My New .22LR is a N Frame

[Tom K]

Chad Gripp (Gripper) had a Triple Lock that had been converted to .22LR, as show in this thread: https://smith-wessonforum.com/s-w-h...g-rifle.html?highlight=triple+lock+conversion

In post #39 of that thread, I showed pictures of a 1917 that I had that'd been converted to .22LR also.

And here's a Model 10 that had been converted: Model 10 - chambered for .22LR

And a Model 3 top break converted to a single shot .22LR: Tulsa gun show haul - Nov 2011

There is also this thread, which has a converted .455 that looks very much like the OP's gun: Questions about .455 webley to 22lr conversion revolver

 

[50 target]

I knew a collector once and while discussing one of his guns he handed me what I believed was a #3 American (?) I am not versed at all in that era. Anyway he said to open it up and when I did it was chambered in 22lr. I asked if that was a conversion and he advised that it was. Being a shooter I asked how it shot and he told me he didn't shoot his collection but he was curious too and handed it to me and said, "let me know". I took it to the range the following weekend and the darn thing shot great. Mechanics were great and the accuracy pretty good for me trying to use those sights. Cool gun and the workmanship was marvelous as there was no indication the gun had ever been worked on just by looking at the outside other than the small hole in the muzzle and cylinder. Yeah I would have been very interested in that one as well. Great workmanship in yours as well. Enjoy a very cool old Smith.

 

[Crookedcreek]

$150.00 was a substantial amount of Depression era cash...

So was the $60 for the Mag....equivalency = $1377.33. My dad made $7.00 per week, and that was working at his dad's sawmill, family rate! That's about four years of wages...pre tax!

 

[Crookedcreek]

Can't make out the three markings on the left side of the frame, are they any indicator of where the gun might have 'lived' part of it's life?

 

[jmace57]

That gun is very interesting and looks really fun to shoot!

I would take some pretty close up and detailed pictures of your firing pin just in case it breaks down the road.

I love out of the ordinary stuff and that gun certainly pushes my buttons.

I would even consider pressing it into some clay

 

[younggun22]

I would even consider pressing it into some clay

I have an extra hammer I might just have him make a spare assembly while it’s still in one piece

 

[Bald1]

I can't believe that anyone would consider shooting modern, high performance 22LR ammo out of that old converted fossil.

I mean just look at the skimpy, lousy little amount of "meat" between chambers in that cylinder.

OP better be glad that he didn't run 22 + P through it.

Seriously, that is a pretty cool gun in my opinion and I just know I could wear out a 100 Manson Finishing Cylinder Reamers without even straining those cylinder walls.

You have to be careful because some of those +P loads are approaching.227mag pressure

 

[MajorD]

A lot of effort and craftsmanship went into that revolver!

It makes me wonder how many rounds could be squeezed into an N frame cylinder ? 12? 13? I don’t know, but an alloy N frame 22 rimfire mountain gun would be interesting! ( I generally don’t even like N frames!)

 

[younggun22]

A lot of effort and craftsmanship went into that revolver!

It makes me wonder how many rounds could be squeezed into an N frame cylinder ? 12? 13? I don’t know, but an alloy N frame 22 rimfire mountain gun would be interesting! ( I generally don’t even like N frames!)

Well they put 10 in a K frame… 13 sounds reasonable

 

[gjamison]

Very talented smith indeed! I’d love to shoot it! Great find!