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Link Posted: 5/9/2024 8:20:51 PM EST
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Originally Posted By CFII:
3" Model 66-2 I just snagged...

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Nice, mine is a -3. Great revolvers.

Link Posted: 5/13/2024 2:21:15 PM EST
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Link Posted: 5/16/2024 2:12:22 PM EST
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Originally Posted By pokey074:
That thing is gorgeous! What model and what grips?
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Originally Posted By TriggerFish:
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That thing is gorgeous! What model and what grips?


gun: 64-2 shipped: Sept. 1981 - grips: Craig Spegel rosewood Boot Grips
Link Posted: 5/19/2024 3:08:44 PM EST
[Last Edit: Bklyn_Irish] [#4]
'73 Colt Detective Special I picked up today. You'd beat me with it if I told you how much I paid.
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Link Posted: 6/5/2024 5:23:52 PM EST
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Link Posted: 6/5/2024 9:55:57 PM EST
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Link Posted: 6/14/2024 1:08:12 AM EST
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1 of 219 S&W 627-PCs with unfluted cylinders made in 1998.

Link Posted: 6/14/2024 3:12:47 PM EST
[Last Edit: inmyshadow] [#8]
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Link Posted: 6/22/2024 7:21:06 PM EST
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Link Posted: 6/22/2024 11:47:12 PM EST
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I had a Smith 6" 686, but decided to trade it in for something else, and had several options, and ended up going with this one: Smith 4" 586, pre-Hillary.

Link Posted: 7/1/2024 12:07:01 AM EST
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I found a nice S&W Model 57 that I got for a deal as the auction marked it as a 67. I added the period correct smooth targets (presentation grips) with the old varnish removed and treated with tung oil.



Link Posted: 7/11/2024 11:17:24 AM EST
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I think I may have an addiction. Of the S&W revolvers, all but the 4" 686, the 2" Model 10-5, and the satin nickel Model 38 have been bought since February 2023.

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Link Posted: 7/12/2024 4:55:31 PM EST
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Picked up a couple Colt SAA’s this week. First is a 5.5” SAA in 32-20 made in 2006. Bought it mainly because I have the 4.75” and 7.5” 32-20’s, wanted to complete the 3 gun set.



3 gun set.



The other is a bit of an oddball. It’s a “Wyatt Earp” version from Colt’s Lawman Series, I think from the early 80’s. I’ve looked at them for years and normally they are in new condition in the display case, etc. This one has been fired quite a bit, scratches here and there but nothing bad. I wanted a shooter grade and this was the first time finding one. I think the ladder “long range” rear sight and 12” barrel makes for a unique shooter. It’s in .45 Colt.



Link Posted: 7/17/2024 6:23:20 PM EST
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Link Posted: 7/17/2024 6:47:53 PM EST
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My treasure of a S&W. A 2000 reintroduction of the #3 revolver engraved by Ken Hurst with Mastodon ivory grips.



Link Posted: 7/17/2024 7:09:00 PM EST
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Link Posted: 7/18/2024 8:33:31 AM EST
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Originally Posted By BM-ARM-DPMS-guns:
My treasure of a S&W. A 2000 reintroduction of the #3 revolver engraved by Ken Hurst with Mastodon ivory grips.

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I'll be in my bunk!
Link Posted: 7/19/2024 10:18:01 AM EST
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My newest acquisition, a Royal Hong Kong Police trade-in S&W Model 10-7, for which I paid just under $425, out the door.

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Link Posted: 7/27/2024 7:52:01 AM EST
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Perfect retro outdoor pairing
S&W 17 and a Grohmann

Link Posted: 7/27/2024 9:14:40 AM EST
[Last Edit: PatG] [#20]
Some "glamor" shots of my little collection. 642-1 Performance Center, 686-6 Plus Performance Center, and Model 64-8 police trade in. I've currently got a Kimber K6xs on lay-a-way waiting to come home.









Link Posted: 7/31/2024 10:28:07 AM EST
[Last Edit: SiVisPacem] [#21]
I just paid $492, OTD, for this S&W 14-3 SAO with the box.

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Link Posted: 8/5/2024 7:56:56 AM EST
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My usual summer carry combinations, two 9mm LCRs, or a .38 LCR and a 442-1.

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Link Posted: 8/5/2024 8:33:00 AM EST
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Originally Posted By 80sgyrene:
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My latest revolver, picked up used. I blame you, @Jack_Rackham

Thx for the inspiration.
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I just saw this.  That's nice.  I know you'll enjoy it.  This one is my favorite revolver.  It spends more time at the range than any other I own.

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Link Posted: 8/12/2024 7:06:52 PM EST
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Link Posted: 8/16/2024 1:57:55 PM EST
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mod 25-13

 IMG_2024_08_14_0257 by ronald hils, on Flickr


IMG_2024_08_14_0258 by ronald hils, on Flickr

Link Posted: 8/16/2024 10:01:31 PM EST
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Link Posted: 8/17/2024 6:56:48 PM EST
[Last Edit: 80sgyrene] [#27]
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Nah, it’s got a lock…….

Eta- but I love the Ahrends
Link Posted: 8/18/2024 1:17:26 AM EST
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S&W 637-2 Airweight, factory grips replaced with Hogue Bantams, front sight painted orange (rather sloppily), and internal lock removed and replaced with a plug.

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Link Posted: 8/18/2024 7:44:16 PM EST
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Picked up a 37-2 today. Here it is with the wood grips that came on it:

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Here it is with some period correct Uncle Mike’s Boot Grips:

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I need to get the hammer bobbed so it will work with the pocket holster more effectively:

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Link Posted: 8/19/2024 8:22:26 AM EST
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Link Posted: 8/19/2024 8:24:22 AM EST
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Originally Posted By 80sgyrene:
Perfect retro outdoor pairing
S&W 17 and a Grohmann
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Nice looking pair. It appears the 17 was a 6” shortened to 5”?
Link Posted: 8/19/2024 8:30:42 AM EST
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Link Posted: 8/19/2024 3:42:31 PM EST
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Originally Posted By captain127:


Nice looking pair. It appears the 17 was a 6” shortened to 5”?
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Thanks.
Good eye. You are correct.
Link Posted: 8/27/2024 10:13:15 AM EST
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Link Posted: 8/27/2024 11:06:26 AM EST
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Originally Posted By Landric:  Picked up a 37-2 today. Here it is with the wood grips that came on it:

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Here it is with some period correct Uncle Mike’s Boot Grips:

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I need to get the hammer bobbed so it will work with the pocket holster more effectively:

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Could just cover the hammer w/ your thumb on the draw?
Link Posted: 8/27/2024 6:10:15 PM EST
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Originally Posted By backbencher:


Could just cover the hammer w/ your thumb on the draw?
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I could I suppose, but I have zero use for single action on an Airweight J-frame anyway. So, why take the chance of it snagging on the draw. I found a proper generation bobbed/DAO hammer on eBay and installed it over the weekend. Took it to the range on Sunday, perfect function and the sights were spot on with Gold Dot 135 Grain +P. I decided I prefer the Hogue Bantam grips over the Uncle Mike’s.  I also replaced the cylinder release with a modern version because it bangs into my thumb slightly less painfully than the 90's and earlier rectangular ones.

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Link Posted: 8/28/2024 10:05:14 AM EST
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Originally Posted By Landric:


I could I suppose, but I have zero use for single action on an Airweight J-frame anyway. So, why take the chance of it snagging on the draw. I found a proper generation bobbed/DAO hammer on eBay and installed it over the weekend. Took it to the range on Sunday, perfect function and the sights were spot on with Gold Dot 135 Grain +P. I decided I prefer the Hogue Bantam grips over the Uncle Mike’s.  I also replaced the cylinder release with a modern version because it bangs into my thumb slightly less painfully than the 90's and earlier rectangular ones.

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Originally Posted By backbencher:  Could just cover the hammer w/ your thumb on the draw?


I could I suppose, but I have zero use for single action on an Airweight J-frame anyway. So, why take the chance of it snagging on the draw. I found a proper generation bobbed/DAO hammer on eBay and installed it over the weekend. Took it to the range on Sunday, perfect function and the sights were spot on with Gold Dot 135 Grain +P. I decided I prefer the Hogue Bantam grips over the Uncle Mike’s.  I also replaced the cylinder release with a modern version because it bangs into my thumb slightly less painfully than the 90's and earlier rectangular ones.

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Why are you beating yourself up w/ +P in a airweight?



Link Posted: 8/28/2024 11:23:36 AM EST
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This is the way. I started carrying wad cutters in my air weight snub nose a few years ago.
Link Posted: 8/28/2024 8:52:29 PM EST
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Link Posted: 8/28/2024 9:04:49 PM EST
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Because I have the ammo.  I primarily shoot handloads in .38 Special at the range.  I have shot enough of the 135 Gold Dot to determine it is reliable and hits point of aim.  There is basically no ammunition with enough oomph to use for self-defense that I would call pleasant in an Airweight.  Less bad, sure, but not pleasant.  There are some wadcutter loads going 500 fps out of snubs that are probably pleasant, but that is too weak for reliable penetration.  The wadcutters in the 700-800 fps range are slightly less spicy than the 135 Gold Dot.  But to me, the difference isn't enough to buy a bunch of the stuff, test it, and start carrying it.  That would be 3 442s and the pictured 37-2 I would have to change over.  In my current situation the juice isn't worth the squeeze.  It isn't like the 135 grain GD is a known poor performer on the street.  Even if I changed over to carrying wadcutters, all my spare ammo would be the 135 grain GD because it goes into the chambers much more easily.  I know that having to reload a J-Frame revolver "for real" in a fight is a near zero chance.  However, if I happen to be that extreme outlier I want my reload to go as smoothly as possible.  

I carry the Buffalo Bore "standard pressure" 158 grain LSWCHP in my .38 LCRs.  Despite the "standard pressure" claim it is way more unpleasant in the Airweights than the 135 grain GD.  In the LCRS though it works for me.  Recoil is pretty abrupt, but not painful (it is painful in an Airweight).  We tested it at the Snubbie Roundup in SC the first weekend of this month.  It penetrated 4 layers of denim, expanded mildly (probably in the .45 cal range, I didn't measure it), penetrated 16 inches of gel, and was caught by the denim on the other side of the block.  That would seem to be pretty effective.  Would wadcutters be an overall better choice?  Maybe, but I am quite happy with the results and will continue to use the Buffalo Bore.

FWIW, when I carry my 332-1 .32 H&R Magnum I carry wadcutters.  I didn't already have a supply of defensive ammunition for .32 H&R.  So, I looked into it and decided wadcutters were the way to go there.  I wouldn't be unhappy with them in .38 Special, I just don't have a compelling reason to change from what I have now.

Link Posted: 8/30/2024 4:32:13 PM EST
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Originally Posted By SiVisPacem:
I think I may have an addiction. Of the S&W revolvers, all but the 4" 686, the 2" Model 10-5, and the satin nickel Model 38 have been bought since February 2023.

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Nice collection! And not a Hillary hole in sight.
Link Posted: 8/30/2024 6:30:30 PM EST
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Nice collection! And not a Hillary hole in sight.
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Originally Posted By SiVisPacem:
I think I may have an addiction. Of the S&W revolvers, all but the 4" 686, the 2" Model 10-5, and the satin nickel Model 38 have been bought since February 2023.

https://www.ar15.com/media/mediaFiles/242045/J_frame_family_jpg-3263511.JPG

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Nice collection! And not a Hillary hole in sight.


That's because nobody wants Hillary's hole. Ewww.
Link Posted: 9/2/2024 3:56:39 PM EST
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Link Posted: 9/5/2024 2:14:44 PM EST
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Link Posted: 9/9/2024 6:12:09 PM EST
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This article is live.

https://www.shootingnewsweekly.com/revolvers/revolver-rants-czech-out-apfs-r1-revolvers/





New Wave Firearms Tests the APF R-1 Revolver | 3" Stainless Steel & 6" Blued Steel


Link will be live tomorrow, 1pm eastern.

https://www.shootingnewsweekly.com/gun-review/revolver-rant-shiny-brazilian-round-butts/






Link Posted: 9/14/2024 10:24:55 PM EST
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Diamondback
Link Posted: 9/16/2024 3:55:29 PM EST
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1968 S&W model 19-3



Link Posted: 9/20/2024 5:55:17 PM EST
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Link Posted: 9/24/2024 6:51:04 PM EST
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Picked up this 25-5 in .45Colt today.

Saw it at the LGS yesterday but was in a hurry and didn't get to check it out.

Wooden presentation case (inside needs restored) all paperwork and unopened tools for $899.

Not sure of its birthday.

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Doesn't look like it's been fired much

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