Smith & Wesson Model 19 Review and Range Time

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Join me as we take a look at this 1980's era S&W Model 19 in 357 magnum. At the range, we shoot American Eagle, Blazer Brass and Aguila 158 grain ammo to see which performs best.

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@Valorius 8 ай бұрын

The Original big badaboom. Really really nice revolver, and an excellent video. Thanks for posting this.

@texmexshoots 8 ай бұрын

Thank you as always, my friend!

@frankbrowning328 8 ай бұрын

The original model 19 was great revolver for steady use with 38 Special and 38 Special +P and moderate use with 158gr 357 Magnum. In the early guns heavy police loads with 110gr & 125gr ammo was hard on the forcing cone and the top strap. Over time you would begin to get a groove in the top strap from hot gasses escaping the cylinder gap. Some erosion would occur at the forcing cone and occasionally you will see a cracked forcing cone though those are rare. It takes a considerable amount of shooting with the older original model 19 to incur any damage but S&W saw fit to beef up the materials a slight amount and introduce the nearly identical L frame to handle more use with hot 110 & 125gr loads.

@texmexshoots 8 ай бұрын

Thanks for the info Frank! So it wasn't just a rumor. I could see how heavy shooting of the lighter 357 loads would cause an excessive amount of hot gas and powder to start causing issues. Although from what I read, it was only a problem with the blued models and the stainless variants seemed to hold up fine.

@frankbrowning328 8 ай бұрын

@@texmexshoots The stainless used at the time (model 66 K frame) resisted erosion of the forcing cone better but you can still get some top strap groove after extensive shooting of lightweight fast projectiles. 110-125gr full power hot 357 mag loads cause a lot of very hot gasses over a relatively small area. Even my old (60's vintage) N frame model 27 S&W has wear on the top strap and forcing cone. It's not bad but it is noticable.

@frankhinkle5772 8 ай бұрын

Frank, do you have family in San Diego? Or are you a different Frank Browning?

@frankbrowning328 8 ай бұрын

@@frankhinkle5772 Frank Renzoni is my real name. I just use Frank Browning for KZfaq. I graduated the Colorado School of Trades for Gunsmithing in 1984. Outside of Colorado for schooling and a year in IL, I've lived in WI my whole life

@cervus-venator 8 ай бұрын

That sure is a nice pistol you have there. I almost picked up a box of the Mexican Eagle at Academy the other day. If I recall it was not the cheapest 357 in 158 grain they had on the shelf so I ended up with another box of American Eagle. I do have a box of Blazer and a box of Fiocchi all in 158 grain. After that fiasco I had not long ago with primers busting and key holing projectiles I decided to go buy a couple of factory loaded boxes of 357 Mag so I'd have something to shoot out of my pistols and the R92 Rossi.

@texmexshoots 8 ай бұрын

Thanks my friend. I just wish 357 magnum wasn’t so damn expensive. It’s also relatively hard to find around here. The bass pro near me had none in stock. I can just find a few boxes here and there at different academy’s.

@MrNedsaabdickerson 8 ай бұрын

I bought a Model 19-2 six inch made circa 1972, I was the first to shoot it, marvelous pistol. I bought it at an auction in august of this year 2023, it appeared unfired.

@texmexshoots 8 ай бұрын

What an amazing find! They are wonderful pistols that make the shooter look good. Great score. Now your challenge will be finding 357 magnum that isn’t terribly expensive. 😅. Thanks for watching!

@frankhinkle5772 8 ай бұрын

God's #1 most favorite handgun is the 1911 .45ACP (we won a couple World Wars with it.) His #2 is the S&W Model 19. He's a shooter. When I started in LE in the past century most of our deputies carried a Model 19 or a Model 28 Highway Patrolman in .357 Magnum, and their off-duty weapon was a 1911 in .45ACP. Nice pistol and it will do you well. Good shooting.

@texmexshoots 8 ай бұрын

Thanks, Frank! There is just something majestic about the model K. It has the right proportions.

@frankhinkle5772 8 ай бұрын

@@texmexshoots It's graceful.

@lens7859 8 ай бұрын

Beautiful gun, enjoy her.

@texmexshoots 8 ай бұрын

Thank you. That’s very kind. She really is a great combination of power in a relatively lightweight revolver. At least compared to other 357’s . Hard not to love the K frames.

@TrailBoss1860 3 ай бұрын

The first production one for great to carry as long as you use 38 special if use 357 magnum ammo he had to have a push injection rod to get them out rough Smith would do anything about it. Hopefully the new ones are better. best bang for the buck model 66 or six 686.

@texmexshoots 3 ай бұрын

Thanks for watching TrailBoss! I appreciate the information. The 66 or its bigger brother, the 686 are both great options.

@LUVDOGS1954 8 ай бұрын

Outstanding gun and review. You may want to single-action cock with your left thumb to maintain your grip, just a suggestion sir.

@texmexshoots 8 ай бұрын

Thanks for the suggestion! Not a bad idea. I repeatedly see people shooting that way with single actions in videos of SASS and other shooting events. I've conditioned myself to cock with my shooting hand since I was a kid touting single action 22lr. But I need to start practicing cocking with my left thumb.