I have the same gun. Manufactured on older S&W jigs.This gun is indistinguishable from a K frame S&W. Shoota exactly the same. the double action is a little rougher but the single action is incredibly crisp and light. This is one hell of a good 38Sp. The ventilated rib reminds me of a Cold Diamonfdback.
Hey man I just bought the 851 myself and when I load my .38 150 gr rounds, is it normal when I face the gun up that the rounds kind of slide back and forwards when I face it down? Basically should the rounds be tight altogether when it’s loaded
@ Bryan, thanks for the response. One more for ya, don’t know how all revolvers go since this is my first but the firing pin has a bit of give/movement. Is that normal for this model?
@@camd.4742 If I understand correctly, if you're talking about the hammer mounted firing pin, if it sorta wiggles up and down a little, then yes, just never dry fire a revolver that has a hammer mounted firing pin, they tend to break.