Thread: S&W Model 19-5 Price check
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Old 08-22-2012, 03:12 PM
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Originally Posted by Jascodun View Post
If you want history YES. If you want best bang for buck, NO.

$700 is VERY high for a gun with a known 'weakness' IMHO.
The M66 has a 'shaved' forcing cone for ejector rod clearance. If you fire high power 125gr bullets it can crack. I imagine the 19 is the same being just a blued version (if memory serves). Stick with 158gr bullets.

Use of Magnum Loads in S&W Model 19 and Other K-Frame Magnums
Google "S&W 19 and 66 cracked forcing cone" for more information.
Good luck with it!
Pretty much every S&W shooter knows this.
Not a problem if you shoot heavier weight bullets.

$700 is a bit high but they don't make M19 snubbies anymore.
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