40 cal. revolver?

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I know S&W made the mdl. 610 that is a 10mm/40 revolver, but what is the model number and when was the blue 40 cal. made?
 
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That would be the 310 Night Guard in 10mm. It had a 2.5" bbl, XS front sight with a Cylinder & Slide fixed rear sight in lieu of the adjustables.
 
The model I was looking for will only chamber 40 cal. not 10mm I was thinking the number was 546? but i'm not sure.
 
Charter Arms might make or have made a blued .40 S&W only double action but S&W never did. The only .40 S&W chambered revolver Smith & Wesson ever made was the Model 646 stainless 3 7/8" revolver that had a titanium cylinder. They started as a Performance Center model with a slab side barrel that had a dovetailed in front sight. Only about 275 sold. After the Performance Center gave up on them there was a parts clean up standard production line 646 with a full lug barrel. 300 of those were sold in the same aluminum case as the Performance Center model except their cases were not marked Performance Center. 646s were smaller than the 10 mm N frame 610s and 310s. 646s were built on the L frame.

Ruger made a blued large frame Black Hawk convertable with cylinders chambered for .38-40 WCF and .40 S&W. I guess the logic of the Distributor who ordered them was that the primary reason for the second cylinder was to fire less expensive factory cartridges and since single actions do not use moon clips a 10 mm cylinder would not provide the option of firing .40 S&W.
 
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Wrong info

k22fan,

The Ruger New Model Blackhawk limited edition that was made for Buckeye Sports had two cylinders: .38-40 Winchester and 10mm Auto. This was the only Blackhawk made with this combination (produced circa 1989/90). It was available only in blued steel (including the grip frame) with a 6 1/2 inch barrel.
In circa 1999/2000 Ruger made a special run of Vaqueros with two cylinders: .38-40 and.40 S&W. They also made a special run, originally for the San Diego Sheriff's department, in .40 S&W only during the same period. All of the Vaqueros that I have seen (and owned) in these runs were stainless. My .40 S&W has a 4 5/8 inch barrel.
 
k22fan said:
Charter Arms might make or have made a blued .40 S&W only double action but S&W never did. The only .40 S&W chambered revolver Smith & Wesson ever made was the Model 646 stainless 3 7/8" revolver that had a titanium cylinder. They started as a Performance Center model with a slab side barrel that had a dovetailed in front sight. Only about 275 sold. After the Performance Center gave up on them there was a parts clean up standard production line 646 with a full lug barrel. 300 of those were sold in the same aluminum case as the Performance Center model except their cases were not marked Performance Center. 646s were smaller than the 10 mm N frame 610s and 310s. 646s were built on the L frame.

Ruger made a blued large frame Black Hawk convertable with cylinders chambered for .38-40 WCF and .40 S&W. I guess the logic of the Distributor who ordered them was that the primary reason for the second cylinder was to fire less expensive factory cartridges and since single actions do not use moon clips a 10 mm cylinder would not provide the option of firing .40 S&W.
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Charter Arms, currently sells a stainless double/single revolver in .40 S&W. It is called a Pitbull. I have 1, and it is around 20 oz. 2.3" barrel. I am not a C.A. lover, but it is a neat gun with a lifetime warranty. It does what it is designed to do. Bob
 
kean57 said:
k22fan,

The Ruger New Model Blackhawk limited edition that was made for Buckeye Sports had two cylinders: .38-40 Winchester and 10mm Auto. This was the only Blackhawk made with this combination (produced circa 1989/90). It was available only in blued steel (including the grip frame) with a 6 1/2 inch barrel.
In circa 1999/2000 Ruger made a special run of Vaqueros with two cylinders: .38-40 and.40 S&W. They also made a special run, originally for the San Diego Sheriff's department, in .40 S&W only during the same period. All of the Vaqueros that I have seen (and owned) in these runs were stainless. My .40 S&W has a 4 5/8 inch barrel.
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Thank-you for the correction. I am not a Ruger collector. I buy Rugers for shooters. Usually I remember Blackhawks & Vaqueros have to be cocked before they're fired. That's the limit of my single action expertise.
 
bananaman said:
Charter Arms, currently sells a stainless double/single revolver in .40 S&W. It is called a Pitbull. I have 1, and it is around 20 oz. 2.3" barrel. I am not a C.A. lover, but it is a neat gun with a lifetime warranty. It does what it is designed to do. Bob
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How do you like shooting your Pitbull? How stout is the recoil?

Regards
 
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Reckon you needed a photo.
 
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Taurus produced a 40 S&W at one time in a blued version. One passed by my tables this past summer, but the guy did not have the box or any moon clips. It looked as if it may have been properly chambered to the correct head-space unlike their 9MM's which were simply punched-out thru the cylinder.
 
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