Consorting with the enemy (hey, its better than no consorting at all!) S&W herecy!

[Lance Boyle]

I am a Smith lock work fan but I am very glad Colt is getting back in the game. It's good for shooters and America.

 

[Onomea]

My Three Fifty-Seven:

 

[Okie Red]

I have a 6" Colt New Service 357 magnum that shipped in 1941 according to the Colt letter. It doesn't out shoot any of my several Smith's. I purchased it because I had never seen a NS in .357 and didn't know they made them in .357. It is a nice pistol at 90% but it spends its life in the safe.

 

[Riposte1]

I was offered a Smython years and years ago by a state trooper who used to shoot a lot of games. My nose wrinkled at the thought of the bastard child and I passed and it was cheap too. Should have grabbed it.

I gave the son a "Smolt" by Bill Davis of CA one year for Christmas - it is a nickel S&W Model 19 with a 6" Python barrel (that was the Davis term but he might have had others).

I've hear of the same thing done to Ruger Security Six's and called a "Couger".

Neat guns but we will never fire a .357 in ours do the lack of a forward solid lockup (it does have the spring loaded ball bearing in the yoke.

Riposte

 

[Onomea]

Somebody here posted about their Smython a year or two ago. I've never seen one, but think they are pretty cool.

I doubt if their supposed greater accuracy would make a difference to most shooters, and certainly would not to me, but I like the concept anyway.

Fun with guns and all.

 

[JHW47]

I gave the son a "Smolt" by Bill Davis of CA one year for Christmas - it is a nickel S&W Model 19 with a 6" Python barrel (that was the Davis term but he might have had others).

I've hear of the same thing done to Ruger Security Six's and called a "Couger".

Neat guns but we will never fire a .357 in ours do the lack of a forward solid lockup (it does have the spring loaded ball bearing in the yoke.

Riposte

My "Smython" has the spring-loaded ball in the yoke and it seems to lock up fine. I think the idea for these was to shoot competition with .38 spec wadcutters as the Colt barrel was supposed to stabilize the 148 grain wadcutter better than the S&W. The S&W action was easier to tune and less likely to go out of time and need less maintenance than the Colt. Mine is by far the most accurate revolver I have ever shot. Of course, it was a lot more accurate when I was younger. My grandson now outshoots me with it.

 

[Drifter Mike]

My money goes to second worst. Ruger's all time worst decision in my book was the day Bill Ruger publicly got into bed with the antis on magazine capacity. That was the actual definition of consorting with the enemy and a lot of us neither forgave nor forgot. It took the LCR to lure me back after that.

" consorting with the enemy " You mean like SIG " gifting " a 365 to the as$ Newscum in commieforniastan? Now that is " consorting with the enemy", I have sold all my SIG's and will NEVER buy another!

 

[RebCop]

The faster twist of the Colt barrel shot wad cutters better.