Biblethumpncop
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22lr, 32 Mag and 44 spl. All are within an ounce of each other. I never would have believed that.
D, K and N frame weigh the same?
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22lr, 32 Mag and 44 spl. All are within an ounce of each other. I never would have believed that.
Dave Markowitz
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Magic!
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Dunno about the Colt (or whether this is supposed to be a serious thread) but if you make the holes in the K frame the same size as those in the N frame, you'll find that the N frame weighs more.
fastbolt
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Having carried some issued revolvers in the waning days of the service revolver, even a 4" K-frame could tip the scales at 40oz loaded. The Pythons and L-frames a bit more, and the N-frame carriers even a bit more, depending on the barrel length. Longer barrels were quite popular among the guys carrying N-frame Smiths (.44's and .45's) in those days, although the females with shorter torsos often went with shorter barrels, even if using drop-shank swivel wheelguns.
Even my older 5 1/2" Redhawk .44 only tipped the scales at a little over 50oz, but the thickness made it a chore when I carried it off-duty IWB.
Even my older 5 1/2" Redhawk .44 only tipped the scales at a little over 50oz, but the thickness made it a chore when I carried it off-duty IWB.
UncleEd
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I love the S&W K-frame Combat Masterpiece (Model 15)
with 4-inch barrel in .38 Special.
But it is the same weight as the larger S&W Model 686 plus
with 2.5 inch barrel in .357.
The round-butted 7-shot 686 is as an easy carry as the
Combat Masterpiece albeit with 1.5 inch lesser barrel.
And I get an extra round in the more powerful .357 over
the .38. Even with just .38s, that extra round is of
great benefit, I believe.
with 4-inch barrel in .38 Special.
But it is the same weight as the larger S&W Model 686 plus
with 2.5 inch barrel in .357.
The round-butted 7-shot 686 is as an easy carry as the
Combat Masterpiece albeit with 1.5 inch lesser barrel.
And I get an extra round in the more powerful .357 over
the .38. Even with just .38s, that extra round is of
great benefit, I believe.
WestKentucky
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That 32 mag is a nice piece. If it were 32 long it would be a whole lot of people’s holy grail revolver.
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Biblethumpncop
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It's a Taurus 761.
WestKentucky
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Even better. Similar build quality to smiths (that era of Taurus was the cream of the crop) at a whole lot less money. A S&W would be 2 grand.
Riomouse911
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Lotsa steel left in that .32 barrel!
Stay safe.
Stay safe.
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Biblethumpncop
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That's true. The 761 has a thick barrel with no taper. The N frame has a tapered barrel.
