2nd Amendment and Right to Bear Arms/S&W 357

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Expert: - 1/18/2008


Question
Hi: Can you please tell me what years Smith&Wesson manufactured the model 18-8 357?  Thank You.

Answer
Hi, Charlie;

The Models 18, a/k/a "K-22 Combat Masterpiece," were in production between 1949 and 1986, and were chambered in .22LR... in other words, rimfire versions of the Models 15.

However, if you're asking about something chambered in .357 Magnum, then you're not talking about any S&W Model 18 with which I am familiar.

An excellent resource in respect to S&W wheelguns is the  
Revolver Forum at http://www.ambackforum.com/viewforum.php?f=126 presided over by my colleague Charlie Petty who knows more about the subject than anyone outside of Springfield, Massachusetts.

G'luck…

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I can answer questions about Handguns, Rifles, Ammunition, the Firearms Industry, the "gunzine game," practical accessories for self-defense (CCW) handguns; rumor control on firearms myths, errata on the "gunshop grapevine."

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