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07-22-2023, 07:22 PM
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Who is Accusport? Anyone?
I decided to start a new thread on my limited production S&W 44 magnum 500 made for Accusport. 1990 recessed cylinder.
I have no idea who they are, and Google doesn't answer my question either. At least for me.
Any help appreciated!
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AcuSport was a gun distributor who filed bankruptcy in 2018.
Google that spelling and if I am not mistaken that could be them.
But I am not sure.
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Thank you very much. I have been wondering who they are since I bought the gun a year ago. I looked it up in my Smith & Wesson Catalog and they spelled it with two c's that led me know where. However one C at least leads me to a firearm company.
Seems odd S&W would have retooled and made a full underlug, recessed cylinder, unfluted, 44 magnum for a retailer for only 500 units 1n 1990.
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07-24-2023, 06:56 PM
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Accusport was at the least an importer for brands like Anschutz... They were located in Bellefountaine Ohio
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According to this.......
....Acusports was bought by Ellett Brothers. I looked them up and they still seem viable.
Ellett Brothers To Buy AcuSport In Asset Sale | SGB Media Online
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There was a Georgia branch of AcuSport for quite a while. I still see one of their long time sales reps at the (formerly IHMSA) Metallic Silhouette Field Pistol/Smallbore range from time to time. He's now working for Lothar Walther, I think. Not one of the biggest distributors, but good to deal with. BTW, Ellett Bros. had a huge catalog back in '80s! The size of an old Sears catalog, or a major metropolitan phone book, if you remember such things.
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Quote:
Originally Posted by AC Man
Thank you very much. I have been wondering who they are since I bought the gun a year ago. I looked it up in my Smith & Wesson Catalog and they spelled it with two c's that led me know where. However one C at least leads me to a firearm company.
Seems odd S&W would have retooled and made a full underlug, recessed cylinder, unfluted, 44 magnum for a retailer for only 500 units 1n 1990.
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I seem to recall that a quantity of 500 was required for S&W to produce a gun with special features not currently cataloged. Any distributor with deep pockets could cut a deal. We often see guns that were advertised as such from a number of large distributors. The factory also reserved the right to make and catalog clones of the original order if it appeared they were selling well. It would be interesting if someone researched all the different limited models and which distributor made the order. As far as “re-tooling”, that process is much simpler than it sounds by a programmer on a computer.
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Quote:
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Seems odd S&W would have retooled and made a full underlug, recessed cylinder, unfluted, 44 magnum for a retailer for only 500 units 1n 1990.
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For enough money, Smith & Wesson will do almost anything that is safe.
Since the adoption of CNC mills there is basically no re-tooling necessary, at least not in the sense of what that used to mean
Usually all that is necessary is to load the proper CNC code into the mill and put a blank on there.
The 1990s was the Era of the of the Classic Hunters. Smith and Wesson made MANY full underlug revolvers starting around 1988. I am a big fan of the full underlug for the big calibers and have many. Most of mine are stainless
The interesting feature is the recessed cylinder. I do not recall a run of those. That could have been a conversion done buy one of the previous owners.
You do not mention if your 44 Magnum is a Model 29 or 629. That would make it easier to research. Also if you have the box, the 6 digit product code would be helpful for finding more info for you
Pictures would also be nice. We Love pictures, especially of unusual or limited production firearms
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I have one I picked up a few days ago, it was terribly dirty , so I've been carrying it around polishing it at every chance lol. I was told there were 750, but 500 sounds better. Full lug, unfluted recessed cylinder, 7.5". Another picture after a couple days of polishing
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AcuSport was a gun distributor who filed bankruptcy in 2018.
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That was about 10 years after I sold my business...I bought quite a bit from them, although it paid to price-shop among the other distributors before ordering standard production items...Like most other distributors they commissioned manufacturers to make exclusive items available only through them...Sometimes they seemed salable, and other times I didn't buy because they looked like flops... ...Ben
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There’s been some consolidation of distributors over the years, like a lot of industries. Smith has been doing distributor specials for ages. I just picked up a Davidson Model 20.
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AcuSport also did a run of 48 625-5s in 45 Colt. They had 5” barrels and a blue cylinder. Not much info on them. Here’s my buddies wearing a Hogue ebony monogrip.
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AcuSport also did a run of 48 625-5s in 45 Colt. They had 5” barrels and a blue cylinder. Not much info on them. Here’s my buddies wearing a Hogue ebony monogrip.
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If I remember correctly weren’t those called pintos?
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Originally Posted by AC Man
Thank you very much. I have been wondering who they are since I bought the gun a year ago. I looked it up in my Smith & Wesson Catalog and they spelled it with two c's that led me know where. However one C at least leads me to a firearm company.
Seems odd S&W would have retooled and made a full underlug, recessed cylinder, unfluted, 44 magnum for a retailer for only 500 units 1n 1990.
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What you describe sounds pretty awesome. Especially if it were a short barrel. Post some pics already!!!!!
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If I remember correctly weren’t those called pintos?
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The factory "two-tone" guns came either with a blued frame and nickel barrel, cylinder and thumb piece (pinto), or a nickel frame and blued parts (reverse pinto). Often these were special order or parts cleanup guns.
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If I remember correctly weren’t those called pintos?
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I also don’t think so
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