A friend is selling a Model 357PD Airlite .41 cal revolver, it is like new with box & factory papers, fired 10 times. Can anyone tell me about this firearm? He is asking $700 for it.
Thanks in advance
Thanks in advance
Airlite Model 357PD Info Needed
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I have a brand new handy dandy Standard Catalog of Smith and Wesson (Christmas present) at home and I'd be glad to look it up for you. What would you like to know? If I find an extra $700 on the street on the way home from work today I'll gladly take it off his hands.
OP
Just some of basics like when & how long built & how it was packaged.
Thank you
Thank you
4" revolver with a Scandium frame, titanium cylinder and a stainless barrel in an aluminium barrel shroud.
HiViz front sight with a V notch express style blade on the rear sight. I changed my rear blade to a standard square notch and much prefer it.
Originally shipped with Ahernds grips I put the old combat stocks on mine.
Shipped in standard blue S&W plastic box. Manufactured for many years both cataloged and uncatalogued.
If I did not own one I would jump on that for $700
HiViz front sight with a V notch express style blade on the rear sight. I changed my rear blade to a standard square notch and much prefer it.
Originally shipped with Ahernds grips I put the old combat stocks on mine.
Shipped in standard blue S&W plastic box. Manufactured for many years both cataloged and uncatalogued.
If I did not own one I would jump on that for $700
OP
The gun has black rubber grips, did they come with it from the factory?
SuperMan
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$700 is a steal. If the gun were still being made today the WHOLESALE price would be $847.50...that is the current wholesale on the identical 329PD.
The guns were made for several years and the supply in the wholesale pipeline just dried up in the spring of last year.
I'll have to look but I believe my gun came with both wood and S&W marked Hogue rubber fingroove grips. I purchased a set to S&W Hogue 500 grips and it is much more pleasant to shoot. With full loads the .41s are much more pleasant to shoot than the .44s.
Besides the improved grips I also had a set of Meprolight night sights added. The carry loads is 8.0 grains of Unique with a 230 grain Leadhead Keith bullet that clocks 975 from the gun...and is carried in a DeSantis Speed Scabbard with a TUFF Products Speed Strip...
Bob
The guns were made for several years and the supply in the wholesale pipeline just dried up in the spring of last year.
I'll have to look but I believe my gun came with both wood and S&W marked Hogue rubber fingroove grips. I purchased a set to S&W Hogue 500 grips and it is much more pleasant to shoot. With full loads the .41s are much more pleasant to shoot than the .44s.
Besides the improved grips I also had a set of Meprolight night sights added. The carry loads is 8.0 grains of Unique with a 230 grain Leadhead Keith bullet that clocks 975 from the gun...and is carried in a DeSantis Speed Scabbard with a TUFF Products Speed Strip...
Bob
rburg
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I have one in the basement (somewhere). Its a great price, so buy it. They are a lot nicer with rubber grips. Be aware this is a littermate to the abusive 329. It hurts just as bad when the hammer falls. It even suffers from the disadvantage of not having factory "41 Specials" available. It means its a handloaders cartridge. 41 mag ammo is plentiful, and sometimes can be found even cheap at gun shows on private tables, and gunshops that have old stock that doesn't move. But the pain is the same. If it comes with wood, invest wisely in rubbers if you're going to shoot it. Last time I checked, wood and steel don't absorb any recoil, rubber may be ugly, but it lessens the pain significantly.
OP
Thanks for all the info
Great revolver but like others have said, they are a handful with magnum loads. SuperMan mentioned using Hogue 500 grips and that is great advice. That is what I have on mine. I picked up my used last month in about 95% condition for $500. With that said, $700 is still a good deal.
Lynn
Lynn
Agree with the above on the rubber grips. I have a 329PD and it's much more tolerable with the Hogues. I have not tried any Pachmayr's on it but I'm sure they would do well as long as they cover the backstrap.
I wonder about the Crimson Trace grips. I'd like to have a set on the 329PD, but I wonder if they'd absorb as much recoil as the Hogues or Pachs would.
That looks like a great gun.
I wonder about the Crimson Trace grips. I'd like to have a set on the 329PD, but I wonder if they'd absorb as much recoil as the Hogues or Pachs would.
That looks like a great gun.
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Well I know this is far too late seeing how the original thread was created in 2012...
I have a S&W 357PD, and I wouldn't get rid of it for any reason. The gun is awesome, super light weight, and is very accurate once you dial it in. Having an adjustable rear sight for both elevation and windage is key because everyone out there aims a pistol different than others.
I have shot both the 41 mag and 44 mag, to me there isn't a ton of difference in recoil, and for a lot of folks having such a light revolver with a magnum cartridge isn't a pleasure to shoot.
I elected on the 41 mag simply because I got a screaming deal on it, Sportman's Warehouse was going out of business so I was able to pick up a brand new one for $700.00. Even for a slightly used one $700.00 is a smoking deal, I wouldn't pass it up for anything, especially if revolvers are your flavor of choice.
Simply put, it isn't a gun I would not fire every day on a constant basis, but for being in the outdoors where there are critters large in size that may want to make you part of their menu...this is the gun to have at your side. You won't notice the weight, you won't notice a gun in your pack or on your side that can stop a freight train...you will be safe in every aspect of the outdoors with a revolver like this (if you know how to use it).
Don't pass it up, buy it and be done. You won't go wrong. I don't think the recoil is any more than shooting my Ruger 44 mag with a 5.5 in barrel which is stainless steel.
If it is a gun that you are simply using for defense, or carrying with you in the backcountry, this is the gun to have.
Buy a Ringler Wyoming combo holster and you are set. Awesome holsters made in Wyoming by a small outfit...can't say enough about the workmanship and products they make. Expensive, but worth every penny.
JT...out.
I have a S&W 357PD, and I wouldn't get rid of it for any reason. The gun is awesome, super light weight, and is very accurate once you dial it in. Having an adjustable rear sight for both elevation and windage is key because everyone out there aims a pistol different than others.
I have shot both the 41 mag and 44 mag, to me there isn't a ton of difference in recoil, and for a lot of folks having such a light revolver with a magnum cartridge isn't a pleasure to shoot.
I elected on the 41 mag simply because I got a screaming deal on it, Sportman's Warehouse was going out of business so I was able to pick up a brand new one for $700.00. Even for a slightly used one $700.00 is a smoking deal, I wouldn't pass it up for anything, especially if revolvers are your flavor of choice.
Simply put, it isn't a gun I would not fire every day on a constant basis, but for being in the outdoors where there are critters large in size that may want to make you part of their menu...this is the gun to have at your side. You won't notice the weight, you won't notice a gun in your pack or on your side that can stop a freight train...you will be safe in every aspect of the outdoors with a revolver like this (if you know how to use it).
Don't pass it up, buy it and be done. You won't go wrong. I don't think the recoil is any more than shooting my Ruger 44 mag with a 5.5 in barrel which is stainless steel.
If it is a gun that you are simply using for defense, or carrying with you in the backcountry, this is the gun to have.
Buy a Ringler Wyoming combo holster and you are set. Awesome holsters made in Wyoming by a small outfit...can't say enough about the workmanship and products they make. Expensive, but worth every penny.
JT...out.
10mmauto
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BUY IT! Or let me know if I can!
10mmauto
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Sorry. Lost my head. Didn't see the date. Is it still available?
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