S&W model 649

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idoerk

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Somebody please tell me why the barrel is stamped with the warning not to use a bullet of less than 120 grains?

Correction: The model is the s&w 340pd. Friend has one that he hasn't fired yet but I'm toying with the idea of getting a magnum instead of the "bodyguard" I currently have.
 
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There has been lots of discussion on this at the S&W forum. In a nutshell, the 357 was origionally designed around a 158 gr bullet. Since then, hotter chamberings and lighter bullets are becomeing the rage. These lighter bullets hit the forceing cone with greater velocity and have caused some cases of forcing cone damage on the K and J magnum frame revolvers.

Didn't realize they had started stamping the barrels though.
 
S&w 649???

Are you sure that you are not thinking about the S&W 342Ti? I have a 649 that is not marked in any way. I know that there was one model marked like this but it was because the gun was so light that recoil "could" make a light bullet move out of the case. I thought it was the 342, but I could be mistaken about that.
 
idoerk...

Correction: The model is the s&w 340pd.
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Okay, that sounds better. I think it is because the gun itself is so light that the recoil can move a light bullet in it's case, possibly causing a jammed cylinder. At that point I think that the gun is a bit too light to be comfortable to shoot.
 
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