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North Logan
.416 Rigby
aka The Legendary Lawman
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Topic: Classic S&W Revolvers... Posted: 16 February 2004 at 15:34 |
Nothing finer in my humble opinion that spending the afternoon at the range plinking with a classic S&W revolver... takes me back to the days, many years ago, when my duty sidearm was a S&W Model 10 wheelgun in .38 Special. Lots of the guys back then also had a S&W K-38 6" "target" revolver for serious range work!
That piece of nostalgia led me to picking up the following wheelie this past week... a S&W Model 14 in .38 Special. Looking forward to some future range time with her...
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dakotasin
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Posted: 16 February 2004 at 17:59 |
and the reason classic s&w's are so great... you forgot to mention that part, so i'll fill it in for ya! in a word: buttery. the actions on the older smith's are just as smooth and clean as you'd want.
hope you enjoy your gun.
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mr mom
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Posted: 17 February 2004 at 02:20 |
sir north: i had a s&w mod 17 with a 4 inch bdl. many bricks of ammo went in it. wish i didnt get rid of it. my buddy picked 1 up with a 6 in bdl. im trying to get it from him.
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CB900F
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Posted: 17 February 2004 at 02:25 |
Dakota;
If you go & find the articles by Dick Metcalf, you can get a newer Smith action to feel the same way. If you've never done it before, I'd recommend reading it through twice before touching anything.
If I remember correctly, they were published in Shooting Times around 15 years ago. I wouldn't be surprised to find that they'd been incorporated into book form at some time & are available through one of the specialty firearms publishers.
A Dremel tool with the blue rubber polishing bit is very useful. Other than that, it's all handwork with emory cloth. And PROPERLY FITTED SCREWDRIVERS.
900F
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North Logan
.416 Rigby
aka The Legendary Lawman
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Posted: 17 February 2004 at 02:36 |
mr mom wrote:
sir north: i had a s&w mod 17 with a 4 inch bdl. many bricks of ammo went in it. wish i didnt get rid of it. my buddy picked 1 up with a 6 in bdl. im trying to get it from him. |
Mr. Mom - I too love the S&W wheelguns. When I had my K-38 before I also had a K-22, 6" which was the forrunner of the Model 17. Another interesting one was the Model 18 which was the 4" barrel/.22 version of the Model 15 [.38 Special with 4" barrel]. Another one I am looking for is the Model 28 Highway Patrolman in .357 Magnum [prefer the 4" barrel].
The Canadian S&W rep has his business about 3 miles from where I live so getting revolvers tuned and trigger jobs is both very easy and fits the budget!
Regards, Marcus.
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mr mom
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Posted: 17 February 2004 at 04:40 |
sir north: i also had a mod 27 with a 6 inch bdl. put alot of rounds in that 1 too. then i had a scope put on it. couldnt hold it still enough. its a long story but i know where there is a 28 in good shape. it has the 6 inch bdl. and i still have my 29-2 with a 6.5 bdl. i got it back in 77. dont shoot it much anymore but why do i relaod so many every year. o yes the kids are shooting it.
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Triggerguard
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Posted: 17 February 2004 at 07:52 |
CB, I cringe every time I hear someone talk about Dremel tools and guns! Knowledgable people have no problems with them, of course, but how many newbies equate "Dremel" and "gunsmithing"?
I have and sometimes carry a Smith M36 J frame. It was an LEO's backup weapon for years, had some surface blemishes and was pristene inside. Just a touch of polishing, and some proper lube, and the action is so slick it is almost scary!
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North Logan
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Posted: 17 February 2004 at 16:03 |
Triggerguard wrote:
I have and sometimes carry a Smith M36 J frame. It was an LEO's backup weapon for years, had some surface blemishes and was pristene inside. Just a touch of polishing, and some proper lube, and the action is so slick it is almost scary! |
TG - I love those little S&W "J" frames too. Right now I have a little Model 63, 4" stainless 'kit-gun' .22 lr and a pair of .38 Spl 'snubbies', a Model 36 and it's aluminum counterpart the Model 37...
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CB900F
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Posted: 18 February 2004 at 02:29 |
Trigger;
Note that I also specified exactly which bit to use & didn't mention any others. I know the sort-a hollow GACK feeling in one's guts that comes when confronting some of those kitchen table 'smith's' & their creations.
Dakota seems to have his head on his shoulders & positioned correctly. And I did say to read the articles twice before starting, now didn't I?
900F
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