The 'unofficial' 58 Club

41Magdude said:
Guess I'm a member and didn't know it!!!

Aquired this last spring

Model 58....N prefix....72-74 birthday
Target Hammer and Trigger installed....red insert up front...looks factory but I'm sure its not.....Grips are not correct.....shoots perfect

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Anyone have some PC Magnas they are willing to part with?

Also, where do yall get those blue S&W trigger holders used to photo your guns?
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No PC magnas, but I am partial to the sharpie prop rod.

Charlie
 
I found...

A second Model 58! Oh, boy! This one did not have a box or paper work, just the gun itself! I had been trying to trade for it but seller would only sell...so after 3 weeks he said yes to my cash offer and thru in a box of ammo! It does have a few light scratchs but was a lot less then my other one with box and papers. This one will be my carry revolver! And it was a police trade in so I may get this one lettered. Just not stamped. Serial is N54xxx while the new in the box one is N260xxx. So the 54xxx is from 69-72 I figure around 70/71. The 260xxx is from 74-77 so I figure75/76.
Would like a marked police one. And maybe a S, well no maybe, I want one! So the adventure begins...:)

 
Congrats Ray!

Very nice looking find. When it rains it pours on some models.
I got both of my 58's within a month of each other, after many years of searching.

I see your not far from Georgia Arms over in Villa Rica. I spend a good amount of time with family in the Atlanta area.

Let us know how the range test goes.
:D
 
About two weeks ago I was lucky enough to find a H&G #256 bullet mold for sale. This one is the 210 swc design for the .41. I fired up the casting post last week, put them together earlier this morning, and hit the range with my 1965 era M58 later this evening. The bullets are fantastic, the accuracy was everything I could want, and the old hill in the background is Lookout Mountain.


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About two weeks ago I was lucky enough to find a H&G #256 bullet mold for sale. This one is the 210 swc design for the .41. I fired up the casting post last week, put them together earlier this morning, and hit the range with my 1965 era M58 later this evening. The bullets are fantastic, the accuracy was everything I could want, and the old hill in the background is Lookout Mountain.


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Those look good. What load did you use?
 
The 210 gr. SWC over 15.3 gr. of 2400 is my favorite load for the cast .41 Mag. Good and stout and extremely accurate.


My problem is I just used up the last of my 2400 and can't find any to replace it. I'll probably start playing around with some Unique.
 
This S prefix 1965 58 will see duty tomorrow in a IDPA Enchanced Service Revolver match.

Or..How to make everyone stop shooting when you touch this bad boy off...:D

The addition of the Pachmayr Grippers helps tame the recoil when shooting rapid double action. And I will be shooting about 100 rounds through this as 2nd gun.

The loads will be 210 gr semi wadcutters @ 1150 fps.

 
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oldafsp said:
This S prefix 1965 58 will see duty tomorrow in a IDPA Enchanced Service Revolver match.

Or..How to make everyone stop shooting when you touch this bad boy off...:D

The addition of the Pachmayr Grippers helps tame the recoil when shooting rapid double action. And I will be shooting about 100 rounds through this as 2nd gun.

The loads will be 210 gr semi wadcutters @ 1150 fps.
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What holster will you be using, amigo?

Thanks!
 
Steve I will be using a Don Hume thumbreak belt slide. Very fast rig that I am pretty good with. Even from under concealment, which we have to wear a cover garment in IDPA.

The wife ran the pro timer for me yesterday and I ran the 7 yard draw and fire 6 rounds in 3.11 seconds. Not too awful bad for an old man..:cool:

My best time ever on that particular stage was 2.64 seconds with a Model 15-3. Much lighter gun to get into action.

BTW, I shot Fast Draw back in my Cowboy Action days..I wasn't as fast as Bob Munden but I could hold my own.
 
oldafsp said:
Steve I will be using a Don Hume thumbreak belt slide. Very fast rig that I am pretty good with. Even from under concealment, which we have to wear a cover garment in IDPA.

The wife ran the pro timer for me yesterday and I ran the 7 yard draw and fire 6 rounds in 3.11 seconds. Not too awful bad for an old man..:cool:

My best time ever on that particular stage was 2.64 seconds with a Model 15-3. Much lighter gun to get into action.

BTW, I shot Fast Draw back in my Cowboy Action days..I wasn't as fast as Bob Munden but I could hold my own.
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Outstanding! Best of luck to you!
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oldafsp said:
This S prefix 1965 58 will see duty tomorrow in a IDPA Enchanced Service Revolver match.

Or..How to make everyone stop shooting when you touch this bad boy off...:D

The addition of the Pachmayr Grippers helps tame the recoil when shooting rapid double action. And I will be shooting about 100 rounds through this as 2nd gun.

The loads will be 210 gr semi wadcutters @ 1150 fps.

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How much will a hundred rounds of that cast ammo cost?
 
Scott that will cost me about $80 tomorrow to shoot the course. It will be worth it just to see the reactions from the other shooters..lol.

Steve..awesome choice and I would love to have one. When we were carrying wheelguns our department issued the 99T !

It was one of the best holsters I ever used. And I still have it. Administration tried to force the security style holsters on us back in the late 1980's. They bought Bianchi Hurricanes, which I hated with a passion. Ugly and slow.

This photo was taken before I went out on my last day..:D
 
oldafsp said:
Scott that will cost me about $80 tomorrow to shoot the course. It will be worth it just to see the reactions from the other shooters..lol.

Steve..awesome choice and I would love to have one. When we were carrying wheelguns our department issued the 99T !

It was one of the best holsters I ever used. And I still have it. Administration tried to force the security style holsters on us back in the late 1980's. They bought Bianchi Hurricanes, which I hated with a passion. Ugly and slow.

This photo was taken before I went out on my last day..:D
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That's very cool! We were never issued such nice gun leather until we transitioned to our semi-automatic pistols (the H&K P7M8) and got Tex Shoemaker holsters for them. During our revolver days, we carried old design Jay Pee swivel holster which incorporated 30 ammo loops (2 rows of 15) for our 6" barreled Smiths or Colts. Those holsters were junk.
 
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Scott that will cost me about $80 tomorrow to shoot the course. It will be worth it just to see the reactions from the other shooters..lol.

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I think you might want to start reloading 41 magnum ammo! I know I will be! I think I read in a book by Massad Ayoob where a friend of his uses the Model 58 for PPC shooting! Good luck on your shooting!:)
 
Well here are the results of shooting the 58 today.

I shot it as 2nd gun in the Enhanced Service Revolver class.

Placed 3rd in that division, shooting 7 stages, one of which was a all steel target stage.

Impressions- Even with the "reduced" 1150 fps rounds the 58 will tire you out during a match like this.
Accuracy was absolutely great.

I had never fired a 41 in these types of situations. Engaging targets from between stacked plastic barrels magnified the muzzle blast...to the point of rattling your eyeballs..:eek:

The concussion was severe to say the least. Rapid double action firing really heats up the forcing cone and barrel..use caution when reloading. I scorched a finger pretty good a couple of times..you don't want to drop your weapon during a reload and I could see how that can happen after firing a full cylinder rapidly.

When it was all said and done, I will do it again. Not on a regular basis, but once or twice a year just for the fun of it.

The comments from the others shooters cannot be printed here...everything from total disbelief to holy **** :D

And reloading is in my future
 
hi Ray , I would luv to but a set of ammo loops like the one you have posted , please tell me where I can find a set or two, robbt
 
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