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Trying the boot grips out....
Is the rubber band there to take up dead space in the grip? Might try it out
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Is the rubber band there to take up dead space in the grip? Might try it out
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While I'm at it, I might as well share my J frames. I absolutely LOVE J frames!! I really like the Detective Specials from colt because of the extra round, but it's to my understanding that they are just slightly bigger than the J frames.
My all time favorite revolvers include the following.....
1.) Blued, snub, RB Model 10 with pinned barrel and original magnas
2.) Blued, snub Model 19 with pinned barrel and recessed cylinder and original magnas
3.) Blued, snub Model 15 with pinned barrel and original magnas
4.) Blued (as I don't believe the snubs were made in nickel but either way the blued would be my favorite), snub Model 586 and it must have magnas on it. I do NOT like the finger groove combat grips. Thought I would until I held a gun with them on it.
5.) Blued, snub, RB Colt Diamondback with magna style grips on it. It could be either the one with the full RB handle or a shortened D frame grip with RB magna style grips
These 5 were my favorite revolvers period. I had held a RB Model 36 at a gun show before I bought my first Chief and I just did NOT like the way it felt in my hands. I almost thought I wouldn't even want a Chief anymore, bolt then it dawned on me to buy one with a square butt. So without even holding one to know for sure, I bought one online and I am in looooove!!! I bought a nickel one and decided I had to have a pair, so I then bought a blued one. As of now, the Model 36 is also in my list of all time favorite revolvers.
These are the only two J frames that I own currently, but there are many more I want. A model 31 snub, a 3 inch tapered barrel Model 36 square butt, a model 38 and 49 (I've accepted the fact that some are only RB), a snub Model 60 with pinned barrel and SB, and a Model 40. As far as new ones go, the Model 60 and 649 in 357 I like as well.
My all time favorite revolvers include the following.....
1.) Blued, snub, RB Model 10 with pinned barrel and original magnas
2.) Blued, snub Model 19 with pinned barrel and recessed cylinder and original magnas
3.) Blued, snub Model 15 with pinned barrel and original magnas
4.) Blued (as I don't believe the snubs were made in nickel but either way the blued would be my favorite), snub Model 586 and it must have magnas on it. I do NOT like the finger groove combat grips. Thought I would until I held a gun with them on it.
5.) Blued, snub, RB Colt Diamondback with magna style grips on it. It could be either the one with the full RB handle or a shortened D frame grip with RB magna style grips
These 5 were my favorite revolvers period. I had held a RB Model 36 at a gun show before I bought my first Chief and I just did NOT like the way it felt in my hands. I almost thought I wouldn't even want a Chief anymore, bolt then it dawned on me to buy one with a square butt. So without even holding one to know for sure, I bought one online and I am in looooove!!! I bought a nickel one and decided I had to have a pair, so I then bought a blued one. As of now, the Model 36 is also in my list of all time favorite revolvers.
These are the only two J frames that I own currently, but there are many more I want. A model 31 snub, a 3 inch tapered barrel Model 36 square butt, a model 38 and 49 (I've accepted the fact that some are only RB), a snub Model 60 with pinned barrel and SB, and a Model 40. As far as new ones go, the Model 60 and 649 in 357 I like as well.
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Ahhhh... a revival of this thread, and all its eye candy, was EXACTLY what I needed on a nice Sunday morning.
Well then I'll help you outa little bit
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Those 3" J-frames have a nice, balanced look.
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Ahhhh... a revival of this thread, and all its eye candy, was EXACTLY what I needed on a nice Sunday morning.
I love when old threads get brought back to attention. Some people do not like it, and on some sites the moderators do not like it and in fact they will close it. I don't see why. I am newer to gun forums and I've missed a lot of great conversation and I love to chime in.......even if it is ten to fifteen years later!
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That bottom one looks just like the Steve McGarret (Hawaii 5-0) Chief's Special, except his was not an Airweight. The grips are the same too and I believe his was a flat latch.
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DANG! I LOVE that 640! Nothing I love seeing more than some putting magna grips on a gun, especially one that doesn't come with them AND a 357. That is really cool looking. I love the wood on the Smiths. It is so beautiful! I'm thinkin about gettin a new 649 and putting the same kind of grips on it. Very very nice sir.
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Some hands are gonna be hurtin'... 
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The nickel-plated Model 37 that I posted in 2012 is gone, swapped out for a 1963-vintage Model 12-2. I couldn't see the sights on the shiny little thing. This Model 642-2 replaced it. Eventually I'll replace the lock.
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The nickel-plated Model 37 that I posted in 2012 is gone, swapped out for a 1963-vintage Model 12-2. I couldn't see the sights on the shiny little thing. This Model 642-2 replaced it. Eventually I'll replace the lock.
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This is why I like reopening threads (though I was not the one who opened this one) I love seeing stories like this and see what happened to the gun you posted years ago and see what it turned into. That's awesome.
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That's a pretty darn cool collection. I like that you have all 3 types of Chief in several different styles from old to new. That's pretty cool. I wanna one day have a similar set up with all blued, all old school snub Models 49, 40, 36, 10, 19 and the same in nickel, all with original magna grips and then complete the same set up with the old school Airweights in blued and nickel 37, 38, 42 and 12. That is my ultimate goal, but I will probably never achieve that. A blued and nickel 15 snub in there too for good measure. Unfortunately I only have 3bof those at the moment so I have a long long way to go.
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642-1 no lock
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I had zero J frames a month ago, now I have two very different ones!
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early '80s 34-1 with aftermarket hard chrome finish
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early '80s 34-1 with aftermarket hard chrome finish
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