The Smith & Wesson Model 3 Russian contract revolver

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  • Опубликовано: 28 окт 2024

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  • @bernardrednix756
    @bernardrednix756 Год назад +62

    the most underrated old west revolver

    • @skepticalbadger
      @skepticalbadger Год назад +9

      Is it? The Schofield variant is second only to the Single Action Army for fame.

    • @GreenMosin93
      @GreenMosin93 Год назад +7

      I think the Merwin-Hulbert is the most underrated. It's very rare tho

    • @crom60
      @crom60 Год назад

      Superbe vidéo.

    • @AaronBennett-mi9uf
      @AaronBennett-mi9uf Месяц назад

      @@skepticalbadger I would say the Schofield is #4, after the Remington 1858 (New Model Army) conversions and the 1875. As far as actual use, it was the Colt Model 1851, hands down. Yes, they were percussion and obsolete, but cheap and widely available.

  • @jakeroberts7435
    @jakeroberts7435 Год назад +5

    Greetings to Hungary, the land of fine wine and buitiful women. I would like to express my sincere appreciation for the support your great country has given the survivors of Lahaina on the island of Maui. We shall always honor your friendship

  • @NoTimeAllTime
    @NoTimeAllTime Год назад +30

    The Smith and Wesson Model 3 is one of my favorite guns, not only from a design and ascetic element but personally as well. My grandfather had two, one that was a personal sidearm of a great great uncle who took it to the Spanish American War (he wasn't a fan of the colt he was issued) and the other was a later model. I love hearing about the Russian variant as well as the history of the gun and I appreciate seeing the rounds loaded as well, that was very informative!

  • @CzechoslovakGunStories
    @CzechoslovakGunStories Год назад +19

    Love your videos! They are my most favourite thing from Hungary maybe except for Goulash which we Czechs are grateful for as well! Thanks for great content!

    • @capandball
      @capandball  Год назад +10

      We will get together well. Being a great fan of Czech beer! Just sitting here and reading your post with a can of Pilsner in my hand. :)

  • @gregajohnson1985
    @gregajohnson1985 Год назад +3

    your cartridge building montage needs to be an ASMR video of it's own. so good.

  • @bobconnor1210
    @bobconnor1210 Год назад +7

    That Russian round, revered for its accuracy, evolved into the .44 S&W Special and then eventually into the .44 Remington Magnum. The.44 Russian is easily made by cutting down mouth-split Special or Magnum cases and loading with a light .430” lead bullet using Lyman data. Fun and cheap to shoot.

  • @eduardohermoso150
    @eduardohermoso150 Год назад +3

    A vast amount of knowledge of firearms history and a pleasant voice makes this gentleman a fine example of what firearms vlogs should be. Well done Sir !!

  • @yyctypewriter
    @yyctypewriter Год назад +10

    I’ve been using two of these for CAS for 18 years now. They have been solid and reliable and I’ve never had any issues with them. They’re solid and great for reloads on the timer, or bonus targets.

  • @davidfranklin1885
    @davidfranklin1885 Год назад +17

    What an absolutely gorgeous revolver!, and a historical, delightful description and delivery. FOUR STARS! FMR Intelligence Officer

  • @davidinghram2494
    @davidinghram2494 Год назад +10

    Probably the most elegant handgun design ever.

    • @anthonyhayes1267
      @anthonyhayes1267 Год назад +1

      It's up there for me, but I'd rank a few Webley designs above it

  • @Bayan1905
    @Bayan1905 Год назад +4

    A few years back I got an Uberti Schofield revolver with the 5 inch barrel in .45 Colt. In all the years of various single action revolvers, that gun is far and away the nicest and most accurate single action revolver I've ever owned. I love the Smith & Wesson break open revolvers. I have a Smith & Wesson Safety Hammerless in .38 S & W that's very pleasant and accurate to shoot.

  • @TMSGG724
    @TMSGG724 Год назад +4

    Beautiful review, as always, enjoyed watching!

  • @RedXlV
    @RedXlV Год назад +6

    If I'd been a Russian officer in 1895, I wouldn't have wanted to give up my S&W for a Nagant. Just because of the much faster reload that's possible with a top-break instead of a loading gate.

    • @sigurdsigurdson9515
      @sigurdsigurdson9515 Год назад +1

      Совершенно с вами согласен. Наган это шаг назад в скорости перезарядки ,но более дешёвый и технологичный из за равного калибра ствола у нагана и винтовки Мосина + более лёгкий и компактный .На месте русского офицера в 1914 я предпочел бы браунинг м1900

  • @dangvorbei5304
    @dangvorbei5304 Год назад +3

    Your poor gong. It finally gave up.😂 I'm so glad someone offers a reproduction of these magnificent revolvers. It's quite a weapon. Maybe one day you'll tell us about the Bowie knife on your rig?

  • @marcogianfranco4918
    @marcogianfranco4918 Год назад +3

    Forgotten Weapons would make a great Collab with capandball, I would definitely watch a video if its not out already. extremely nice attention to both detail in design and history.

    • @blackhawk65589
      @blackhawk65589 Год назад

      Duelist1954 has a really good video on this as well

  • @marcusott2973
    @marcusott2973 Год назад +5

    Much awaited, much appreciated looking forward to excellent insights as always from you.

  • @michaelrains64295
    @michaelrains64295 Год назад +4

    Great video as always. Beautiful robust revolver.

  • @bushcraft_in_the_north
    @bushcraft_in_the_north Год назад +1

    I have a original S&W Russian. The mecanism is 100% tight so is the lock upp and no side wiggle, the barrel and chambers shines like a mirror. It is not black anymore, but gray. But still in great shape.

  • @Real11BangBang
    @Real11BangBang Год назад +2

    My favorite!

  • @Mis-AdventureCH
    @Mis-AdventureCH Год назад +3

    Anyone in the states with an Uberti Schofield, TK Custom in Illinois will mill the cylinder to accept .45 acp in moon clips. It will also still take .45 colt. $200 bucks and shipping. I did mine and it works great.
    Be sure to get the Schofield specific moon clips as they're slightly narrower in circumference than regular ones.

    • @redacted_redacted_redacted
      @redacted_redacted_redacted Год назад +1

      Will the extractor still throw all the rounds out with with them clipped together? I've been curious about that.

    • @Mis-AdventureCH
      @Mis-AdventureCH Год назад +1

      @@redacted_redacted_redacted Yes, tosses them out the same as a shaved Webley. The casings are way shorter so they clear just fine.
      I can't find it, but a guy did a IPSC course of fire with a shaved Webley running moon clips and that's what sold me on all of it.

  • @blackpowder-bulgaria
    @blackpowder-bulgaria Год назад +1

    Looks comfortable in the hand.

  • @LarryDeSilva64
    @LarryDeSilva64 Год назад +2

    what an amazing looking revolver. Uberti really made a nice looking reproduction of that S&W model 3 Russian. May have to get me one of them for my black powder revolver collection. Thanks for another informative and fun video.

  • @dianecullum1281
    @dianecullum1281 Год назад +3

    (Mike Cullum) I wanted a black powder cartridge pistol and researched them pretty thoroughly before I purchased one. I have big hands and the 1873 Colt as well as the 1875 Remington left no room for my little finger on the grip. I picked up a Schofield replica in a local gun shop and it fit my hands perfectly (plenty of grip). Watched as many videos as I could find on the various #3 versions currently being produced by Uberti. I decided on the Russian in 44 Russian caliber (it is stamped 44 Russian but is actually chambered for 44 Special). I did not want any version of the #3 in 45 Colt! In several shooting videos 45 colt cartridges would sometimes slip under the ejector star and jam the gun up pretty bad. The rim on the 45 Colt is very small (was never designed for rim extraction). If I would not have finally found the Russian model I bought, my second choice would have been a Schofield in 44-40 because of the generous rim on that cartridge. Additionally I like the lift up latch on the Russian better than the pull latch on the Schofield. I've read that some folks have experienced inadvertent unlatching while holstering a Schofield model. This video on the Russian #3 was very well done. Thanks!

  • @robertl6196
    @robertl6196 Год назад +1

    I never knew about the second locking notch on the hammer. Clever.

  • @varanid9
    @varanid9 Год назад +3

    Noice! I just recently picked up an Uberti replica of the S&W New Model #3 with case hardened frame and charcoal blue on barrel and cylinder. It was a limited edition sold by - I believe - Taylors and Company a few years back. Beautiful revolver but I can't find any New Model replicas on their website, nor on Dixie Gun Works, just the Russian and the Schofield.. Years ago I used to have an original nickel-plated Russian model and the Uberti Russian replica. Love these top-breaks.

  • @pablogonzalezalonso885
    @pablogonzalezalonso885 7 месяцев назад +1

    -Es el revólver más bonito de todos los de aquellos tiempos. Hermoso de verdad.

  • @whisper8742
    @whisper8742 Год назад

    Another block of history filled! Thanks~

  • @giovannicervantes2053
    @giovannicervantes2053 9 месяцев назад +1

    Funnily enough i first saw a version of this revolver in metro exodus in that game it was an amalgam of a nagant revolver and the no.3 mostly in the fact that it shared the gas seal system for suppressors and a swing out cylinder instead of a break action

  • @carlbissonnette4227
    @carlbissonnette4227 Год назад

    Thank you for that beautiful video for my birthday

  • @louisvalois3863
    @louisvalois3863 Год назад +7

    "beatiful hunglish language" :)

  • @darthmartinez
    @darthmartinez Год назад +1

    I have a Cimarron imported Schofield in 38 special that is a lot of fun to shoot. Model 27 speed loaders will work too.

  • @antjeeismann4684
    @antjeeismann4684 Год назад

    This was a very informative and relaxing Video, greetings from Germany.

  • @redacted_redacted_redacted
    @redacted_redacted_redacted Год назад +10

    I shot one of these in an ICORE match a few months ago. I found that the trigger guard spur was really useful in giving my weak hand a place to sit. I locked my middle finger in it and thumbed the hammer from there. It ended up being a lot of fun and going a lot better than expected.
    Side note: how many rounds of black powder could you get through yours before the fouling locked it up?

    • @capandball
      @capandball  Год назад +5

      I fired 2x50 in two days without cleaning. It did not lock up at all.

  • @barkeater9606
    @barkeater9606 Год назад +9

    Very Nice! 45 Colt was an interesting choice. The 44 Special would be a good choice also. With 44 Special chambering, you can also fire the 44 Russian. This pistol was popular in the USA as a competition pistol until the Great Depression. It was Major Schofield that came up with the break open design. It allowed a calvary man to reload at a full gallup on a horse. The 45 Schofield was shorter than the 45 Colt. The 45 Schofield can be fired out of a 1873 Colt, but not vice versa. I will buy one of these pistols, it will make a good companion to my 1894AE Winchester in 45 Colt that I bought new in 1999. 👍

    • @badgerrrlattin35
      @badgerrrlattin35 Год назад

      I too found it surprising that this was chambered in 45LC. This will lead to problems with the ejection of spent brass. The modest .45LC rims being the problem. Course, one could fall back on using Schofield brass.

    • @hailexiao2770
      @hailexiao2770 11 месяцев назад

      @@badgerrrlattin35 Modern .45 Colt has pretty beefy rims. If S&W Model 25s and Ruger Redhawks don't have any problems ejecting spent cases I don't see why a Model 3 would have any problems doing the same.

  • @TheLord0Ice0Wind
    @TheLord0Ice0Wind Год назад

    That's a beautiful revolver

  • @glockerbob
    @glockerbob Год назад

    Man I dig the old break tops!!!!

  • @niclbicl
    @niclbicl Год назад

    Very nice much awaited video really a informationful and nice video and interesting that Uberti made a repro didn't know!

  • @duaneho555
    @duaneho555 Год назад

    What a beautiful gun. Thanks for the video.

  • @jordiparis6250
    @jordiparis6250 Год назад

    A very interesting video, congratulations!

  • @chetan.gondaliya
    @chetan.gondaliya Год назад +1

    Awesome video Bro. Love from India...🙏❤👍🤗

  • @davidtaylor8822
    @davidtaylor8822 Год назад +1

    That's a beautifully-made gun. What a shame we can never own that in the UK!

    • @davidtaylor8822
      @davidtaylor8822 Год назад

      @@michaelhrivnak1719 I know, it is sad. I regret the UK's gun laws, but I don't disapprove of them (I can't own that S&W but I can own a cap & ball revolver). Unfortunately, a minority of any country's citizenry cannot be trusted. That's why the US has had more than 400 mass shootings already this year.

  • @clangerbasher
    @clangerbasher Год назад +1

    It is one of those revolvers I wish I could own here.

  • @vexorg67
    @vexorg67 Год назад

    I'm glad that at least some Europeans can enjoy shooting. Love your channel. I'm off to the range this weekend. Cheers!

  • @drews4685
    @drews4685 Год назад

    Excellent video and information as always 👍

  • @jonathansongco4302
    @jonathansongco4302 Год назад +2

    Awesome!

  • @texas66
    @texas66 Год назад +1

    If you ever visit Texas, be sure to allow for some range time. With a little advanced notice I'm sure guns, ammo and range fees can be provided.
    Not everyone in Texas has black powder firearms but I'm sure there are plenty of early smokeless powder arms to try!

  • @reivercaptain510
    @reivercaptain510 Год назад

    I really want to buy one of these for my father. He loves the Mo. 3

  • @shootingwithmitch5921
    @shootingwithmitch5921 Год назад +1

    Aesthetically the best looking revolver, In my opinion :-)

  • @jl8543
    @jl8543 Год назад

    Very nice..Sir . always good presentation 👍👍

  • @steveconquest6684
    @steveconquest6684 Год назад

    A superb video and a beautiful revolver. I still prefer the lockup on the Schofield though.

  • @mortimersnerd8044
    @mortimersnerd8044 Год назад +1

    Excellent video and pistol, a minor correction though.
    Rollin White tried to sell his patent to S&W, but they wisely declined and instead paid him a generous royalty on each pistol they made. This left White with all the responsibility (and expense) for defending the patent in court, which he did continuously for its duration.

    • @capandball
      @capandball  Год назад +2

      Many thanks for the correction!

    • @RedXlV
      @RedXlV Год назад

      It should also be remembered that Rollin White's overly-broad patent should have been invalidated, since Casimir Lefaucheux had already patented his pinfire breech-loading revolver in France a year earlier. But for some reason, despite Lefaucheux revolvers being imported to America in decent numbers, it doesn't seem to have occurred to any American revolver manufacturers to bring this up in court and prove White had patented something that was already invented by somebody else.

  • @Keef19661
    @Keef19661 6 месяцев назад

    Спасибо за прекрасное, интересное видео об одной из лучших моделей револьверов. Кстати, в России сняли фильм "Медведь", где этот револьвер играет одну из главных ролей

  • @Lardbeane
    @Lardbeane Год назад

    It's crazy how still you are when shooting, sometimes I un pause the video when you're aiming and I have to double check that I actually un paused it.

    • @capandball
      @capandball  Год назад +1

      23 years of competition shooting. But you should see how my body moved when I was firing the last shot last year on the World Champs. :D I was never so happy about a 9 ring shot. :D :D

  • @hillbillyscholar8126
    @hillbillyscholar8126 Год назад +1

    I suspect that you may get better accuracy using a softer alloy with black powder. Thanks for sharing!

  • @jason60chev
    @jason60chev 11 месяцев назад

    Just purchased one of these in 44 Russian, for which I am setup to hand load.

  • @benbateman2085
    @benbateman2085 Год назад

    One of my favorite old west guns.

  • @werre2
    @werre2 Год назад +1

    I installed reloading press on top of two thick planks that I bolted to the table. No more bending.

    • @capandball
      @capandball  Год назад

      Yes, I'll have to reinforce my table.

  • @rainbow2710
    @rainbow2710 Год назад

    I have an original Ludwig Loewe Russian contract revolver in 44 Russian. Pretty well preserved. I might actually get to shoot it one day.

    • @dangvorbei5304
      @dangvorbei5304 Год назад +1

      I bet those were nice revolvers when new. Ludwig & Loewe knew how to put a gun together to a standard that would put Cabot to shame.

    • @capandball
      @capandball  Год назад +2

      That's a nice find!

  • @RandallWeeks
    @RandallWeeks Год назад

    Respectfully mentioning they also had a 200gr load meant for lightweight hunting. (Jackrabbit in the west side of the US can be almost as big as some dogs) On the civilian market that cartridge came in a variety.

  • @BR549-2
    @BR549-2 Год назад

    Great video!

  • @EricDaMAJ
    @EricDaMAJ Год назад

    The Russians practically single handedly kept Smith & Wesson afloat buying this revolver. Cossacks loved it and it stayed in service way into WW I.
    Like the cowboys of yore I’m no fan of that middle finger hook under the Russian trigger guard. Nor do I care for the S&W’s balance compared to the Colt SAA. But I still love my Uberti Schofield “Wells Fargo” clone. According to Uberti it can fire all standard smokeless powder factory .45LC. Unloading it is nearly as fun as shooting it!

  • @МихаилА-ы3р
    @МихаилА-ы3р Год назад +2

    Ух ты)

  • @ShortLandPattern
    @ShortLandPattern Год назад

    this channel gives :) energy

  • @MeshFrequency
    @MeshFrequency Год назад +1

    13:34 "3rd Russian weapon factory A. Uberti, Italy"

  • @СергейПанюков-к9д

    Masterpiece ❤

  • @oolooo
    @oolooo Год назад

    The superior Model 3 and peak of the Top Break .

  • @Horex-or5rt
    @Horex-or5rt Год назад

    I have an open top Richard Mason that I load with Trailboss powder. Works better for me than black powder, isn't historically correct, but hits perfect.

  • @capt.bart.roberts4975
    @capt.bart.roberts4975 Год назад

    Ooo, I want one!

  • @gab340
    @gab340 Год назад

    really nice.

  • @ZacharyBurgard
    @ZacharyBurgard Год назад +2

    I have a couple boxes of original Russian no.3 revolver ammunition

  • @paulharding1621
    @paulharding1621 Год назад

    Absolutely beautiful revolver. That target is dead.

  • @657449
    @657449 Год назад

    30+ years ago I was looking for one just as a shooter. My desire was killed by an article in a gun magazine. There was a photo of 16 pistols in the original wrapping paper and wooden box in someone’s collection. I figure that the guns were ordered by a period general store and forgotten about. Probably during the depression, the assets of the business were sold and the forgotten box of guns found.

  • @ronaldomello4463
    @ronaldomello4463 Год назад +1

    Muito linda.

  • @job38four10
    @job38four10 Год назад

    Do you have a video shooting a { 1862 Freeman's Patent Revolver}?

  • @CameronMcCreary
    @CameronMcCreary Год назад +1

    The modern replica will easily take smokeless loads. I had a Civil War era S&W Model 2 in .32 long rimfire and I would fire it now and then and I always shot CIL Canuck smokeless cartridges in .32 long rimfire.

  • @tyffontyffon1652
    @tyffontyffon1652 7 месяцев назад

    Suberbe ,j'ai un 44 russian original de 1875 N° 3 mais il est avec le modele "target" sur la mir , le guidon est different . bien à vous.

  • @flintandball6093
    @flintandball6093 Год назад

    Are you still planning on running blackpowder hunts in Hungary? I'd be interested.

    • @capandball
      @capandball  Год назад

      I am not a PH, but I can help you. If you come in October or December, you can also participate on our BP driven hunts.

  • @finlayfraser9952
    @finlayfraser9952 Год назад

    Some contributors say that loose powder in a cartridge is not a problem!! We need an answer.

  • @tmsaskg
    @tmsaskg Год назад +1

    At 17:09 shot, two hot particle fell upward then down from the gun. Was ot exiting from the back of the chamber?

  • @tinymud3324
    @tinymud3324 Год назад

    Fantastic revolver but rather then 45LC could have been in 357 mag with a 9mm collar ;o)

  • @johanneshierl9996
    @johanneshierl9996 Год назад

    Nice Video. I am Interested in match flintlock Pistols. Is it posible to make a Video about that?

  • @johnmcdonald587
    @johnmcdonald587 9 месяцев назад

    Did you have any fouling issues binding up the cylinder?

  • @r.awilliams9815
    @r.awilliams9815 Год назад

    I hope they release it in .44 Special.

  • @454FatJack
    @454FatJack Год назад

    1895 Nagant 7,62mm

  • @marionriverwoodcraft
    @marionriverwoodcraft Год назад

    I have heard that the reproductions are notoriously unreliable with real black powder, the action practically seizing up after shooting a cylinder or two. Have you figured out a way around this or are you just cleaning frequently?

  • @keithplymale2374
    @keithplymale2374 Год назад +1

    Always wanted one of these since the 1990's but the reproductions have always just out of reach financially.

  • @PenDragonsPig
    @PenDragonsPig Год назад

    Everybody forgets Norwich.

  • @elberttanner6189
    @elberttanner6189 8 месяцев назад

    How is windage adjusted on this revolver?

  • @nickdavis5420
    @nickdavis5420 Год назад

    Ah the patent that should never have been granted the bore through cylinder.

  • @jimbobhk2009
    @jimbobhk2009 Год назад

    How did you get these Russian Great War weapons?

  • @solinvictus39
    @solinvictus39 Год назад

    These are great looking revolvers and I'd love to have one, but I think they're a bit overpriced. Last I checked they were in the $1200. range. You could buy a nice AR carbine or AK for that money and have a couple hundred dollars left over to spare.

  • @mr.e.2175
    @mr.e.2175 Год назад

    I think you need more powder and that load would be good..

    • @capandball
      @capandball  Год назад

      I tried to keep a close equivalent of the original load. But you can surely add a full case of BP.

  • @JohnCBobcat
    @JohnCBobcat 10 месяцев назад

    I'd love to own a Model 3 repro in .44 Special, though I can somewhat understand why they aren't manufactured as such. Still, I think that's a shame and a bit of a missed opportunity for a little bit more historical accuracy. (Pun intended!)

  • @MrFiliCZ
    @MrFiliCZ Год назад

    Why are u only loading 5 rounds and not six? Is it because there is a problem with one of the cylinder chambers? Thank you for answer

    • @skepticalbadger
      @skepticalbadger Год назад +3

      Safety. Hammer down on an empty chamber is the accepted modern practice. It's pointless if you're immediately going to shoot like this, but a lot of people still do it. Maybe even his range rules require it, I don't know.

    • @capandball
      @capandball  Год назад +1

      @@skepticalbadger that's how we load it for Cowboy Action Shooting. I am used to it.

    • @RedXlV
      @RedXlV Год назад +1

      @@capandball Makes perfect sense. Practice the same way you're going to use it in competition.

  • @borkwoof696
    @borkwoof696 Год назад

    Are the stadiametric rangefinders in stock again?

    • @capandball
      @capandball  Год назад

      Yes, please send an order to info@kapszli.hu

  • @petrvodkin5824
    @petrvodkin5824 Год назад

    What country are you from?

  • @chrisgabbert658
    @chrisgabbert658 Год назад

    👍😊

  • @antiquelover007
    @antiquelover007 11 месяцев назад

    I have an original 1874 S&W Russian Model 3, ( Russian contract) . I'm looking for an enthusiastic collector who can preserve and make use of this great piece of History. Please do let me know if anyone is interested in buying it.

  • @davegray3049
    @davegray3049 3 месяца назад

    Add another thing man you're very wrong about that Russia was not the first to shoot metal cartridges the first to shoot metal cartridges was France they are indeed the last to shoot black powder because the smokeless powder was too expensive for Rush to afford nor did they have access to it because their lack of friendly relations with many countries

  • @HandgunSafe
    @HandgunSafe Год назад

    Now I want one, too! I need to stay away from this channel. 😉