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[–] kromulent 1 points (+1|-0)

I love how they take such care to position it so you can't see the Hillary Hole. Even they are ashamed of it.

And no mention of the forcing cone? The whole reason the 19 was discontinued was because the forcing cones can crack if 125 grain ammo is used; the L-frame guns with the stronger forcing cones were developed for just this reason. Does the new 19 have a fix, or is it the same old problem?

[–] Owlchemy [OP] 0 points (+0|-0)

Interesting question that I have no answer to. Maybe you can find a better link with more detailed info on that. Sorry.

[–] kromulent 1 points (+1|-0) Edited

"It looks like these new 19s don’t have the forward lockup which means they are like the new 66s–ball detent lockup on the crane, which means a narrower ejector rod, which in turn means a full diameter forcing cone (without that flat cutout at 6:00 that was the Achilles’ heel of the older 19/66s)."

From a comment here:

http://www.thetruthaboutguns.com/2018/05/daniel-zimmerman/smith-wesson-reintroduces-the-model-19/

A round-butt, four-inch, pre-lock 66 has been on my wish list for a long time.