Smith & Wesson model 624

Thanks, it is a pretty gun.

It was also set up by someone who used it for target shooting. The single action trigger is incredibly smooth.

I normally don't go for longer barreled revolvers, but when I saw it I just had to have it. Shades of the old, massive Triple Locks.
 
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I think I said earlier that I am still on the hunt for a really nice Model 24. That thirst has been slaked slightly since I bought this 44 Hand Ejector, 4th Model (Pre-Model 24) a couple of years ago.

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Yes, 44 Specials are addictive.
 
Man you guys had me all concerned and I had to dig my 624 out of the safe and then find the box as it fell into the recall too but if there had been a problem it would have exploded in my hands years ago as I load it into the magnum relm with Unique and 296. I sure am glad I could find my original box and it had that nice large circle with a C inside it.
 
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I am liking the 624's in blue and 6.5" barrel. They look impressive.
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The 624 is a Stainless model. With Smith and Wesson, any gun with a model number that starts with a 6 is made of Stainless steel. Sometimes the '6' is a prefix thrown onto an existing model number to denote a Stainless version of a preexisting model, such as the models 617 or 629. Other times it is simply a new model, such as the Models 65 or 66.

The Model 624 is the Stainless version of the Model 24, which is a carbon steel, 44 Special revolver with either a blue or nickel plated finish. The predecessors to the Model 24 were the 44 Hand Ejectors, 1st, 2nd, 3rd, and 4th models.



44 Hand Ejector, First Model, the Triple Lock. This one is a target version.

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44 Hand Ejector, Second Model

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44 Hand Ejector, Third Model, aka Model 1926. After market nickel plated finish

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44 Hand Ejector, Fourth Model Target, aka Model of 1950 Target, the Pre-Model 24

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Thanks for the explanation Driftwood. Makes a lot more sense now. I'm more of a semi-auto guy finally getting into revolvers and learning as I go along.:D

How does it work with the model 15? I seem those in blue and nickel plated.
 
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Nickel plating is exactly that, a plating over carbon steel. The stainless revolvers are actually made from a different kind of steel.

I have heard it argued, at least with regards to the Models 586/686 that the carbon steel (blued & nickel) guns end up with a smoother action due to the differences in the steel. I am not sure if this is merely opinion or if there is a factual base.

The 686 is one of the most popular revolvers S&W has made in recent times, and there are less 586's on the market. But -- there are also some nickel 586's and at a quick glance, you might be led to believe you are looking at a 686. But once you're more familiar with them, you'll be able to spot the (many!) differences quickly.
 
"I have heard it argued, at least with regards to the Models 586/686 that the carbon steel (blued & nickel) guns end up with a smoother action due to the differences in the steel."

I've heard the same thing... I think it has to do with the amount of chromium used in the alloy.

Functionally, though, I sincerely doubt that it would make that much of a difference.
 
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