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Originally Posted by devildog66
+1 for the recommendation to read this article! Very informative and the power is not the issue it is the pressure and Linebaugh dispenses some solid knowledge on the matter.
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A quote from that article:
In reality the Model 25-5 is about 80% as strong as the Model 29 in the cylinder area. The frames are the same and are designed for a 40,000 psi load level even though we know this is a bit more than they are happy with. It's too bad S&W built a 40,000 psi cylinder and installed it in a 30,000 psi frame, so to speak.
Clearly, there is a typo in the last sentence which should read "It's too bad S&W built a 30,000 psi cylinder and installed it in a 40,000 psi frame, so to speak." So the "weak link" in an N-Frame 45 is the cylinder, not the frame.