Recent content by Aerocross

I'm in. That's a fine holster, and it's very generous of you to offer it up like this.

Here's an example I found a while back of what an internal lock failure actually looks like: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TsIWXd_9xPE https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MaR6NdBzZO4 Do any of you who are more mechanically inclined have any idea of what actually happened on the inside of the gun?

I hope that this gun is old enough to qualify, seeing as how it's 44 this year. It's a low serial # Security Six made in 1972, the first year of production, that I found practically hidden under a bunch of Model 10s, 15s, and 19s that were all in significantly worse aesthetic and mechanical...

How long ago did you buy your gun, and what have you used to clean it? Also, where exactly on the frame is the finish wearing? Bear in mind that some spots, like the part of the frame under the forcing cone, are naturally going to have the finish wear very fast.

A few days ago, I got back the factory new TALO 642 I sent in to Smith and Wesson for warranty work. The turnaround time was about a month. None of the issues were especially bad individually--tooling marks on the barrel shroud, a large burr on the barrel shroud where it slots into the frame, a...

Eagle1, from what I have heard, the black finish on the 442s stands up better to being carried than the silver one on the 642s. I have no idea about whether there's a rusting difference on modern production guns; there might be if the 442s still have carbon steel cylinders. For either the 442...

The 438/638 are cool--cooler than the 442/642 in my book--, but do you see yourself using the single action mode much? Because if you do not plan on doing so, I would recommend the 442 or 642 over it. Consider that firing in single action will allow a prosecutor/tort lawyer to easily take you...

Is that its serial number on the left side? Did it begin its life as a 360J?

I own one of them (https://www.smith-wesson.com/firearms/model-642-0), although it's currently back at the factory having fit and finish issues corrected. More on that at the bottom. I paid $450 for mine, which got me a revolver that has no lock, a better than usual boot-style grip, a chromed...

Have you used a straw to check if the cylinder is in line with the barrel/forcing cone?

Nice catch. I have three questions for you: 1.) How's the trigger? I heard the lockwork on those is different than a normal J-frame. 2.) How does the cylinder release feel? I'd heard it was just a piece of polymer, but that's probably fine if it's seated correctly and feels solid. 3.) How easy...

A fine weapon. Two questions for you about it: 1.) How much did the work on it end up costing you? 2.) How has the finish on it held up through your 3-4 years of active carry and the remaining years in storage?

My new revolver, which I sent back to S&W due to it having a number of individually minor but collectively unsatisfactory issues with its fit and finish, came with a set of Falconias by default. Some points: 1.) The Falconia is a 2 finger grip. The Compac is a 3 finger grip and adds a marked...

This image tells you most of what you need to know when you're inspecting a used revolver: In addition to all of these things, be sure to do some google searches on the model that interests you to make sure you aren't getting an Edsel, and have a clear idea about what the gun is actually...

I really think it's a shame that the Night Guard line was discontinued given that some of them filled a niche that no current production revolvers really do. The one that caught my eye the most was the 315, which hit a lot of the right buttons for me in my search for a carry gun: snub, 6 shots...