tenntex32
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If'n it's not too much trouble.
That's a major note! Very nice.
Have you checked under the left stock for the rework date stamped on the left side grip frame?
A man can't have too many 650'si don't think it's to "special" so i'll shoot it
.. just rip'd off 500rds of cowboy loads (trailboss / 250gr polymer) for the ol girl![]()
Interesting. I have a PDF of an old American Handgunner, March/April 1986 (used to be available online) entitled "The Guns of the RCMP" and it doesn't mention a S&W .45, just the Colt New Service, although surely the author's (Cameron Hopkins) description on that one is a typo as it appears to be a .455, which I believe is correct.Some S&W 45 colts were made for the Canadian RCMP. I would love to have one.
...Then in 1883 the NWMP switched to
Enfield Revolvers, Models of1882 and 1884.
Both fired the .476 Enfield cartridge using a
265 grain bullet at 750 fps. The Enfield
boasted considerably more stopping power
with its .476-inch bore diameter and 265
grain bullet. Like the Adams, it was double-
action but could be fired single-action. The
Enfield's ejection action was a vast improvement. It was a top break design which
allowed the barrel to come forward and
down, pivoting on a transverse pin at the
forward end of the frame. The cylinder was
drawn ahead while the ejector spindle
remained stationary. This breaking action
drew the fired rounds from the cylinder and
they then could be shaken free. To load, the
cylinder was closed and rounds loaded
through a loading gate on the right side of the
frame.
The next handgun in the history of the
RCMP was the Colt New Service in .45
Long Colt firing a 265 grain bullet at 750 fps.
The rugged and reliable Colt stayed with the
RCMP for 49 years as their duty weapon.
During firearms qualification in 1907, a New
Service became the first handgun in RCMP
history to shoot a perfect score of 100. For
you trivia buffs, the RCMP paid $15 each for
their Colts in 1904.
And then in 1954 the RCMP adopted their
current duty sidearm, the Smith and Wesson
.38 Special Military and Police Model. The present day issue is identical to a stock Model
10 except for the addition of a lanyard loop at
the bottom of the grip frame and a five-inch
barrel....
.. nutt'n special here![]()
i won't be using this as the plinker i wanted it to be, i guess i'll have to find another $125.00 plinker![]()
It is possible the factory work from 10/1951 was the cartridge conversion; just no records of it.