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The damage can be fixed. You have only scratched the steel. Jeweler's paste may be available to you. It comes in various grits and you can use that on (clean) rags or cloths to bring back the polish.

December will put me at six months, so we'll see. Thanks guys

I've wanted a model 63 ever since I got my first J Frame. They're never in stock at my gun stores so back in June I went ahead and placed an order with my local dealer and put the 20% down. So here we are in November and they still don't have any updates. What kind of wait is realistic? Surely...

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Greetings, I have my .40 S&W Sigma VE for sale. It's in great condition and comes with the original box and a 10-round magazine. Asking $300 plus shipping. If your state allows me to ship directly to your FFL, I'm happy to do so, otherwise I'll ship FFL-to-FFL. Please PM me with questions or...

Beautiful Smiths at great prices! Here in southern CA, I can't seem to find a model 36 for under $400. One local pawn shop wanted over $600 for a beat up model 28-2! $750 for a model 18 in rather poor condition. It goes on and on.

I've been shooting Federal's 110gr Hydrashock in my 442 and it's not too bad to shoot.

I've got a 442 which is the blue version of the 642. Recoil is stout for sure. You're going to have to step down from +p ammunition to standard pressure .38 special to reduce that felt recoil. These are up-close weapons and at such close range, in my opinion, +p isn't necessary. Of course, your...

Mmmm, Basil Hayden with a splash of well water. And maybe a Honduran maduro.

Very cool! Thanks for sharing. I printed the top image out on 11x17 paper... it's going up by the reloading bench tonight.

I'll check these out and might just slug the bore and throats... Something new to me.

Thanks guys. I won't sweat it and I'll see how they shoot.

Greetings, I'm going to starting to hand load .38 Special and went to my local shop to pick up some components as most of my stuff is for .44 Special and Magnum. I like cast bullets in my .44's so got some hard cast 158gr bullets for .38. I came home and looked more closely at the box and...

I know the original poster is comparing the lightweight .22 offerings from Ruger and Smith, but I will say that SP101 is pretty sweet. I just handled one yesterday at my local gun store after handling a 317 in their case. That Ruger is very sweet! I decocked it (didn't want to dry fire it) and...

That boy will probably never forget that afternoon. Sounds like a great time for all, except the fish! (: Thanks for sharing, Lefty.