View Single Post
 
Old 02-14-2020, 08:29 PM
6string's Avatar
6string 6string is offline
Member
 
Join Date: Mar 2012
Location: Upstate, SC
Posts: 2,001
Likes: 3,093
Liked 4,737 Times in 1,517 Posts
Default

Quote:
Originally Posted by Walter Rego View Post
For comparison, here are the throat measurements other S&W .45 ACP revolvers in my collection:

Model 1917 from October 1918: .453"
Model 1950 Army Pre-Model 22 from June 1952: .455"
.45 Cal. Model 1950 Pre-Model 26 from April 1956 : .455"

Considering that the Model 1917 was expected to be used in trench warfare conditions, you would think that one has the most generous chambers. It does have a 0.010" barrel cylinder gap which seems logical.

In the immediate years following WWII, a lot of new Bullseye shooters used surplus 1917s to shoot the 45 stage of the 2700 match. It was a long time, and a lot of gunsmith experimentation later, before guys were able to shoot 50 yard slow fire scores using a 1911 that compared to what could be done with a stock 1917.
Obviously, that was the real reason behind the early "pre-model number" 1950 and 1955 Targets.
Another winner to come out during the Carl Hellstrom era.

Jim
Reply With Quote