The best gun Smith & Wesson never built.

[David LaPell]

So what gun should Smith & Wesson offered, but didn't. Personally, they could have made even more inroads against Colt if they had offered a factory revolver in .38-40 or .44-40 early on. A pair of great cartridges to this day if you are willing to take the time to work with them.

 

[RonJ]

A 586 with the fit & finish of a Python.

 

[Smith357]

A top break like the Schofield chambered for a .357 magnum or better yet .45acp with moon clips.

 

[chillypepper]

Originally posted by Smith357:
A top break like the Schofield chambered for a .357 magnum or better yet .45acp with moon clips.

+1

 

[Sputnik]

A .41 Special on a mid size .41 frame back in 1963 would have been nice.

I read that S&W once had a six shot .38spl revolver that was about the same size as the Colt Detective Special but stopped production for some reason.

 

[gregintenn]

A 4" model 19 in 357 Magnum.....Oh wait....they did build one. Why don't they still build one???

 

[mwtdvm]

52-2!! Now they need to re-introduce it again w/a 10 round magazine.. Yea, I know midrange 38 SP aren't that hot but you can put the target's eye out at 25 yards. So how much velocity do you need then?

 

[pharmer]

3" fixed Model 66 with the -1 barrel profile (not the fat heavy -5 one). Joe

 

[K.38]

A Scholfield chambered in .45 Colt in time for the Army trials of the 1880's.

 

[Texas Star]

Originally posted by David LaPell:
So what gun should Smith & Wesson offered, but didn't. Personally, they could have made even more inroads against Colt if they had offered a factory revolver in .38-40 or .44-40 early on. A pair of great cartridges to this day if you are willing to take the time to work with them.

How "early on"? They DID offer topbreaks in those calibers, but neither sold as well for them as the .44 Russian. However, those calibers were offered from the 1880's and for some years thereafter.

They also sold poorly (for S&W) in the later Hand Ejectors.

T-Star

 

[badguybuster]

I am on board with the Schofield in 357 or 45 ACP. Just gotta love that gun.

 

[judge]

Model 66 with 5 inch bbl - no underlug please. Cylinder cut for moonclips as delivered.

 

[jbouwens]

Smith made one k- frame (I think) in 30 carbine. I would sell my left nut--well maybe not that far, to have one.