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Gun too nice to shoot?
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Shoot it. A lot. Needs more breaking in.
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The more you shoot it the better it will look and you will have bigger smile on your face!
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Looks like a safe queen to me...
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10-03-2018, 11:48 PM
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There are blued guns that are too nice to shoot.
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Too nice NOT to shoot...
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That thing must have spent some time in bilge water. Saltwater bilge water. What's the bore look like?
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10-04-2018, 12:23 AM
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I say shoot it....
....but then if I had Lee Oswald's Carcano I'd be down at the range fast testing it's virtues as a rapid repeating sniper rifle.
Historical value....what's that? 
OK, I'm not that bad, but all of my guns are shooters. 
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If the bore and mechanicals are good, then it looks like a perfect candidate for Durablue, or Gunkote, or Cerracote to me.
Smooth out the pitted areas the best you can, then coat it.
Might not look great, but it would look better, and it would be protected enough to shoot without further damage.
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I’d clean it, shoot it, and clean it again b4 shooting it some more.
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If the bore and mechanicals are good, then it looks like a perfect candidate for Durablue, or Gunkote, or Cerracote to me.
Smooth out the pitted areas the best you can, then coat it.
Might not look great, but it would look better, and it would be protected enough to shoot without further damage.
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Agreed.
A good bead blasting first and you will have a terrific shooter.
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Welcome aboard from Wyoming.
All of mine are shooters; some I just haven't gotten around to yet.
Every queen should be able to use a shovel and a chain saw.
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Unless you intend to sell it, shoot it because the person you leave it to will shoot the living daylights out of it.
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That gun hasn't been a safe queen by the looks of it. That's a shooter and yeah durablue could do wonders for it. I have used durablue on a rifle and a semi auto handgun that both turned out looking darn good.
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That thing has had a hard life.. refinished then abused again.. 
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A gun that rough has to be shot.It's not like the pleasure of owning it will be as eye candy.
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10-04-2018, 02:52 PM
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If its too nice to shoot its too nice to buy.
That one should be fine but I have to wonder what the bore looks like.
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Foolish not to have white golves one while fondeling it.
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Looks like the rare "antique finish" 586. I'd either have it lettered by S&W for future sale by Sotheby's Auction or give it a good coating of cold blue and make it a fishing/truck gun 
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....but then if I had Lee Oswald's Carcano I'd be down at the range fast testing it's virtues as a rapid repeating sniper rifle.
Historical value....what's that?
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What a coincidence. I was just thinking about Oswald's Carcano
this morning. I dug out the February 1963 issue of American
Rifleman, page 65 and there it is. You can click on the photo
once or twice and it may enlarge enough to read about it.
This is the ad from which Oswald ordered his Carcano.
I had bought one too, as a deer rifle for my wife. I did not
however, spring for the additional seven bucks for the scope.
The Carcano is third from top left hand column.
I know that the rifle is fast and accurate enough to do what
Oswald did with it.
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Actually, this may be the one I saw GB recently THAT ACTUALLY WAS A SAFE QUEEN.  I guess the guy failed to keep the safe dehumidified and even SS will rust in that environment...
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Looks like the rare "antique finish" 586. I'd either have it lettered by S&W for future sale by Sotheby's Auction or give it a good coating of cold blue and make it a fishing/truck gun |
1 of the ony 4 damascus steel revolvers ever made...
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I have a 25-3 that's too nice to shoot.
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You know what I do with a gun that's too nice to shoot?
I put a "For Sale" sign on it.
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You know what I do with a gun that's too nice to shoot?
I put a "For Sale" sign on it.
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That's one of the best responses I've seen in a long time.
I agree 100%
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I'd say bead blast it with medium grit beads and reblue it. It'll never be pretty but that will help make it a little better to look at.
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This is so true. True also this fine Revo needs a little tender loving care as well. But I'd shoot the snot out of her!
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Ever heard of ran hard and put away wet?
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Finished challenged guns that shoot like lasers are the most fun you can have, especially at public ranges. BTW, the giant gorilla paws on the "hand model" in those pics make that 586 look like a J-Frame. That's a guy who can pocket carry a duty revolver!
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Shoot a 50 rd group every week
Shoot that thing as often as possible.
I'd run 50 rounds of 38 special once a week just for the fun of shooting groups.
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That's a project gun for sure. I would have grabbed it assuming a good price.
Before:
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The outside looks bad, but if the insides are free of rust and pitting, then it's a good shooter and possibly a good project firearm.
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Clean it, shoot it, and carry it. I once had a S&W 10 that was very pitted, but it still was a great shooter and carry/truck/hiking/camping gun/. I miss that gun! You won't have to worry about handling marks or scratches.
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I purchased a Model 66 (no dash) from another retired cop who got it new in 1973 and put three rounds through it, put it back in the box and into a safe it went. I put some lube into it and ran over 200 rounds of magnum & .38 through it and plan on lots more range time for this gem. Any gun I own will get range time sooner or later.
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