Picked up a Smith 18-2 (shot it...love it!)

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Posted: 11/13/2012 8:02:09 PM EDT

I picked up a beautiful Model 18-2...easily 99% appears to be unfired

Can anybody determine a date of manufacture/shipping from the serial number?
Serial K7040XX

Posted: 11/14/2012 4:08:14 AM EDT

[#1]

18-2 was manufactured from 1961-66. Your serial number is from approx 1966.

Posted: 11/14/2012 8:25:46 AM EDT

[#2]

Thanks!

I forgot to post a pic. I bought it to be a shooter

The bluing is so perfect it almost looks fake...having second thoughts.

Posted: 11/14/2012 9:02:31 AM EDT

[#3]

Quoted:
Thanks!

I forgot to post a pic. I bought it to be a shooter

The bluing is so perfect it almost looks fake...having second thoughts.

http://i41.photobucket.com/albums/e261/wh62jar/IMG409.jpg

Not the worst dilemma to have at least!

That is a pretty revolver. Personally I would shoot it but wouldn't put a pretty face like that in a holster.

Posted: 11/14/2012 11:33:12 AM EDT

[#4]

Quoted:
Thanks!

[div]I forgot to post a pic. I bought it to be a shooter

The bluing is so perfect it almost looks fake...having second thoughts.

[div]

shoot it and enjoy it.

Posted: 11/14/2012 6:32:14 PM EDT

[#5]

A .22 that you don't want to put a decent amount of rounds through seems like an oxymoron

Beautiful gun btw.

Posted: 11/14/2012 6:55:26 PM EDT

[#6]

I agree. I bought it to shoot but I guess I wasn't expecting it to be this nice. I've NEVER owned a gun that I didn't shoot...I'll have a range report tomorrow

Quoted:

A .22 that you don't want to put a decent amount of rounds through seems like an oxymoron

Beautiful gun btw.

Posted: 11/15/2012 10:28:32 AM EDT

[#7]

Nice. And yeah, I'd shoot it. I could see why you'd be having second thoughts about it though. It looks pristine.

Posted: 11/15/2012 6:20:56 PM EDT

[#8]

Beaut for sure! I can hear it whispering from here......"shoot me!...let's go shooting....let me show you how good I am!..."

Posted: 11/15/2012 7:15:27 PM EDT

[#9]

Well, someone owned it for 46 years and failed to accomplish what I did after just 40 hours of possession

Took it out to the river today for some plinking. I ran about 300 rounds down the pipe and I'm just tickled. This thing has a great trigger and after some sight tweaking I was literally chopping weeds in half at 10 yards. Further out (25 - 40 yards) I was putting it on soda can size trash in the water with ease. I had so much fun today!!!

Now for the complaint -

The sights are hard to see!!! Black on black made it really tough when shooting at dark backgrounds and as it hit dusk I couldn't really hit anything. Any suggestions? I'd love an outlined rear blade and orange insert front sight. Not very fond of front sight paint...is there any other option?

Posted: 12/28/2012 4:10:11 PM EDT

[#10]

Quoted:
Well, someone owned it for 46 years and failed to accomplish what I did after just 40 hours of possession

Took it out to the river today for some plinking. I ran about 300 rounds down the pipe and I'm just tickled. This thing has a great trigger and after some sight tweaking I was literally chopping weeds in half at 10 yards. Further out (25 - 40 yards) I was putting it on soda can size trash in the water with ease. I had so much fun today!!!

Now for the complaint -

The sights are hard to see!!! Black on black made it really tough when shooting at dark backgrounds and as it hit dusk I couldn't really hit anything. Any suggestions? I'd love an outlined rear blade and orange insert front sight. Not very fond of front sight paint...is there any other option?

Nice find!!!!!