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Not sure if this applies or not, but there are more than a few of these revolvers that have been "converted" to shoot 45 ACP. This is usually done by "shaving" enough off the end of the cylinder so that it will close with 45 ACP rounds in a half moon clip. This would also remove the "RAC" that...

Thanks guys. I have pretty much established that they all came that way. In terms of the unfortunate wrong feelings about this "stellar design" you may be interested to know that this is not the same design as Dan Wesson used. It is something like it I guess, but it is very wrong to say that it...

I don't wish to start a debate or argument. There are those who think that the two piece barrel is a wonderful thing. There are those who don't. I belong to the second group. I will keep my reasons to myself, though. I just wanted to know if there were ever any that did not have it. It looks...

I agree that it is a nonsense term. If you want your 30-06 to be a big bore, then congratulations you have one. If you don't want it to be a big bore, you can go that way and be just as correct.

It looks to me like the new Smith 500 Mags have the two-piece barrel. Is this true? If so, how far back do I have to go to get one that does not have it? Thanks in advance.

A half way decent .22 or .177 cal air rifle of most any make would do that job ten times better than that .22 rat shot.

I know that the diameter of cylinder throats has been discussed a lot and seems to be an ongoing concern for a lot of people. Myself included. But, for the heck of it, I carefully measured the cylinder throats on all of my Smith revolvers from several eras. I used a set of very expensive pin...

Plus one for Simply Rugged. I ordered their chest rig for my Freedom Arms. Their quality is top, top shelf. I will be ordering more from them soon.

I was real hot for one of these back in the day when there was literally nothing that launched a .45 ACP that came even close to the size of this gun. I searched in vain, but this was also in the day before the internet and no LGS within my circuit ever had one. Eventually Colt came to the...

Barrel and cylinder serial numbers match. I am unable to provide pics of the gun. Sorry. I forgot to add that the serial number begins with "S" as did all guns in its era.

Lee is correct with the first three numbers of the serial numbers. This is a .44 Special gun. From what I have read here so far it seems that this gun was sent to the service dept before it was shipped for some unspecified work. Could that have something to do with it ending up a 44 instead of...

I have come across a 1950's era N frame Smith with the number 8 and the letter S stamped into the frame under the grips. Does anyone know what this means?

I found this on line. I think that it might help.

When they dumped pinned barrels and recessed cylinders they lost me.

Welcome. I am not going to pretend that I speak Italian.

You got that right. I don't need a bunch of idiots who could not even spell the word "gun", or worse yet, trying to disarm me, having the power to tell me what is proper and improper when it comes to guns. I am okay with keeping them away from felons and having a minimum age to purchase, but...

You should contact the manufacturer and ask them what they would recommend. Many of these new materials and finishes can be seriously screwed up by using the wrong stuff. It takes two seconds to smear your new beauty with the latest and greatest wonder cleaner. It takes weeks of remorse, expense...

I have heard that some of the earliest versions of this gun had issues with the cylinder not locking up completely. Supposedly the issue was solved by the factory using a more powerful cylinder bolt spring. For the price of one, it might be worth a try.

My buddy put a round right through the face plate and out the rear of his chrony. We ragged on him terrible. The next shooting session my other buddy (who was present for the first shooting and seriously chided the first buddy) put a round through the replacement chrony. Almost an identical...

They are getting two weeks training. They should be ready to conquer the world.