Thanks, mapsjanhere. That ties in nicely with a point made in a discussion of the S&W Ladysmith Model M. S&W stated at the time that the .22 Long was recommended, even though the cylinder would accept .22 LR, because the .22 LR was not crimped and the bullets kept jumping forward under recoil and tying up the gun.* As part of that discussion, I mentioned that the .22 LR cases of the time were uncrimped or only lightly crimped because they were used in rifles (where that problem didn't exist), and because crimping was thought to be detrimental to accuracy.
So, it seems that the uncrimped or lightly crimped .22 LR cartridge I had read about was then the standard and the .22 Stevens-Pope was crimped. Odd how things tie together if we have all the information.
*Another tie-in. Anyone recall that S&W had the same bullet jump with their lightweight .357 J frames. "The more things change...."
Hi, Mike,
I wonder if that is a No. 43, either a late first model or a second model, with an altered rear sight.
Jim