[dakotasin]

i've always wanted a 41 mag. i thought my luck had run out, but when i recently found out ruger made a special run of 41's i ran out to order one, in spite of it being a ruger. imagine my pleasure when i found out smith & wesson still had a couple models available (smith may/may not be the best, but i sure like 'em a ton better than ruger).

anyway, my choices are the 657, 357 pd, and a model 57 w/ a tapered barrel. as of now, i am leaning pretty strongly towards the 357 pd, but i have not yet seen a m 57 w/ the tapered barrel (apparently smith has discontinued this one, but there are still a few in the distributor pipelines).

gun is to be used for... dunno... cuz i want it, i guess. not for ccw - probably when it gets used it will be used most for hunting, but mostly i just want one.

any input on the which of the 57 series is better? any hope of a pic of any of the 3 - especially the 57?

[BBBS]

Did someone say '57'

[Iggy]

Get the 57 while the getting is good...:what:

[BluesBear]

The only Model 57 that S&W ever made that had a tapered barrel is the 2005 Mountain Gun version.
It's still available in fact Davidson's has 17 in stock (http://www.galleryofguns.com/gunlocator/gunsearch/Product.asp?Manuf=&item_num=161300&index=0&max=20&start=20&instock=None&manufact_combo=Smith+%26+Wesson&mod_ser_combo=None&category_combo=None&model=None&g_type=Revolver&act_type=None&finish_type=None&calib_combo=41M&sight_class_combo=None&price_range=None&qPromoID=&EZ=&left_handed=&youth=&item_only=0&oldsql=WHERE+%28unk2+like+%27%251%27+or+unk2+like+%27%252%27%29++AND+manuf+like+%27%25Smith+%26+Wesson%25%27++AND++Inventory%2Egun%5Ftype+like+%27%25Revolver%25%27+AND++%28Caliber+like+%2741M%7C%25%27+or+Caliber+like+%27%25%7C41M%27+or+Caliber+%3D+%2741M%27%29+ORDER+BY+manuf%2C+unk2%2C+unk3).

http://www.galleryofguns.com/prod_images/160929.jpg

All of the other .41 Magnum revolvers made by S&W have had heavy barrels. Some of the more recent ones had a full underlug but most of them did not.

[dinosaur]

Somebody say 57s?

http://img451.imageshack.us/img451/3639/10cu1.jpg

http://img411.imageshack.us/img411/8986/416hs.jpg

Hey, how'd that 58 sneak in there?:neener:

[45crittergitter]

I like the Classic Hunters myself. Mine have 6.5" barrels, but later ones use 7.5"

[dakotasin]

well, the tapered barrel model does look pretty nice - not at all like i thought it would look.

thanks for the help, fellas. i'm desperately in need of a good 41!

[Paul "Fitz" Jones]

I carried a .41 mag Smith 58 and I enjoy it and have another new one too, I dont need adjustable sights to shoot accurately and The caliber is great,

[Freeze N]

Another Cherry 57.

http://i3.photobucket.com/albums/y63/FreezeN/SW57.jpg

[ssteven1]

You have to love those M57's.
No matter which one you get they are all good guns.

http://usera.imagecave.com/ssteven1/beautyshots/M57pict2-a.jpg

[hoek48]

Start with the M57 and go from there with the addiction.
http://i21.photobucket.com/albums/b292/hoek48/2m57.jpg

[rWt]

A local (SE Michigan) gunshop has a nickle 57 that looks new for under $400.

[RUT]

A local (SE Michigan) gunshop has a nickle 57 that looks new for under $400.


I'd buy it in a minute if I were you!!

[Bob R]

hoek48,

It looks like you have the same, but not quite the same, 57's that I have. :)

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/0603/Bob8251/100_0853.jpg

bob