Any pics of the most worn of your six guns?
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skeezix
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1946 M&P
Here's my old M&P that I purchased a couple of years ago from a SWF member.
It's an ex-NYPD service revolver (you can see the officer's badge number on the back-strap).
Letters as being shipped to NYPD on March 19, 1946. Has seen a lot of holster time and the matching-number grips are well worn. But it's a good old shooter.
Here's my old M&P that I purchased a couple of years ago from a SWF member.
It's an ex-NYPD service revolver (you can see the officer's badge number on the back-strap).
Letters as being shipped to NYPD on March 19, 1946. Has seen a lot of holster time and the matching-number grips are well worn. But it's a good old shooter.
Lorin, is that an "SV" prefix gun (postwar commercial Victory)?
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I sold most of my well worn S&W's, but this Ruger Service Six .38, that was an ex-security gun, is one of my most well worn wheelguns..
I use it was a range shooter and an occasional carry piece......this past summer I took it on a trip to Philadelphia and I sweated all over it, and rusted it all up. If it were a "pretty" gun I would have stressed about it, but I simply wiped it off with copper wool and didn't worry about it.
I use it was a range shooter and an occasional carry piece......this past summer I took it on a trip to Philadelphia and I sweated all over it, and rusted it all up. If it were a "pretty" gun I would have stressed about it, but I simply wiped it off with copper wool and didn't worry about it.
skeezix
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Hello Goony,
"Lorin, is that an "SV" prefix gun (postwar commercial Victory)?"
Yes Sir, it is. This gun has been well documented on SWF in the past (before I bought it), but I'll be happy to send you specifics via PM if you're interested.
"Lorin, is that an "SV" prefix gun (postwar commercial Victory)?"
Yes Sir, it is. This gun has been well documented on SWF in the past (before I bought it), but I'll be happy to send you specifics via PM if you're interested.
Richard Simmons
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My 38/44 HD Model of 1950
All "warm and fuzzy" until the trigger is pulled. Then it's VERY unfriendly. On both ends. But it's got a great trigger and it's surprisingly accurate.
BTW, both "warm" and "fuzzy" can be accurate descriptions for this 940. It's warm because it lives in a pocket holster. Fuzzy because it lives in a pocket! Periodic cleaning is a must. But the enclosed design has kept it 100% reliable to date.
revolvergeek
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Here's a couple;
.32 HE with Fitz grips that are much newer than the gun, but also much nicer to shoot with than the originals.
..38 DA that somebody decided to chop into a pocket gun. I am going to patch the chip in the grips and maybe put a nice big brass bead to repace the front sight.
My first 3.5" n-frame! A Pre-27 with magnas that saw a lot of right hand open holster carry.
A late Pre-10 M&P, badly freckled from poor storage.
.32 HE with Fitz grips that are much newer than the gun, but also much nicer to shoot with than the originals.
..38 DA that somebody decided to chop into a pocket gun. I am going to patch the chip in the grips and maybe put a nice big brass bead to repace the front sight.
My first 3.5" n-frame! A Pre-27 with magnas that saw a lot of right hand open holster carry.
A late Pre-10 M&P, badly freckled from poor storage.
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Here is an Outdoorsman that has a bit of character...
Here is a target I shot today with it. It will do much better!!
Here is a target I shot today with it. It will do much better!!
scattershot
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Mine would have to be this old M-15 (-4, I think. Don't have it handy right now.)
When I bought it at a gunshow, someone had rounded the gripframe and bobbed the hammer with a grinder. It didn't have a rear sight, either. I replaced the hammer, found a rear sight, and added the rubber grips, and it rides in my truck all the time now. For as rough as it looked, it has a great action and is accurate.
When I bought it at a gunshow, someone had rounded the gripframe and bobbed the hammer with a grinder. It didn't have a rear sight, either. I replaced the hammer, found a rear sight, and added the rubber grips, and it rides in my truck all the time now. For as rough as it looked, it has a great action and is accurate.
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A Toss Up.....
between this pre-15
and this 1905 4th
Ned
between this pre-15
and this 1905 4th
Ned
phenson
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This Triple Lock turned 100 this summer. It shoots like a dream.
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between this pre-15
and this 1905 4th
Ned
My vote is for the pre-15. It shows definite grip wear. The earlier gun appears less worn, even if the finish is "tired".
I look at "wear" as a distinct sub-set in the different "finish loss" categories. Wear implies active use, from just riding in a holster to being shot daily in all sorts of weather. Many times finish loss just takes improper storage. That's not wear, it's just decay.
Frank237
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How about a five inch pre M-15 that was probably carried for 24 years?
papajohn428
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I wish this one could talk, I bet it could tell some interesting stories. A 15-3 that had seen a lot of hard use, I found it languishing unloved and neglected in a local funshop, and brought it home. It needed a new rear sight and I round-butted it for carry, and modified a set of old cocobolo stocks to fit it. One of my daughters will likely get it eventually as a house/trail gun.
Magnumdood
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An older .38 Special
My Grandfather carried this .38 special (6" barrel) often while hunting, and he passed it on to my Dad. My Dad carried when hunting. By the time I inherited it, it was covered in a brown patina. I don't know that I would restore it even if I had the money to have Doug Turnbull do the work. The action is smoother than any other revolver I own.
My Grandfather carried this .38 special (6" barrel) often while hunting, and he passed it on to my Dad. My Dad carried when hunting. By the time I inherited it, it was covered in a brown patina. I don't know that I would restore it even if I had the money to have Doug Turnbull do the work. The action is smoother than any other revolver I own.
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