I recently read that the New Model no.3's were much more accurate than the American, Russian, and Schofields were, and was wondering if thats true. If so why is that? Thanks

I recently read that the New Model no.3's were much more accurate than the American, Russian, and Schofields were, and was wondering if thats true. If so why is that? Thanks

Tim, I'd say it was more a product of timing than any other single factor. The .44S&W Russin was a very accurate cartridge in the New Model #3 revolvers that came on the shooting scene at he time (1880-90s) when target shooting became a popular sport and Revolver Clubs were springing up all over. Top shooters of the day were all members of the top clubs ( Springfield Revolver Club, for example, which had evolved from the S&W Factory shooting team ) and set records that survived for over 100 years. American Models and Schofields fired cartridges that were inferior in accuracy to the .44S&W Russian round in most cases, however a top shooter could post great scores with those guns as well as the NM#s.

Thanks I was thinking it was timing too, rather than polygonal rifling or cryo treated internals.