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Offline Mayor of Hobbs Knob

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« on: March 05, 2005, 06:36:21 AM »
My recently purchased 657 Classic Hunter II has a Ser. # CDE49xx 657-4.  Does that give me any information at all about the firearm?  This is my first S&W.  Love that .41!
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« Reply #1 on: March 05, 2005, 04:38:31 PM »
You have a great 41 mag.  I have 657 PC hunter and a 57 in nickle Pinned and recesses.  I hope to someday get an old blue 4 inch.  

Your CDE prefix serial number makes it a 1999.  

The -4 prefix was started in 1998.  The change was a frame design to eliminate the cylinder stop stud, eliminate serrated tangs, change to MIM hammer with floating firing pin, change to MIM trigger, change internal lock works.

Do you reload?

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« Reply #2 on: March 06, 2005, 03:13:11 AM »
Yup, I reload.  Another reason to love reloading--you can get the best from a .41.  I use a lot of Alliant 2400 because it is so versitile and I have eighteen hungry T/C mouths to feed.  Would love to hear some of your favorite recipes.  Looking for good loads all the time, although I can't say I've foundany bad ones in the 657.  Seems like quite a handgun!

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« Reply #3 on: March 06, 2005, 02:21:15 PM »
Mayor,

My fav. hunting load is using a hardcast 255 gr WFNGC (wide flat nose gas checked) over 19 gr pf W296.  I use CCI350 mag primers.  I dropped a doe at 85 yds last season, it never took a step.

My 657 wears a 4x Leupold.

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« Reply #4 on: March 07, 2005, 02:20:03 AM »
HappyHunter.

Where do you find serial number/mfg dates for Smiths?  I have several Smiths but can't find mfg dates for them anywhere.

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« Reply #5 on: March 07, 2005, 05:38:34 AM »
winman,

The "Standard Catalog of Smith & Wesson"  by Jim Supica and Richard Nahas.  This is considered the Smith/Wesson Bible for many including myself.  

This book is with me when I go to a gun show, or on gun store tours.  I can not recommend this book enough.

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