Here's one other minor thing for which I am appreciative to All of Smith & Wesson's Classic N-flames have The other thing is the lack of a firing pin on the Left side just above the cylinder release. One is the lawyer-mandated keylock on the frame's Top of the sideplate on the frame's right side.Ĭonversely, two items on the new Model 24s cause traditionalists noĮnd of heartburn. S&W's Performance Center duplicated all theĪbove features on this new Model 24 along with the fourth screw on the However, ramp front sights were optional and my old Model 1950 Micrometer adjustable rear sight coupled with (mostly) a Patridge front The Hand Ejector,Ĥth Model, aka Model 24 actually started as the Model 1950 TargetĪlso standard on the original Model 24s were S&W's Versions before they became the Model 24 in 1957 when the companyĪssigned numbers instead of names to all its handguns. N-frame in 1907, and it went through 1st, 2nd, 3rd and 4th Model 44 Specials cameĪbout as a result of evolution.
432"Īnd that brings us to a bit of history. The S&W engineers may even have gotten this Oversize chamber mouths have been a bane of This second critical dimension has more to do with accuracy than S&W Model 24's barrel/cylinder gap would accept an. Saying, "Ouch or Oh!" upon being hit with them. Spitting lead particles because the guys standing near you will be Too big, contributing to excessive muzzle blast, lead spitting and a On the other hand barrel/cylinder gaps in excess of. Much crud as in lead particles and carbon residue and the cylinder will 002" is too tight in my experience-based opinion. Having an "acceptable" barrel/cylinder gap of. In another publication wrote about his remodeled Smith & Wesson Those are the barrel/cylinder gap and the chamber mouths. Too often, both in previous times and nowadays, don't get them. Two measurements on a revolver demand precise dimensions and all Both hammer and trigger are nicely color case The hammer is checkered withĪ spur 1/2" wide. Have been just as happy with a smooth one. Trigger, also serrated as were those on earlier Model 24s, but I could Double action pull is likewise smooth, but of course too heavy toīe measured by normal trigger pull gauges. It measuresģ-1/2 pounds and is as crisp a factory issue trigger as I have seen in The single action trigger pull is downright great. Lockup of the cylinder is tight-no wobbles sideways or fore andĪft. They are hand filling without being bulky,Ĭheckered, of decent quality wood and fitted with the S&W medallion. You can't see yourself in it like youĬan my 1912 vintage Hand Ejector, 1st Model (aka Triplelock) but whatĮlse made in America is the same as in 1912? The walnut grips on this The new Model 24, I examined it in depth. (What's a cockle, anyway?)Īnd not only is Smith & Wesson making these classic sixgunsĪgain, but they are making them pretty dam nicely. 45 Colt, its enough to warm the cockles of this handsome Something else I admire is the Smith & Wesson Company'sĬollective intelligence in bringing back these special runs of classic Girl" I was generous and magnanimous, which is a personality trait Much punishment by super magnum handguns.
Gentler to his aged and severely battered hands that have suffered so 45 Colt because I thought that archaic old warhorse cartridgeīetter suited one of his senior years. 44 Special version of Smith & Wesson's newĬlassic sixguns. That is in referring to me as the "handsome young Truthfulness, and he has just given evidence of this trait one more Over the years one thing I have admired about John Taffin is his APA style: A tale of two classics: S&W's model 24.2008 Publishers' Development Corporation 14 Mar. MLA style: "A tale of two classics: S&W's model 24.
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