I believe that they changed the heat treatment. ..
Possibly the steel alloy too... Nothing like the endurance package that Smith gave the N frames.
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Hoot,
2016-01-23, 13:24
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- My understanding is when they switched to model numbers -
JD,
2016-01-23, 14:04
- I wonder what they changes -
bj,
2016-01-23, 19:29
- I believe that they changed the heat treatment. .. - JD, 2016-01-23, 23:27
- My understanding is when they switched to model numbers - Catoosa, 2016-01-24, 09:24
- I wonder what they changes -
bj,
2016-01-23, 19:29
- Thanks fellas! - Hoot, 2016-01-24, 09:45
- 1957 is the year -
Charles,
2016-01-24, 15:53
- Thank you Charles. - Hoot, 2016-01-24, 20:01
- My understanding is when they switched to model numbers -
JD,
2016-01-23, 14:04