Smith & Wesson "The Governor"

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The Smith & Wesson Governor is a snub-nosed (2.75 inch barrel) single-action/double-action (trigger weight was roughly 11lbs and 3lbs) revolver built on the Z-frame (a stretched N-frame) and utilizes a K-frame grip with a lightweight scandium alloy or stainless steel frame.

Similar to the Taurus Judge, the Governor can fire 2 1⁄2-inch-long (64 mm) .410 shotgun shells, .45 Colt cartridges, and also .45 ACP cartridges with the use of supplied moon clips (due to the lack of a rim on the ACP cartridges).

The rear sights are fixed; similar to those found on the small J-Framed .38 Special and .357 Magnum as well as the medium-sized K-frame service revolvers. The front sights on both the standard and Crimson Trace models feature a tritium night sight that is drift-adjustable for windage corrections. It holds six rounds in any combination.

For a large handgun, the Governor is very lightweight—less than 30 ounces (850 g) unloaded—due to the alloys used in its construction.

Produced 2011–present

WIDTH: 1.75 in

LENGTH: 8.5 in

HEIGHT: 5.5 in

WEIGHT: 29.9 oz

CALIBERS: 410 2-1/2 SHOTSHELL,45 COLT,45 AUTO

SIZE: EXTRA LARGE (Z FRAME)

CAPACITY: 6

ACTION: SINGLE/DOUBLE ACTION