.
Fixed that for ya! :D

Why can't I do a strikethru? :?
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It shot even better after running some rounds through it.

The terrible thing is I shoot this little gun better than I shoot the FA 97
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JimT wrote: ↑Sat Mar 02, 2024 12:20 pm
Griff wrote: ↑Sat Mar 02, 2024 11:58 am
Scott Tschirhart wrote: ↑Sat Mar 02, 2024 10:21 amThe old guns are almost always [strikethru]sometimes[/strikethru] better.
Fixed that for ya! :D

Why can't I do a strikethru? :?
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tried several...
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