S&W J-Frame Airweight Models Life Expectancy

[gerhard1]

Actually, those are I frames or more commonly called hand ejectors, because they were the first of the swing out cylinder revolvers.

My 32 is a J-frame. It was made in the early '70s and the I-frame was discontinued in 1966.

S&W Model 30

Some time back, I was in Enid, and dropped by their gun shop, just to browse around. Once there, a little S&W revolver caught my eye, and it was one that I had been seeking for quite a while. It is a six-shot J-frame that takes the 32 S&W Long cartridge. It has a 3" barrel, and even though it...

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[Glock 'em down]

My 32 is a J-frame. It was made in the early '70s and the I-frame was discontinued in 1966.

S&W Model 30

Some time back, I was in Enid, and dropped by their gun shop, just to browse around. Once there, a little S&W revolver caught my eye, and it was one that I had been seeking for quite a while. It is a six-shot J-frame that takes the 32 S&W Long cartridge. It has a 3" barrel, and even though it...

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The old I frames remind me of a miniature K frame with their larger trigger guard and half moon front sight blade.

 

[Fyrtwuck]

I have a S&W 360PD Scandium frame five shot .357 I used to carry as a back-up. If a .357 JHP doesn’t kill them, the fireball will roast their bodies and they‘ll be in shock from the concussion followed by deafness.

When I first got this gun I took it to the range and ran a box of 50 factory 147 grain JHP through it. My arm was still sore from the recoil three days later.

 

[retrieverman]

I have a S&W 360PD Scandium frame five shot .357 I used to carry as a back-up. If a .357 JHP doesn’t kill them, the fireball will roast their bodies and they‘ll be in shock from the concussion followed by deafness.

When I first got this gun I took it to the range and ran a box of 50 factory 147 grain JHP through it. My arm was sore still sore from the recoil three days later.

In my opinion, the fact that S&W would even chamber an airweight in 357 speaks to Smith’s confidence in the frame durability.