Classic handguns

[Tall Shadow]

I must interject my $.02 worth on the "Do S&W revolvers get shot out easy?" debate...

I'd have to say, in my experience....YES! THEY CAN, and Do!

I have personally shot out, or been there when 3 different S&W revolvers have started showing the signs of end shake. It was like you had just upped the powder charge by a few extra grains.....SCARY!

I have been shooting/reloading for 30+ years, and the two people who's guns we were shooting, have been doing it for 40+, and 30+ years respectively. We were NOT shooting unsafe loads, or mistreating the revolvers in any way.

At the same time I was shooting my Ruger Super Black hawk in .44mag, with no problems......and I Still am shooting the same kind of loads today.

The S&Ws that we were shooting....
A 1960's vintage model 29
A brand new (at the time) model 629 hunter (mag-na-port, if I remember correctly)
Another model 29 of unknown vintage.

All three had been shooting reasonable loadings. They had each had individual loads worked up for them, to assure that they were not going to be running over-pressure loads, or suffer them if temperatures would rise. They were not abused, or mistreated in any way, shape or form.
As I said, I have done the same with My Ruger, and it is still just dandy!

We all love S&W guns......But I would ONLY run factory loads in any that I own.
Save the custom loadings for stronger guns.

My $.02
YMMV

Tall Shadow