They just don't hold up to more than a very few thouand rds of full charge mag ammo. they send a couple of M19's to HP White labs, and neither one made it to 2000 rds without significant damage to the forcing cone or the frame in that area. Did you know that the hammers and triggers of M66' are not stainless steel, other than a very few early models? those parts are hardchomed, because the stainless ones were too soft, and would not stay cocked after a bit of wear. also, the early M66's, if fired 6 rds swiftly, would lock up and not let you open the cylinder. They had to swap out the little "gas ring" at the front of the cylinder, for a hard chromed version. the SS one would "swell" with the heat of such firing.
Mine is an old one so I didn't pay more. They were developed for police to practice with .38 but use .357 in the field.
for hunting? maybe. If you TIME your repeat hits with mags, you'll be upset at how much they slow you down. Most shots in combat miss the man entirely, due to blasts, flashes (in bad light) target movement, your already being hurt, ducking incoming fire, dodging blows, etc. 12 ga slugs and 00 buck blasts to the chest have failed to stop men, so the 357 can and does fail, too (fairly often, with 158 gr jhp's, cause they don't expand from 4" barrels, worth a hoot) A top hand gets repeat hits in .35 second with a k frame 357, on the chest at 5 yds, and in .18 second with a lw commander .45,or with most 9mm's. In a gunfight, Being twice as slow as you need be is not a good idea.
dude,lighten up some. this is not the place to go announcing "your gun sucks" comments. we LIKE guns. some like the classics,some like plastic,some like small caliber,some like the big stuff,etc,etc,etc. we don't care where or how fast you can draw your gun. most of us have owned just about every kind of gun made,we appreciate the impact those weapons made in the firearms world and own and utilize them for what they are.
without the success and failure of guns and weapons over time,we wouldn't be where we are now. some of the guns you are bashing were cutting edge at the time and significantly changed the course of history as we know it.
without the success and failure of guns and weapons over time,we wouldn't be where we are now. some of the guns you are bashing were cutting edge at the time and significantly changed the course of history as we know it.
I time absolutely nothing concerning K frame Smiths. I take them to the range enjoy them, taking as long as needed between shots. Some times I run .38s and other times I go completely crazy and run a few .357s. Sheer madness, I tell ya.
If I were to time myself with follow shots, I'm certain it would be 3.7265q%?7 rounded to the nearest negative number.
If I were to time myself with follow shots, I'm certain it would be 3.7265q%?7 rounded to the nearest negative number.
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