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Posted: 12/2/2021 1:04:57 PM EDT
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I had picked up a $275 m64-5 2 years ago from some online store in GA. I'm glad I did. I wish I bought 5. Its for my son when he gets older. It's rough on the outside but smoooth on the inside after I polished all the moving parts.
I also cut half the hammer off and thinned out the trigger guard a bit.  Attached File |
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Posted: 12/3/2021 3:43:10 PM EDT
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Quote HistoryOriginally Posted By ManiacRat461: I don't have many wheel guns. This is my 64 I bought as a rough trade in. Refreshed the lock work and had it blasted. Polished up the hammer and trigger surfaces that ride the frame and same with the rebound spring housing. Did not and will not stone any sear surfaces. It's well within factory pull specs but oh so smooth. https://www.ar15.com/media/mediaFiles/73718/F8576349-8117-4209-9558-A8E418CCA4FF_jpe-2189052.JPG Quote HistoryOriginally Posted By ManiacRat461: I don't have many wheel guns. This is my 64 I bought as a rough trade in. Refreshed the lock work and had it blasted. Polished up the hammer and trigger surfaces that ride the frame and same with the rebound spring housing. Did not and will not stone any sear surfaces. It's well within factory pull specs but oh so smooth. https://www.ar15.com/media/mediaFiles/73718/F8576349-8117-4209-9558-A8E418CCA4FF_jpe-2189052.JPG Originally Posted By 03RN: I had picked up a $275 m64-5 2 years ago from some online store in GA. I'm glad I did. I wish I bought 5. Its for my son when he gets older. It's rough on the outside but smoooth on the inside after I polished all the moving parts. I also cut half the hammer off and thinned out the trigger guard a bit. https://www.ar15.com/media/mediaFiles/433221/IMG_20211013_135426_2_jpg-2189196.JPG That bead blast looks fantastic on that gun. And a big fan of those VZ's |
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Posted: 12/4/2021 12:16:53 AM EDT
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Quote HistoryOriginally Posted By ManiacRat461: When Recoil or AIM had some in from the NY DOC, I didn't sit round. I was too slow on the 65s sadly and the price has gone up. I paid the vintage pinned and recessed Smith tax. Same as you, I want shooters so buying the cheaper rough condition models doesn't bother me. I have way less into the 64 than I do the 65. But the 65 is still cheaper than what I would've paid for a nicer example. I was blown away at what they cost now. |
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Posted: 12/4/2021 12:37:02 AM EDT
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Originally Posted By --FLEET--: That bead blast looks fantastic on that gun. And a big fan of those VZ's Originally Posted By Seven-Shooter: The last 64 & 65 trade ins I saw in person at my LGS were ROUGH, and questionable on timing; yours looks like a slick semi-custom. Well done! |
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Posted: 12/4/2021 12:38:23 AM EDT
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Quote HistoryOriginally Posted By 03RN: I had picked up a $275 m64-5 2 years ago from some online store in GA. I'm glad I did. I wish I bought 5. Its for my son when he gets older. It's rough on the outside but smoooth on the inside after I polished all the moving parts. I also cut half the hammer off and thinned out the trigger guard a bit. https://www.ar15.com/media/mediaFiles/433221/IMG_20211013_135426_2_jpg-2189196.JPG |
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Posted: 12/8/2021 8:44:03 PM EDT
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Posted: 12/9/2021 3:53:40 PM EDT
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Posted: 12/10/2021 9:35:01 PM EDT
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 Attached FileTraded some no longer needed ammo for this 686 today. Need to get some new grips for it. |
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Posted: 12/11/2021 11:17:00 PM EDT
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SC, USA
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Posted: 12/18/2021 11:39:11 PM EDT
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I've joined an elite group. Top one in pic is a Smython, Model 19 with Python barrel. Other 2 are also Model 19's
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Posted: 12/19/2021 12:25:11 AM EDT
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Quote HistoryOriginally Posted By bondo: I've joined an elite group. Top one in pic is a Smython, Model 19 with Python barrel. Other 2 are also Model 19's https://i.postimg.cc/Kv9DF9Ny/20211218-150455-2.jpg How does it shoot? I've always heard good things about the Smythons, but I've never understood why someone didn't make aftermarket bbls for em if folks were going so far as to part out revolvers. |
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Posted: 12/19/2021 1:05:25 AM EDT
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Quote HistoryOriginally Posted By backbencher: How does it shoot? I've always heard good things about the Smythons, but I've never understood why someone didn't make aftermarket bbls for em if folks were going so far as to part out revolvers. |
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Posted: 12/19/2021 1:12:47 AM EDT
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Quote HistoryOriginally Posted By Miami_JBT: Python barrels weren't parted out. They were bought NIW from Colt. Bill Davis and Clarke Custom did make their own barrels, but they were mostly for PPC guns. The Python barrels were usually cheaper back then. Ah. I need a 3" bbl on my SP 101 9mm & one on the boy's Charter Arms Southpaw, to give it some weight. |
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SC, USA
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Posted: 12/19/2021 3:04:32 AM EDT
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Quote HistoryOriginally Posted By backbencher: How does it shoot? I've always heard good things about the Smythons, but I've never understood why someone didn't make aftermarket bbls for em if folks were going so far as to part out revolvers. I haven't shot it yet, just picked it up yesterday. I remember seeing 3 inch python barrels on sale in Numrich's catalog for something like 69 dollars. Wish I had bought a bunch back then , but who knew |
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Posted: 12/19/2021 6:38:38 PM EDT
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Posted: 12/19/2021 6:47:54 PM EDT
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Posted: 12/19/2021 6:49:56 PM EDT
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Quote HistoryOriginally Posted By 03RN: https://www.ar15.com/media/mediaFiles/433221/IMG_20211209_150840_jpg-2209815.JPG Ah. I have 11 M7s on order for the rest of my peeps. |
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Posted: 12/27/2021 7:21:44 PM EDT
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Posted: 12/31/2021 12:24:18 AM EDT
[Last Edit: JPK]
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A couple of Christmas gifts to myself.
Unfortunately, I came down with COVID and haven’t had the chance to shoot them. The 386Sc MountainLite below the 386PD is new to me.  The bottom Model 13-1 is new to me. 
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Posted: 12/31/2021 10:31:53 AM EDT
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Quote HistoryOriginally Posted By JPK: A couple of Christmas gifts to myself. Unfortunately, I came down with COVID and haven’t had the chance to shoot them. The 386Sc MountainLite below the 386PD is new to me. https://www.ar15.com/media/mediaFiles/428630/2021B46F-D530-485E-A74A-84987794FAB2-2222664.jpg The bottom Model 13-1 is new to me. https://www.ar15.com/media/mediaFiles/428630/D083BB12-A991-4D91-BB76-617C03764D6F-2222665.jpg I love those 386 guns |
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Posted: 12/31/2021 1:07:47 PM EDT
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Quote HistoryOriginally Posted By 03RN: I love those 386 guns Thanks! I’ve been carrying the PD (or was before getting COVID) while deer hunting in the cheap but adequate AIWB holster I found while I wait for a better replacement. It really carries nicely, I almost “forget it’s there.” I have a Lobo Gun Leather holster with the offset clip coming. With the significantly reduced overall package width, I think I’ll “forget it’s there.” The width reduction will be about 1/3” under the belt and 1/2” outside. Total width reduction about 1” when you add in my holster belt. Moving that lump off the cylinder should really make a difference. I’m going to have to take up reloading for the 38/357. I don’t like reloading but factory selections are not adequate at the moment and I don’t see that changing soon. In the meantime, I’m loading Buffalo Bore +P 158gr SWCHP GC. |
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Posted: 1/8/2022 6:03:02 PM EDT
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Posted: 1/11/2022 8:14:15 AM EDT
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Very, very nice Joescuba!
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Posted: 1/11/2022 7:30:17 PM EDT
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Quote HistoryOriginally Posted By Joescuba: https://www.ar15.com/media/mediaFiles/37487/IMG_2970_jpg-2233330.JPG https://www.ar15.com/media/mediaFiles/37487/IMG_2971_jpg-2233332.JPG Non import marked MR-73 revolver. @LittlePony |
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Posted: 1/11/2022 8:14:14 PM EDT
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Quote HistoryOriginally Posted By backbencher: @LittlePony Quote HistoryOriginally Posted By backbencher: Originally Posted By Joescuba: https://www.ar15.com/media/mediaFiles/37487/IMG_2970_jpg-2233330.JPG https://www.ar15.com/media/mediaFiles/37487/IMG_2971_jpg-2233332.JPG Non import marked MR-73 revolver. @LittlePony  
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Posted: 1/11/2022 8:15:12 PM EDT
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   I choot the chit out of it too 
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Posted: 1/12/2022 1:41:17 AM EDT
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These two S&W are what would be considered gentleman's revolvers since they're small framed five-shot .38s. But they aren't. 38 Special, oh no, these are in .38 S&W. A cartridge dating back to 1877.
 The top-break is a S&W .38 Double Action 2nd Model and the solid frame is a S&W Model 33-1 .38 Regulation Police, built on the J-Frame.  Reloading is vastly different, yet very simple for both.   Size wise, the grip of the top-break is slightly shorter than the solid frame but overall length from the back of the frames to the end of the barrels is about the same. Both are fixed iron sights. Nothing is adjustable.   I don't shoot either often, but I do shoot them and have carried both in the past. They're comfortable and the .38 S&W, while a slouch compared to modern defense loads, is not completely useless. A 145gr .361 lead slug traveling just under 700fps will still ruin someone's day with a good "T-Box" hit. The .38 S&W has a history of putting bad guy six feet under. It served as a police duty cartridge in the US prior to WWI and served the British Armed Forces and it Colonies from the 1920s all the way to the 1960s and beyond in some far flung locations that used to be under the Union Jack. One such famous use of the .38 S&W was by Colonel Rex Applegate himself. After WWII, Col. Applegate was down in Mexico working as a contractor to train and modernize the Mexican Armed Forces. While down there in 1950, he and a Mexican Army Officer were attack by a machete wielding loon. The Colonel was concealed carrying a S&W Top-Break Lemon Squeezer in .38 S&W and plugged the attacker. All while the Mexican Army Officer was still fumbling, trying to draw his 1911 from a flap holster. All in all, fun little guns and I can't wait until brass, powder, and primers become affordable again. I have about 300 rounds left. But I want more. 
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Posted: 1/12/2022 8:19:52 AM EDT
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Miami JBT, your collection never ceases to amaze!
Thanks for posting those beauties! |
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Posted: 1/30/2022 7:06:27 PM EDT
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Posted: 2/1/2022 8:09:17 PM EDT
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Posted: 2/5/2022 6:26:16 PM EDT
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Live, thread! LIVE!!
 
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Posted: 2/11/2022 5:10:21 PM EDT
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Posted: 2/11/2022 10:50:44 PM EDT
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My current line-up...
Colt Official Police Taurus M66 Cimarron/Pietta Frontier .357 
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Posted: 2/12/2022 1:14:29 AM EDT
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my double-actions
1978 Smith & Wesson 27-2 Current production Ruger GP100 1970 Colt Detective Special 1968 Smith and Wesson Chief Special  |
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Posted: 2/12/2022 1:32:04 AM EDT
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Posted: 2/21/2022 6:27:23 PM EDT
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Picked this up 2 Saturdays ago. Grips just arrived.
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Posted: 3/1/2022 9:16:24 PM EDT
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Picked up a 1964-vintage nickeled 28-2 off GB.
Original Magna grips were a bit scarred, the finish was dull and cloudy, and there were a pair of pimp-tastic pearl grips in the box with it. A couple of hours with some Mother's Polish, some new wood...and it looks much better. Before:   After:   
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Posted: 3/2/2022 1:04:07 AM EDT
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Quote HistoryOriginally Posted By cowboyrick: Picked this up 2 Saturdays ago. Grips just arrived. https://i.imgur.com/9Nif0Go.jpeg Looks great, love those grips! |
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Posted: 3/2/2022 1:08:08 AM EDT
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Quote HistoryOriginally Posted By kwb377: Picked up a 1964-vintage nickeled 28-2 off GB. Original Magna grips were a bit scarred, the finish was dull and cloudy, and there were a pair of pimp-tastic pearl grips in the box with it. A couple of hours with some Mother's Polish, some new wood...and it looks much better. Before: https://a4.pbase.com/g12/07/240307/2/172388418.VmcyfBaV.jpg https://a4.pbase.com/g12/07/240307/2/172388421.WadmKexX.jpg After: https://a4.pbase.com/g12/07/240307/2/172388424.AYfq5obN.jpg https://a4.pbase.com/g12/07/240307/2/172388427.6WLiap1s.jpg https://a4.pbase.com/g12/07/240307/2/172388423.LBaCQqzz.jpg Those look awesome!! Well done. Every once in awhile I get the urge to do that to my 629 V-Comp but quickly talk myself out of it. I'm getting the itch right now lol. My Blackhawk Bisley convertible is a candidate though. I don't know how it work on the rollmarked cylinder though. |
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Posted: 3/6/2022 12:07:56 AM EDT
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 " />This was my woods carry set up for a while. 4" 686-2 with Craig Spegel grips. I forget what wood i got him to use but i need to get a few more sets made. I dont know if some one worked over the trigger but it is AMAZING! The single action has got to be just a few pounds with zero creep. |
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Posted: 3/8/2022 1:58:15 PM EDT
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Took some time. A lot of acetone then a few days with some boiled linseed oil but it’s finally done:
 This was how I got it: 
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Posted: 3/10/2022 10:28:45 PM EDT
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And here I thought we only had rattlesnakes in AZ...
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Posted: 3/14/2022 8:24:07 PM EDT
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Posted: 3/15/2022 3:52:47 PM EDT
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Quote HistoryOriginally Posted By TriggerFish: https://i.imgur.com/5Erwd9F.jpg Nice! I need to get my old Python out and warm it up!! Pic thread   Attached File |
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Posted: 3/18/2022 9:22:16 AM EDT
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If Andy Warhol had a Python...
 
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Posted: 3/23/2022 1:59:39 PM EDT
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Posted: 3/27/2022 11:27:30 AM EDT
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Snake & Spyder
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Posted: 3/28/2022 10:12:18 AM EDT
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A few that I've picked up in the last couple of weeks...
686-6  19-3 Texas Ranger commemorative, unfired  3" Model 36, 1971-vintage  3" SP101, French police trade-in 
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Posted: 3/28/2022 11:55:31 AM EDT
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Posted: 4/1/2022 4:42:48 PM EDT
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