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| quote: Originally posted by matthew03:
What a great acquisition, she’s beautiful, congrats. What leather are you considering for carry?
Dude! You’re back! As for leather, most likely will use a Barranti Leather Summer Classic and related items.  
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| quote: Originally posted by Jimmo952:
Beautiful old school cool.
Any idea what load the fixed sights were regulated for?
What was the NYSP using in those days?
Thank you! I’m not sure re: NYSP’s load, etc. - hoping that member clang or another here might know.
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| Sorry - I don't know what load the NYSP used on their revolvers, I guess the bullets were 158 grain, since this was before the lighter and faster trend. I've used 158 gr .357 Mag in my 681 and point of aim is good.
I don't think any of the 520s were marked NYSP since they were never accepted. I've seen 4" M28-2 Highway Patrolman guns marked with "NYSP" but not 520s. |
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| quote: Originally posted by clang:
Sorry - I don't know what load the NYSP used on their revolvers, I guess the bullets were 158 grain, since this was before the lighter and faster trend. I've used 158 gr .357 Mag in my 681 and point of aim is good.
I don't think any of the 520s were marked NYSP since they were never accepted. I've seen 4" M28-2 Highway Patrolman guns marked with "NYSP" but not 520s.
Most Smith fixed-sight .38s and .357s were regulated for 158 gr loads unless the buying agency wanted something different (and bought enough guns). You bring up a good point about this being before the lighter bullet trend so you are most likely correct about this revolver being regulated for 158 gr loads. |
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| SWEET!!! Except for that groved trigger, they will wear you out. Thanks for sharing!
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| Thanks, all, and @stiab, I do wish it had one of the smooth-face triggers. I don’t think I’ve put more than 150 or so rounds through it in one sitting during a given range session, no so trouble there yet - still, I had a Model 28 once upon a time in which a prior owner had installed a smooth trigger and I really liked it.
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| The M-520 NYSP revolver probably the last of the old school S&W N frame revolvers to be made. |
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| quote: Originally posted by Kobren:
The M-520 NYSP revolver probably the last of the old school S&W N frame revolvers to be made.
You know, I’d not considered that before - with this Model having come out circa 1980, that was indeed nearing the end of the pinned and recessed era, wasn’t it?
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| TheFrontPage another feature that changed with S&W was the bluing process that today doesn't come anywhere near to the deep blue finish on the M-520. Big revolvers made for big troopers. |
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