Fixed sight N frames are pretty scarce, unless your looking at old Triple locks and the like, including the .45 ACP/.45 Colts.
As to sort of recent manufacture, to my knowledge there are the mod 58/.41 mag, the fairly rare mod 520/.357 and the ..38/44 HD (hot .38 Special) which stopped production in the '60's.
They are all nice and were the quintessential "fighting revolver" in the day.
Yes they are rare but I keep an eye open never-the-less. My favorite fight'n revolver I found in a similar way. I wasn't looking for it specifically but it was a post-it note in my head, a 3" M13 .357 mag. Excellent shape and the shop didn't have a price tag on it like it was a brick of gold.
Do most of my shooting in an indoor range, and have had some lead concerns in the past, so no more bare lead boolits for me.
A buddy got me started on 'full charge' plated wadcutters from Berry's; they're bean can WCs loaded to the old RNL standard. They're fun out of a skinny barrel Smith 64, and also in snubs. 3.5 Bullseye does 728' in a 2".
Unhappily, the solids won't run in a Smith 52 auto; it wants the old skirted WCs.
I'm shooting FMJs or plated out of the .45 revos and autos.
Moon
Fixed sight Smith's like 158 gr. bullets in my experience.
Agreed.
However that was 30+ years ago and THE “one shot stopper” was the 125 gr. JHP in .357.
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I finally got my grail 4” 686-5 seven shooter this year for Christmas. Merry Christmas Y’all!!!
I think my next handgun will be another revolver. Probably next Christmas. Either a low or no dash 66 or 686 snubbie in 2 1/2”.
I think I’m done with SA for a while. I’m going back to my roots.
U.S. Army vet. -- Retired 25 year LEO.
Try a six-inch 686 like mine.
Hoglegs and single action are fun, and it's nice to have the option of thumbing the hammer for a long shot.
But the magic of a good revolver is shooting double action.
Moon
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