Smith 351C .22 WMR 7-shot came home today

[bikemutt]

I had no idea S&W was still making the no-lock 351C, .22 WMR 7-shot revolvers any longer. Well, I found one at a LGS and, recalling I had a nice combat grip sitting in a drawer, I figured to myself "is there any better reason to buy a gun than having an unused grip for it at home?". The answer I came up with is "of course not", so I bought the darn thing

Figured I'd share a couple pictures with the good folks at THR. Here she is wearing the crockback combat grip.

 

[Gordon]

Man oh man that is just about perfect and tastes run in the same direction. I looked for a reasonable 651 many years and never found one, that new 351c you got there looks tempting ......

 

[Hoppes Love Potion]

I love mine. The heavy trigger requires some practice, but I'm getting acceptable groups.

 

[witchhunter]

Wear ear protection, the bark of those 22 magnums is fierce with a short barrel!

 

[skoro]

Looks like a real nice piece.

 

[bannockburn]

bikemutt

Sweet little .22 Magnum! Grips look great with it too.

 

[BSA1]

There ought to be a law about posting gun porn on THR. It's just cruel to other 22 magnum snubbie devotees.

Now how about a range report?

 

[DNS]

I've hit this thread three times in three days and gotta say those crock grips really make the toy.
I'm gonna go show this picture to my wife.
Wink-wink, nudge-nudge...

 

[MikeS.]

Beautiful grips Andy neat gun.

 

[Stainz]

A couple of years ago, S&W had a few bad ejector stars - they'd not extract one or more empties. A trip home - a new star fitted - and I was shooting it again before it's one month anniversary. Mine was bought just in time - I tore my right rotator - and for over a year, it was the only gun I could raise high enough to aim. I am better now... but I still carry mine a lot more than my 642. Mine is the hammered version - 351PD - it was the same price as the 351C - $630 locally - from the only store that had either!



Mine loves CCI MaxiMags 40gr TMJ or pHP and Hornady 45gr FTX Critical Defense, which is what I carry in it and keep in my one speedloader. It seems to hit coincident POA/POI from 3-7yd when shooting DA. I tried improving it's DA pull with a Wolff lighter hammer coil spring, but I had a few ftf's with the CCI's. DA didn't improve much with break-in... it's still stout (Mine can shoot SA - which is good.). Those Hornady FTX's do a number on a 2L pop bottle full of water! Oh, yeah, they are loud - and flashy! If there is a recoil, it's absorbed while you are gripping the gun tight enough to pull that DA trigger! I've had mine for over two years now - it's a keeper! I hope you enjoy your 351C as much as I enjoy my 351PD!

Stainz

 

[steve8261948]

Those holes in your cylinder sure look bigger than .22?
Steve

 

[Hoppes Love Potion]

Here's mine with some alloy grips: