aliveisalive
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On a revolver kick... wondering if either of these are a decent price. I'd like a nice cheap .38 for plinking.
All S&W revolvers in 38 Special made since 1899 were built to handle 21,000 PSI chamber pressure.
In 1899 the max pressure for the caliber was 21,000 PSI
Smith & Wesson says that revolvers made before 1957 should not be used with Plus + ammunition.
I started looking at revolvers recently. Is this a good deal? Is it a good gun?
The idiots at Smith and Wesson REFUSE to say how much pressure their revolvers can take. They just say "Hope....change...no plus pee"
You were told wrong then.I'm told they are easier to conceal than a semi auto and you can get a larger caliber in a smaller frame.
You were told wrong then.
A revolver cylinder must of necessity be larger in diameter then at least 1 1/2 (5-shot) to two (6-shot) of the cartridges it fires.
A single stack auto only needs to be wider then one row of cartridges, although most of them are much wider then they need to be any more.
For instance, a Colt 1911 .45 slide is .916" wide.
A S&W .45 revolver cylinder is 1.798"
A S&W Model 39 9mm pistol slide is .923".
A 5-shot J-Frame S&W .38 Spl cylinder is 1.308".
The differance though is, a round butt J-frame revolver doesn't print under clothing near as much as a 1911 or other auto pistols big'ol butt.
rc
Now go back to the core question and explain how, in 1899 Smith & Wesson was able to determine....
What did I say in the last sentence I wrote & you quoted??I disagree as I find revolvers much easier to conceal.
What did I say in the last sentence I wrote & you quoted??
rc
The rest of a revolver is typically quite thin but probably the biggest factor is a revolver really doesn't have any right angles that print GUN through a cover garment like the grip slide junction of an automatic does.
The model 10, like this one, is in blue and may show a decent bit of holster wear on the finish but looks like a good value all the same.
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