Model 53 with "Super Jet" cylinder
I acquired this gun in the mid 1970's, and as acquired, had a 6" bbl, an extra .22lr cylinder and a .22 Super jet cylinder. I returned it to the S&W factory where a 8 3/8" and 4" bbls were fitted and numbered to the gun, and Tommy Freyburger performed a wonderful beyond Class A engraving job on all pieces. It stayed in my collection until 2010, when it was sold. Pictures of the .22Jet and .22 Super Jet cartridges are shown for comparison. RCBS made customs dies for reloading. Super Jet cartridges were fire formed by shooting .22 Jet cartridges in the Super Jet cylinder. There was a 50% success rate. The Super jet did not have a release problem.
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