New Smith & Wesson

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[TEXASPROUD]

Smith and Wesson have done it again. After reintroducing the Model 21, an N-frame, fixed sight, slim barrel, big bore revolver, they must have had decent sales. Just introduced this week is the new Model 22, a 4" N-frame, fixed sight, slim barrel in .45 ACP. Just wanted to let you know it is out there. No there is no Gold Thunder Ranch on it, the Thunder Ranch insignia is on the grips.

[Phsstpok]

It looks exactly like the gun in the "faster than a speeding bullet" part of the opening of Steve Reeve's Superman TV show.

[Travis McGee]

How...retro. What's old is new.

[Yo-Yo]

I have Safariland speed loaders for my Model 19, so I can see how full moon clips could be handy for the first and second reload, but after that, if you need to use loose cartridges, you have to manually pull out the spent brass and replace them with fresh loads one at a time...

To be fair, reloading a magazine with loose cartridges probably isn't all that much faster. You just don't have the empty brass to deal with.

Am I dreaming, or was there a revolver once that had some sort of mechanism at the rear of each cylinder so that it held rimless cartridges without the need for moon clips? Maybe I was just dreaming.

[Tijeras_Slim]

I have Safariland speed loaders for my Model 19, so I can see how full moon clips could be handy for the first and second reload.

If I can't do it in 18 rounds, I'll use my teeth. :)

[Vision]

[CodeToad]

Sweeeeet!

[Andrew_Kalionzes]

My current favorite revolver is my S&W (early 70's) model 66-2 .357 magnum. Thousands of rounds and not one issue. Great shot at even long distances.full trigger job, custom sights, and amazingly light yet safe trigger. Plus if i ever needed it, i'll have to tell the attacker "make my day". :)

[omega4179]

Thats hot.