.357 Classic Revolvers
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jmcd
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I remember driving up through NH, almost up to Canada, with a buddy of mine to buy the same. (He bought it) $250 new in box. Long before anyone new what a coveted revolver that would turn out to be. I have no idea what he ended up doing with it, but I know it didn't come my way. Still kicking myself I didn't get one.
Gun control stench wafts throughout CA. It reeks worse than sewage treatment plants.starting to smell left wing gun control?
When I was in my late teens or maybe early 20's, I was in a then remote region of So Cal shooting with my dad, brother, and friends. .357 Mag revolvers were then all the rage in handguns. My brother had a 4" Model 19. It was extremely accurate with .38 Special target loads, and it was fun to shoot. With mag loads, recoil was approaching the point of difficult to manage. Someone had the most gorgeous revolver I had ever seen. It was a 4" S&W Model 27. It was noticeably heavier and more robust than the Model 19. I later learned that it was a .357 Mag on an "N" Frame. That pin-up class handgun was phenomenally accurate with .357 Mag rounds, and recoil wasn't an issue. I enjoyed shooting it. On the way home my dad told me that it was then a very expensive handgun.
That Model 27 was more than sufficiently accurate to hunt deer. My guess would be that with a 6" barrel on a Model 27, a skilled hunter could kill deer out to 100 yards.
I do have great appreciation for accurate handguns. They make target shooting and plinking a lot more fun.
That Model 27 was more than sufficiently accurate to hunt deer. My guess would be that with a 6" barrel on a Model 27, a skilled hunter could kill deer out to 100 yards.
I do have great appreciation for accurate handguns. They make target shooting and plinking a lot more fun.