The 'unofficial' 58 Club

Bought my 58 at Clark Brothers, outside Warrenton, Va. in 1987. My two sons and I have put a lot of rounds through it since settling in Texas in 2000. My youngest son has pretty much claimed it these days. May not have a real purpose for existing, but this big bore baby has served very well as a truck gun, a backup hunting gun for deer and hogs in the brush country and just as an all-time favorite shooter. Its not all that pretty, but its a keeper!!!!
 
My newest.....

Found it on GB and wanted to join the 'unofficial 58 club.'



It has the smooth target trigger and is in pretty good condition. Has some wear around the muzzle and frame which looks like honest holster wear. Bore is very nice and seems to have been shot very little. Seems tight, and has the smoothest trigger I have ever felt.

Also, can anyone tell me some info about it? Any additional information would be welcome. Serial # S296XXX.
 
Wrench6 said:
Found it on GB and wanted to join the 'unofficial 58 club.'



It has the smooth target trigger and is in pretty good condition. Has some wear around the muzzle and frame which looks like honest holster wear. Bore is very nice and seems to have been shot very little. Seems tight, and has the smoothest trigger I have ever felt.

Also, can anyone tell me some info about it? Any additional information would be welcome. Serial # S296XXX.
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Looks great!

S296xxx = 1967-1968
 
Very nice 58! And congrats.

I had been wondering how the Pachy Grippers looked on a 58 and now I know thanks to your photo.

I will be ordering a set for my blued 58 so I can enjoy shooting some of the original flamethrower 210 gr HP's.:D

Hmmm..i start shooting IDPA tomorrow...I wonder how the shooting crowd would react to the big boom of the .41..:eek::eek:

:D
 
I used to shoot ISPC with my 657/58s in the 90s. 215 LSWC at 1000fps always Major. Now they didn't like when I shot my Coonan with 125gr JHPs at 1450 fps.


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Found some really nice target loads for my 58's today. Was helping my friend setup at a local gun show. One of the other vendors had these HSM .41 mags.

210gr hard cast LWC. He shoots them out of his 57 and chronographed them at 1150 fps. $30/50. I picked up two boxes to play around with. If the weather ever warms up.

And a comparison of a HKS J frame speedloader vs the 57/58 speedloader...:)


 
So I did a search of this thread and did not find anything; but I apologize if I missed it.

My question is about ammo in the M58 (again). I just ordered some CorBon 250 gr. Hard Cast Lead Flat Point ammo. It's advertised MZ is 1325 ft/s. My wife and I occasionally go camping, and I want a good stout load for that.

Has anybody used this ammo in their M58? What does it do in terms of recoil/blast? The 'meanest' loads I've shot so far from the M58 are the Remington 210 gr. JSP. Lots of muzzle flash, recoil, and noise. Should I expect these CorBons to be even more intense? What sort of penetration can I expect from this sort of load?
 
American1776 said:
So I did a search of this thread and did not find anything; but I apologize if I missed it.

My question is about ammo in the M58 (again). I just ordered some CorBon 250 gr. Hard Cast Lead Flat Point ammo. It's advertised MZ is 1325 ft/s. My wife and I occasionally go camping, and I want a good stout load for that.

Has anybody used this ammo in their M58? What does it do in terms of recoil/blast? The 'meanest' loads I've shot so far from the M58 are the Remington 210 gr. JSP. Lots of muzzle flash, recoil, and noise. Should I expect these CorBons to be even more intense? What sort of penetration can I expect from this sort of load?
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It sure sounds stout. Do you have a chrony to check it out?

We need a range report ;)

I like the Remington 210gr SP...they are a lot of fun to shoot out of my 3" 657. I always draw a crown at the range with that combination....quick note - ditch the Eagle Secret Service boot grips before shooting anything 'stout'
 
mikeruns said:
I found mine at Greentop guns near Richmond, Va about '91 or '92 when stationed @ Quantico.
Was a SFPD revolver, so interesting how it ended up on the east coast only to make it back to Socal with me since '93 and now central TX and maybe home state of MT in near future.
A travelin' 58 I call Buford.
Think it cost me $168 or $188.
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+1 for Green Top
 
howdy Franzas , can you please post a serial number range for your SFPD model 58 ??
many thanks, robbt
 
What kind of price is that as far as .41 mag ammo goes? High, middle of the road, a sweet score? Now that I'm thinking about it, is .41 Mag ammo pretty available or more like hen's teeth?


To be such a fan of the caliber, you'd never guess it based on these questions.




oldafsp said:
Found some really nice target loads for my 58's today. Was helping my friend setup at a local gun show. One of the other vendors had these HSM .41 mags.

210gr hard cast LWC. He shoots them out of his 57 and chronographed them at 1150 fps. $30/50. I picked up two boxes to play around with. If the weather ever warms up.

And a comparison of a HKS J frame speedloader vs the 57/58 speedloader...:)


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Someone asked about the 250 grain hardcasts you can get form Cor-Bon and Federal. I could not get my first 58 to shoot well with them. Went back to the 210-220 grain stuff at 1000-1100 fps and it did much better.
 
rbrbrb6 said:
Someone asked about the 250 grain hardcasts you can get form Cor-Bon and Federal. I could not get my first 58 to shoot well with them. Went back to the 210-220 grain stuff at 1000-1100 fps and it did much better.
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Thanks for the input. I'll have to see how it goes.
 
$30.00 for 50 rounds of .41 Magnum or any other major caliber Magnum ammo these days is a great deal.

I have never shot the CorBon 250s but have shot the Federal. They both use the same LBT hardcast bullet that had been supplied by Cast Performance but later I heard that Leadhead was making them for Federal... The velocity of the Federal was 1080 from a 4" 57 and the recoil was not bad compared to the 210 Remington soft points. CorBon usually loads their ammo to the max so I would expect more velocity, recoil and muzzleblast from them.

Go over to MidwayUSA and there is very little of any ammo out there for not only .41 but .44 Magnum, .44 Special, .45 Colt... I did go into a big shop in Connecticut last November...they had 5 different kinds of .41 Magnum but none of the others I just listed...sometimes it pays to be "different".

Glad to see more people joining The Cult... :-)

Bob
 
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I wouldn't have guessed thirty bucks for fifty rounds of cast would be a great deal. Ouch.
 
Well, I'm in the club. After a long search I finally took delivery of my Model 58 today. This one is an S prefix which dates to late '64/early '65. It was purchased from a fellow board member. The Tyler T also came from a another gentleman here.

The picture is poor, but the revolver needs cleaning. I had just returned from the range when I took the photo.


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This is what it looked like pre-Tyler and nice and clean.


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