S&W Model 19 Loads
Being that the mod.19 is a K frame 357, what loads are good for this smaller frame Smith? I just talked to a guy the other day who has one and he says he uses everything up to +P loads. What's your opinion?
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"They that can give up essential liberty to obtain a little temporary safety deserve neither liberty nor safety."-Benjamin Franklin
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The 19 dosen't like a steady diet of .357 loads and was not designed for the them being a K Frame.
Those +P are going to shorten the life of the 19.
I shoot +P .38 Spl in mine and for target light loads of .357 cases with .357 loads
148 gr 3.0 to 3.2 gr of bulleye.
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Before I started shooting a steady diet of +P loads in the K framed Model 19, I would talk to S&W about it. The 19 was designed to be a carry revolver for policemen. Personally if it was my revolver I would use regular .357 loads in it and if I had to shoot +P loads I would use that as an excuse to buy an N frame such as the model 27 or 627, or at least the new L frame 686. When I start shooting heavy magnum loads I want a little weight to help absorb some recoil. That's the reason most of my revolvers are big N frames. 0
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