hi all this is for model 19 lovers

[sadp40]

ok you'se guys i know you know and maybe be kind enough to share.. anyway i always wanted a model 19 4incher with those nice smith target grips anyway today i found one for 275.oo like new but no box anyway i'll get to my point i dont have access to it as i layed it away i am poor it is a model 19-4 any idea on the date of birth ?. i cant get to the serial number now as the store is closed. but it doesnt have the big smith trademark thing on the right side of frame. it is a small mark on the left under the cylinder release. it is a 4 incher in blue obvioulsy it is a 19 duh. it has the big smith target grips with the emblem in the middle. well help a pal huh? thanks in advance

 

[stans]

The 19-4 was in production from 1977 through 1981.

 

[Sunray]

Used to shoot ISU bullseye with one. Worked well, but couldn't hold a candle to my GP100 for strength.

 

[thatguy]

Really? Did you actually break the 19 or is this just supposition based on impressions? I prefer the forged S&W frame to that bulbous, cast Ruger frame that is bigger and heavier giving the impression that it's stronger but that's just my preference

 

[stans]

The problem with the K-frame magnums is the very thin barrel section that passes through the frame. 110 and 125 grain magnum loads erode the forcing cone and may also be responsible for cracking the cone at the 6 o'clock position. If you limit the number of light weight magnum loads you shoot, a K-frame is likely to last you a lifetime.

 

[thatguy]

I have read on a couple of forums of the forcing cone problem but is it all that common? I don't personally know of anyone who has experienced it and my K frame magnums have not shown any damage yet from my 125/1600 handloads. Maybe I haven't shot enough of them. I'll post a note if I break a gun with the 125 loads.

 

[P. Plainsman]

I had a chance to shoot a S&W 19-4 down at the range this week. It was my first time wielding a K-frame. Handy. That gun points like the Lord intended.

Also, much as I love my trusty GP100, I must admit that the 25-year-old (to judge from the comment in this thread), dark blued Smith had a truly superior action. Slick and clean, in both DA and SA modes.

Be patient -- I suspect you'll enjoy your new gun a great deal.

 

[russlate]

I shot a 2 & 1/2" 19 loose. Will have a good smith stretch the tube on the crane, set back the barrel, and otherwise tighten it up.

The 4" 19 left the factory without being fired. Still has perfect bueing inside the barrel. It remains virginal. So, since I didn't have a 19 I could shoot, today there was this 6" at the gunshp with almost all it's blueing except for a couple fingernail sized spots at the muzzle.

I put it on layaway. Then about an hour-and-a-half later went back and put the rest on plastic. Now to get it inside without alerting the wife.