paperboy98
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Do all 610's with 4" barrel have unfluted cylinders? Thanks
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scooter123
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No, late in the production run of the 610-3's they switched to fluted cylinders, probably because they had some left over from the 6 1/2 inch version.
If I ever spot a 4 inch 610-3 with the fluted cylinder I'll buy it in a New York minute. Personally, I prefer the lighter cylinder because those flutes reduce the moment of inertia, which means they don't beat up the stop notches as quickly in rapid fire and you don't have to fight that inertia with each trigger stroke. Personally, I will never understand why the unfluted cylinders ever became so popular, from an Engineering standpoint they are just dumb.
If I ever spot a 4 inch 610-3 with the fluted cylinder I'll buy it in a New York minute. Personally, I prefer the lighter cylinder because those flutes reduce the moment of inertia, which means they don't beat up the stop notches as quickly in rapid fire and you don't have to fight that inertia with each trigger stroke. Personally, I will never understand why the unfluted cylinders ever became so popular, from an Engineering standpoint they are just dumb.
m657
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re: " Personally, I will never understand why the unfluted cylinders ever became so popular, from an Engineering standpoint they are just dumb."
That's just what I thought.
Until I bought one.
I use mine for speed steel and ICORE matches. There's something about the way it handles.
Compared to a similar sized N-frame 629 in both 3" and 4" but fluted trim...the otherwise ugly 610 has grown to a thing of beauty in my own eye. Now.
It's one of my 2 most favorite Smiths.
There's no way to express the conversion process. I was a skeptic. Then I shot one.
Then I shot it more.
Engineering created something far more important than just another angular moment arm formula here.
That's just what I thought.
Until I bought one.
I use mine for speed steel and ICORE matches. There's something about the way it handles.
Compared to a similar sized N-frame 629 in both 3" and 4" but fluted trim...the otherwise ugly 610 has grown to a thing of beauty in my own eye. Now.
It's one of my 2 most favorite Smiths.
There's no way to express the conversion process. I was a skeptic. Then I shot one.
Then I shot it more.
Engineering created something far more important than just another angular moment arm formula here.
K&Nframe
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paperboy98
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Thanks for the info guys. I appreciate this forum and always learn from it. Now I'm looking for a 4" with fluted cylinder!
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