Big Bore carry/general purpose outdoorsmen revolver pic and discussion thread

[Colt191145lover]

As others here have said, there is something special about 5 inch N Frames. This one started life as a Model 28, that now has a Model 57 barrel and cylinder in it. John Gallagher did the work and cut the barrel to 5 inches.

[Catshooter]

I could certainly be wrong, but don't the one's that came off your 58 have chamfered or rounded bottom edges? There were lots of other N frame Magna grips, but they weren't rounded like the ones on the 58. I thought. Maybe. I could be fulla shit though.

[rd62]

As others here have said, there is something special about 5 inch N Frames. This one started life as a Model 28, that now has a Model 57 barrel and cylinder in it. John Gallagher did the work and cut the barrel to 5 inches.

That's pretty sexy. Is it a stainless or nickle cylinder?

[Colt191145lover]

I could certainly be wrong, but don't the one's that came off your 58 have chamfered or rounded bottom edges? There were lots of other N frame Magna grips, but they weren't rounded like the ones on the 58. I thought. Maybe. I could be fulla shit though.

I honestly don't know, but this set does have the bevel cut on the bottom. I reached out to a fellow I know that deals in grips to see what he knows.

[Colt191145lover]

That's pretty sexy. Is it a stainless or nickle cylinder?

The cylinder is nickle, it was starting buy its last owner and still needs a part or two to get it to where I want it.

[Velo Dog]

I could certainly be wrong, but don't the one's that came off your 58 have chamfered or rounded bottom edges? There were lots of other N frame Magna grips, but they weren't rounded like the ones on the 58. I thought. Maybe.

You're thinking of the N-frame PC Magna grips or stocks that only came on the S&W Model 58 and Model 520

https://rogersgunsandgrips.com/produ...agna-grips-n4/

[Zeke38]

Model 28s, had the square bottom Magnas.

[Colt191145lover]

Well, learning has occurred!
I had no idea they were different.

[Velo Dog]

You're thinking of the N-frame PC Magna grips or stocks that only came on the S&W Model 58 and Model 520

Apparently the diamond stocks were discontinued in 1966.

The Model 520 didn't arrive until 1980, so those grips are unique to early S&W Model 58 revolvers.

@Colt191145lover those diamond grips on your 58 were specific to the 58. Smith didn't put them on any other pistol. They were called Detective grips, if I remember correctly. As such, very scarce, quite valuable.

Some folks over on www.smithandwessonforums.com report that the "PC" stands for "Plain Clothes"

Square-butt revolvers with adjustable target sights tended to get either the large target grips or regular Magna grips while the ones with fixed sights would often get the more concealable PC Magna grips

[Dusty Stone]

My newest outdoor carry, Ruger Redhawk 5.5" 44 Magnum