mod 19-3

[KEN L]

I have a S&W MOD 19-3. Serial #2K90548, 4 " BBL. .357. 3 screw, Square Butt and I think maybe larger stock S& W grips unless this model came with bigger grips. Kind of untouched with the probability it has had a trigger job. My brother was a good Amateur pistolsmith - did it for fun. I have a trigger weight tool and the single action is about at 1.3 - 1.5 lbs and @ double action pretty close to 5 lbs. Also has adjustable sites! (forgot that had to edit) Unless Smith sold them this way it got a good trigger job. Wondering when it was MFG or shipped & what you can tell me about it. Is this referred to as HI Way Patrol or something similar. Curious about value & I know you want a photo. It was My Fathers. I know it has been shot but not much, probably a few times then wrapped up and put away. Blue is all there, no nicks or scrapes, no holster wear just about as clean as you could get one. My brother had a match to this pistol and shot it a lot. I'm pretty sure Dad shot his a few times then decided he needed to have one just like it but didn't much like the hot .357 rounds. Not for sale just curious of today's value.

Thanks Larry McPhail

Most likely shipped around March 1973.

 

[motovate]

Thanks. I'd been gone from home about 5 years at that point. I don't remember when he told or showed me he had it - kinda seems like I always knew. Pretty clean for 47 years old. LBM

Most likely shipped around March 1973.

 

[motovate]

I finally made it to a Gun Smith and had them check trigger pull on this Mod 19-3. Boy and Howdy those electronic gauges were way way off. She used an actual set of weights. I'd seen photos of them but never actually seen one up close. Single action was 2 1/2 lbs and double was 8 1/2 lbs. I have an old Model 36 that I've had for 40+ years and shot it a lot in the early days. I had them check it for curiosity and comparison. It was single 2 1/2 lbs but a heavier 9 3/4 lbs on Double action. Glad to find out Dad's old gun was stock and not messed with. Thanks for the help.

 

[stansdds]

Glad you determined the true trigger pull on that Model 19-3. My trigger pull gauge is very basic. A large, metal coffee can with two holes punched into it just below the rim. A metal clothes hanger wire bent and twisted so as to run through the holes in the can and the hook is placed on the face of the trigger. I then add lead bullets, usually 230 grain 45 caliber, as I usually have plenty around, but fishing weights will do, until the trigger breaks. Then I weigh the can on the kitchen scales. Crude, but effective and pretty darned inexpensive.

Oh, and no batteries required, unless the kitchen scale is digital, which mine is not.

 

[Road Rat]

In my opinion, anything less than 2.5 lbs. Single action pull is dangerous.

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Does anyone actually use single-action in a defensive situation??? I doubt it.

 

[RGNewell]

Does anyone actually use single-action in a defensive situation??? I doubt it.

I was referring to on the range or plinking

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[scooter123]

I have a model 19-3 that was unfired when purchased. BTW, it had a short hammer nose and would not fire at all except in single action with CCI 500 primers. Solved that issue with a new hammer nose from Power custom. Yeah, earlier pinned and recessed S&W's did ship with quality issues.

Anyhow I also have a Lyman Digital trigger gage. My factory original 19-3 shipped with a 9 lbs. DA trigger pull and a 4 lbs pull in single action. Didn't bother with doing any tuning on the action because my preferred trigger pull in a revolver is 9 lbs.

 

[Jersey Doug]

In my opinion, anything less than 2.5 lbs. Single action pull is dangerous.

Common for those trying their own smoothing out the action jobs to remove too much metal on the contact areas. Depending, some afterwards if the gun thumps on something solid the hammer can fall unintentionally.

 

[RGNewell]

In my opinion, anything less than 2.5 lbs. Single action pull is dangerous.



Common for those trying their own smoothing out the action jobs to remove too much metal on the contact areas. Depending, some afterwards if the gun thumps on something solid the hammer can fall unintentionally.

Yes, but if the hammer falls without a finger on the trigger and anything but the weakest rebound spring, the gun won't fire.

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[dasnake]

Unfired meaning

When a gun leaves saw how many rounds are fired for testing, I have a P&R 19-4 that is unfired, spotless, Ive heard three rounds from the factory, 1 bullet 2 empty 3 bullet 4 empty 5 bullet 6 empty to test the timing, from that there is the faintest sign of a ring on the cylinder, how true is my info, I got this info from a few members at the 06 and 08 swca meetings.

 

[stansdds]

S&W's standard procedure for test firing is to fire a live round from every other chamber, so a six-shot revolver will have a cylinder face with burn rings around three chambers, each separated by a chamber without a burn ring.

 

[dasnake]

That's what I thought

Thank you Stan, after hearing this years ago and having this thread running I thought it's a great time to reaffirm.