His family donated it to the NRA National Firearms Museum in Fairfax, Virginia and displayed with a photo of Weaver. I tested a couple of home cast bullets over different amounts of Bullseye ( 2.25, 2.50, 2.75, 3.0.
ACCURATE 5 IN 38 SPECIAL FULL
The Model 10 is a service gun, with a 4-inch barrel on S&W's K-frame. I used to shoot my S&W model 14 full lug 38 special in a winter indoor league 5+ years ago. Today it's still one of the best you can get. Officer Weaver's remains were never found but his revolver was recovered from the site, missing the grips but intact. The Smith and Wesson Model 10 has been in production since 1898 without interruption, first introduced as the Hand Ejector model in the then-new. Weaver was on the 6th floor attempting to free people trapped in an elevator when the tower collapsed. 9/11 Revolver Ī Model 640 was carried by New York City police officer Walter Weaver when he entered the World Trade Center North Tower during the Septemattacks. That is why you don’t see FPS by every load.
ACCURATE 5 IN 38 SPECIAL MANUALS
The manuals don’t show every type of powder for every bullet weight for the.
38 Special +P 1.875' Barrel 5 Rounds Alloy J-Frame Synthetic Grip Matte Silver Finish (163070) Smith and Wesson 499. Accurate’s powders come in a number of speeds and there are loads from the fast No. In 2001 a Scandium framed version was introduced in. SMITH & WESSON Model 638 Airweight Revolver. 357 magnum cartridge, the frame is strengthened just in front of the cylinder release on those models. In 1996 the 940 was dropped and S&W began chambering the 640 in.
That same year S&W introduced the Model 940, similar in appearance, but chambered in 9mm Luger. In 1995 the model 642 was introduced which was made in aluminium and designated "airweight".Ī 3" barreled version was offered until 1993, when it was dropped from production. The gun was constructed entirely of stainless steel. The second model had a slightly heavier and longer barrel of 2-1/8 inch length. 38 Special and fitted with a standard barrel of 1-7/8 inch length.