Congratulations! That is a real sweetheart!
Congratulations! That is a real sweetheart!
My reading on this subject has me believing that only hot .357 loads with 125 gr bullets crack M19 forcing cones. I think the M19 is a little light for .357 anyway so I treat mine like a K frame and run lighter loads. I moved on up to a M28 for .357 std loads. I don't like having my hands beat up, but then I'm a boomer.
In the P-F basket of deplorables.
@Borderland
I’ve let my .357 magnum range supply run dry. There are still some .357 Golden Sabers in my safe, and I’ll fire a cylinder or two through the M19, but I carry Golden Saber +P loads.
When I had a 2.5” 19, I found that mid range .357 like golden saber or 135 GDHP was the sweet spot. Again, JMO.
”But in the end all of these ideas just manufacture new criminals when the problem isn't a lack of criminals.” -JRB
Annddd the Ruger is posted. Would if I could haha
I looked at my 19-3 and 19-6 just now. I took the cylinder latch off just to make sure I wasn't missing anything. There is no dimple there or any indication of a pin, or boss, what so ever. Now it could be there, I'm not saying it isn't, but I can't see one even with magnification. I'm not up to speed on the internal stuff under the plate so not much help.
In the P-F basket of deplorables.
I had my 4” M19-3 out of the safe this morning, but forgot to look. Thanks!
@Borderland
I have a super cool microscope:
Here’s the trigger boss:
Last edited by FrankB; 03-11-2024 at 05:37 PM.
As per the late LSP972 they're machined flush and the whole frame is polished afterward before the finish is applied. Most of them aren't visible to the naked eye. IIRC, that was true from sometime after WW2 through the present. Prior to that I believe they were threaded for installation instead of pressed in. And quite visible, with the exposed portion being domed. You can see the difference between pre-war guns and those made afterward. But pre-war guns aren't really my thing, I am open to that detail being corrected.
There's not much a microscope can tell you, there. Once the studs are installed the only concern is whether they're bent or broken, which requires being viewed from the plate-side. Everything else is cosmetics. Obsessing over how visible they are or aren't from the frame side is a lot like obsessing over a bore-scope image. Either the barrel will shoot or it won't. Don't overthink it.