One sold in 2020 at Rock Island Auction for $1,265.So what would a nickel 29-9 6.5 inch be worth today? Hard to price if there are only 176 in existence. I rather like mine. Only complaint is the round butt frame. The ball detent crane is a nice touch.
My M25’s cylinder is being worked on to accept .45 Auto.
My other N-frame is a 610; my son calls them real guns.
Who's doing the work for you? This my Model 25 with the cylinder machined to accept .45ACP with moon clips.View attachment 1179945
When it is loaded, that N frame is porky!
I have considered doing this.
How much does this cost?
How do they deal with the ejector rod - do they shorten it?
OR - Do they not need to change the ejector assembly at all?
Thank You
True enough! However, for outdoorsman, who could face something large, nasty and aggressive, with big, sharp teeth and claws, the only way out of tight spot is a good chunk of metal, 265 grains and up, lunched from 41 or larger bore, at least 1100 fps, see first post here https://www.thehighroad.org/index.p...un-hunting-another-view.903836/#post-12255542 . Unfortunately, in order to do that, revolver has to have certain size and weight, no free lunch. This is especially critical when follow up shots are required, and if I want to save my skin, I will make sure that at least 3 or 4 bullets are placed in the right place. Very light revolver will recoil too much, painfully pound the hand, and with barrel facing the moon or even face of the shooter, follow up shots will be very difficult to fire, if shooter is lucky to still hold revolver in his hand(s).True story! A good holster helps, but at the end of the day... it's a lot of revolver (N frame).
BTW, going other, opposite way, toward big, heavy handgun for a caliber, doesn't cut mustard also. One of the first handguns I purchased was 357 Magnum Bisley with 7.5" barrel. Realizing my mistake, I sold it soon and purchased 41 Magnum Bisley, blue, the best decision I made regarding handguns, The worst one was when I sold that 41 Magnum Bisley, expecting to purchase same revolver in stainless. And on the end I ended with no 41 Magnum Bisley. Live and learn...
I love the 5” to 5.5” barrel length, but finding them is never easy. I seem to find 6”-6.5” (or longer) guns all the time, I guess guys hang onto those perfect packing-trail sized guns a lot more.I've gotten away from long-barreled revolvers... they are just not very handy as a holster weapon.
That's one of the reasons I I'm on the fence about my 58... I DO carry it when I think the .45ACP might be marginal. A 4" .41 N-frame is almost the ideal combination...
One of my grail guns was the Bisley in .41MAG... and I finally found one on GunBroker when they released the last run of them. Mine was a 5.5" Stainless Bisley, but was so horribly assembled I didn't know where to start with it... and sold it in a fit. What I really want is a .41 Redhawk... or if the stars align... a .41 Mountain Gun, although I find that unlikely.
I vote for Smith and Wesson to add a L frame size 41mag to its line up!!!I love the 5” to 5.5” barrel length, but finding them is never easy. I seem to find 6”-6.5” (or longer) guns all the time, I guess guys hang onto those perfect packing-trail sized guns a lot more.
I really like the .41 for trail use. I have .44’s, but the .41 is a nice compromise between power and recoil. I just wish I didn’t have to take out a second mortgage to pick up a 57/657 Mountain Gun, one would be a nice addition to the stable. (An L frame .41 like the model 69 would be great, too!)
Stay safe.
I use to have 5" M27, very nice revolver, barrel was set back so light between barrel and cylinder was barely visible, gap must be less than .002". However, IMO, unless somebody wants to go 357 "Nuclear", M586/686 with 5" barrel and half under lug is better choice. Just my .2 cents.I see a lot of folks echo about the 5” N frame being good. I have a 5” Heavy Duty and they are correct, just as Skeeter wrote, the 5” N frame in 36 caliber is about as good as it gets, in 36 caliber. Once you start cutting bigger holes in the cylinder and barrel, the balance shifts and to me, is less than ideal. And that 5” barrel is not fun sitting down unless you are on a very firm chair, ie, no cushion. For me, in anything above 36 caliber, the 4” N frame is the top pick for a belt revolver. My range revolvers have 5 1/2, 6 or 6 1/2 inch barrels and go out to the range in a range box.
As always, they usually have more than one horse in a race so everyone gets a choice.
Kevin
(An L frame .41 like the model 69 would be great, too!)
Have you contacted Andy Horvath? That sounds right up his alley.The .41 Special is a pretty cool wildcat. I load rounds for my Model 57 4” that make it a dream to shoot.
…I bought a 4” GP-100 with the desire to see it transformed from a .357 to a 6-shot .41 Spl. The only person who would convert it said a .41 would be 5-shot only, which isn’t enough of a difference to my 5- shot 3” GP .44 Spl. to justify the $$$.
Stay safe.
My M25’s cylinder is being worked on to accept .45 Auto.
My other N-frame is a 610; my son calls them real guns.
The .41Spl is a wildcat typically chambered in .357 sized guns. Originally rechambered L-frames, GP's and Colt SAA's, whereas .41Mag's are usually .44Mag sized guns.What's the point of the 41 Special? No guns chambered for it that I know of. Easy to crank up lite loads in the 41 Mag,
My load of preference is the SAECO 453 over a hardball dose of powder. (Shown on the left). The middle bullet is the BD45 and the right hand bullet is the Arsenal 45-250 Wadcutter.
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When launched at +/- 850 fps, the SAECO is a show stopper. I am testing the other two.
Kevin