To modern shooters focusing on handgun precision, it might seem fantastic to expect any sort of performance from a bullet expanding.
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357 inch, give or take a thousandth or two. 38 Colt cartridge cases, bullet diameter had to be reduced to about. Upon explosion of the black powder, its thin walls were blown out, gripping rifling and spinning. So designers fell back on the 1840’s concept of Minié balls, wherein a soft lead projectile had a deep, hollow base. 44 S&W Russian, to name only three, had been using bullets of the same diameter as the inside of respective cartridge cases for decades. By 1892, however, some cartridge designer realized that the heyday of heel-base bullets in centerfire cartridges was over. Model 1892 knows they still measured in the vicinity of. They do, but anyone who has slugged the barrel of a. 38 ColtModern shooters and handloaders must be scratching their heads right now, thinking, But our. 38 cartridge revolver.Ĭolt Model 1877 DA. 36-caliber cap-and-ball revolver was converted, it then became a. 38 Colt heel-base factory loads carried bullets from. Cartridges and Their Handguns 1795-1975 (1977) by Charles R.
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36-caliber percussion revolver barrels, a bullet’s full diameter needed to be at, or in excess of. To anyone confused by this description, just look at a round of modern. The full diameter of the rest of the bullet was the same size as the outside of the cartridge case. At that point in cartridge development, bullets were designed to have a reduced diameter shank to fit inside cartridge cases. (We are only concerned with centerfires here.) Included were thousands of Colt and other brands of. Â MSRP is $979, which is actually less than when the guns were introduced in 2009.With the advent of cartridge revolvers, private gunsmiths and firearms factories set about to convert many percussion revolvers to fire metallic ammunition in both centerfire and rimfire forms. Â The nickel finished revolvers are no longer available, nor is the 4″ blued. Â It has a 6″ barrel and a bright blue finish. Many S&W fans had similar sentiments about the internal locks on the Model 57 Classic and other revolvers that the company was making.Īt the time of introduction, the MSRP ranged from $1067 to 1130 depending on finish and barrel length.Īt the time of this update, there is only one variation of the Model 57 Classic left in the company’s catalog. Â If Smith and Wesson would make these WITHOUT the lock, I would order a 4″ blue model 57 as soon as my dealer opened shop tomorrow!
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I really love the styling of the classic S&W revolvers and these look great. The only thing I absolutely dislike about them: the internal safety lock. When I saw them at the SHOT Show, I said this: Sights were handled in the classic style as well: a pinned red ramp front sight and a micro-adjustable, white outline rear sight. In addition to the beautiful metal colors, the revolvers featured the classic Smith & Wesson styling of the checkered square-butt walnut grips.  The Classic 57 was offered in four variations: 4″ and 6″ in bright blue and 4″ and 6″ in bright nickel. All four variations featured color case hardened triggers and hammer spurs. All of the variations were made of fine carbon steel and held six rounds.  There was a limited run of Model 57 revolvers in 2005 called Mountain Gun with a 4″ barrel, but they did not return in 2006.Īt the 2009 SHOT Show, Smith & Wesson introduced the Model 57 Classic. The original Model 57 was discontinued in 1993.  Since that 2009 re-introduction, the available variations have narrowed on this classic wheelgun to one.  The Classic Model 57 was introduced by S&W at the 2009 SHOT Show.
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The Smith & Wesson Model 57 Classic is a modern version of the original 57 that was introduced in 1964.