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Post by paulg on Oct 2, 2016 18:45:40 GMT -5
Got a new camera and thought I'd play around a little bit with it on the new Smith 69 The offending lock. Doesn't bother me. I really like the bevel Smith does on the cylinder.
The other, to some, offending lock. This one doesn't bother me either.
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Post by BigBore44 on Oct 2, 2016 19:59:45 GMT -5
Looks good to me!!!
BigBore44
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Post by nolongcolt on Oct 2, 2016 22:27:43 GMT -5
Are they using a different steel in the cylinder in this model than previous? I realize the bolt notches are not over the holes but the outside walls still seem thin.
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Post by paulg on Oct 3, 2016 5:34:19 GMT -5
Are they using a different steel in the cylinder in this model than previous? I realize the bolt notches are not over the holes but the outside walls still seem thin. I don't know the answer. Someone else here might. I haven't read or heard that the steel is different. Paul105 has put thousands of rounds between the three he has without much issue. I doubt the light loads I plan for mine will hurt it much. Sorry about the picture being gone. I guess I deleted it in photobucket.
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Post by Quick Draw McGraw on Oct 3, 2016 9:02:41 GMT -5
Nice! I dig the Model 69, it's a looker!
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Post by ChiefTJS on Oct 3, 2016 9:09:17 GMT -5
69 is on the bottom, new 66 on top but it's been at S&W longer than it was here so I barely remember I own it.
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Post by bulasteve on Oct 3, 2016 9:34:18 GMT -5
Am liking that stout bladed folder too.
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Post by paulg on Oct 3, 2016 10:02:01 GMT -5
Am liking that stout bladed folder too. I like your grips there Chief. After I recover from the purchase price of my 69 I'm going to put an order in for a set of Herrerts Trooper stocks. Thanks Steve. It is stout. And sharp. I carry that thing everyday. The scales have a fairly rough texture and would take a tow truck to rip it from the hand once a good grip is on it. But that also means it's a little hard on pocket material. You won't carry this one in you Sunday britches. Unless you're like me and show up in jeans.
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Post by ezekiel38 on Oct 3, 2016 12:44:56 GMT -5
Love my 69! Carry it and enjoy shooting the same loads in it that I shot in my Mountain Gun. Lighter and smaller than Mtn Gun. Loads I use are 250 Keiths at or about 1000-1050fps. Best jacketed bullet load is a 210 Sierra and a healthy dose of Longshot powder and a standard primer for 1186 over the screens!
Mine hasn't a boatload of rounds through it as yet, bout a 1,000 but it is tight and shoots nice small groups!
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Post by paul105 on Oct 3, 2016 15:38:19 GMT -5
paulg
Very nice pictures -- what kind of camera did you get?
Paul
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Post by paul105 on Oct 3, 2016 15:41:30 GMT -5
Are they using a different steel in the cylinder in this model than previous? I realize the bolt notches are not over the holes but the outside walls still seem thin. Brian Pearce covered the M69 and appropriate load data in Dec 2014 (#293) issue of Handloader Magazine. If you have a M69, you should consider ordering a copy from Wolf Publications www.riflemagazine.com/magazine/index.cfm?magid=689 . With the Hornady 240 XTP Brian listed 24.5gr H110 as Max. A max load of 21.5gr of A2400 was listed as max for both the 240gr Nos JHP and 250gr Keith. Here’s a brief recap of the article excluding load tables. Article addressed strength & durability w/long term use of .44 Mag level ammo – shot over 2,700 round while testing and discussed engineering features. S&W Reengineered yoke to place enough supporting steel surrounding bbl threads to handle Magnum pressures and allow increased barrel shank diameter. Due to location of bolt notches (chamber wall thickness at weakest point is .040” in 629 vs. .052 in M69) cylinder strength is more than adequate to handle .44 Mag pressures. Ball detent lockup is a plus and “aids chamber alignment and durability”. All endurance package features previously/currently incorporated in 29/629s have been included in M69. Brian quotes S&W “the L=frame has a strong durable frame and barrel built for continuous Magnum useage”. Further, S&W engineers subjected the M69 to endurance testing with full power .44 Mag ammo and passed with ease. Per Brian “IT SHOULD BE EMPHASIZED, HOWEVER, THAT THESE GUNS ARE NOT DESIGNED FOR LOADS THAT EXCEED MAXIMUM SAAMI PRESSURE GUIDELINES FOR THE .44 MAGNUM, OR 36,000 PSI”.
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Post by nolongcolt on Oct 3, 2016 15:50:35 GMT -5
Thanks for that info.
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Post by BigBore44 on Oct 3, 2016 16:05:04 GMT -5
Paulg Nice lookin 69. Which model Benchmade is that? I have a couple B'mades and love'm all. My favorite is a pair of Osbourne 940's...
Thanks BigBore44
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Post by ezekiel38 on Oct 3, 2016 16:18:22 GMT -5
Nice pics, also interested in make and model of camera!
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Post by paulg on Oct 3, 2016 16:25:00 GMT -5
paulg Very nice pictures -- what kind of camera did you get? Paul Thank you Paul. It is a Panasonic Lumix with a Leica DC VARIO-ELMARIT 1:2.8/4.5-108 ASPH. lense. It was a gift from my father in law and if you know what all those numbers mean you're light years ahead of me. It's got settings and features on it that will take me years to understand. I'm about as new to good cameras as I am to casting bullets. This thing is like my guns. It will take better pictures than I am capable of.
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