Recent content by Curt Fesler

I've decided to thin the herd and unload some guns I no longer need. I sold a Ruger Ranch Rifle in 223 recently. The buyer wants a pistol and wants to be first on my list when I decide to let it go. I have a very nice Smith And Wesson full size M&P in the plastic box. I think I shot it...

I own one in 12 Ga.,standard length barrel. I found an after market barrel and cut it down to 18". I need to sell the set soon. Its very tight. I wish I had the vented top guard that came on the combat model.

Back in my early LEO days I bought a 2' Chief's Special, 38Cal. I loved it but ended up selling in order to buy a 4" Compat Masterpiece. I could knock the black out of a 25 yard target with that 2". You have a fine revolver.

I'm an old S&W revolver guy but changed to autos with the tide. But the compact S&W auto I bought a few years ago became too hard to rack and I went back to a Taurus Revolver, 3" barrel in 38 special. I put a crimson trace sight on it and a triger kit. I love it. There is nothing I dislike...

I can't watch anything with a laugh track. All sitcoms are junk. But the ones that portray the man of the house as a complete idiot and wimp and the woman of the house the leader are totally Hollywood brainwashing. I watch only reality TV which is rarely true. You Tube for me most of the...

In most places I visit these days there is usually a man standing by a busy intersection begging for help. This action has unfortunately hardened my heart against beggers. The ones with "Disabled Vet" are most likely getting a check from the government. But I always want to help someone in...

Here in the Ozarks of Arkansas most of us consider gun shows as a Den of Thieves. Prices are out of sight placed there in hopes some dumb *** will buy it for full price. The days of finding parts are almost gone. I don't mind the junk being sold at the shows because I can just walk on by...

I was here years ago and I'm returning. I saw another post about the Onion field book but I can't seem to find it on the board. Help! I worked around the surviving Officer, a broken man. He later pensioned off and worked as a gardener, later died an alcoholic. The LAPD carried 6 Inch...

If you are refering to the post about the sear needing to be fit, I"m not even sure what the sear is. I assume it was the floating bar that is pinned to the hammer. On the new hammer it was shorter than the old one so we had to pull a switch to make it work. If it had been fit properly most...

Jim, I like your method and will try it. My buddy who helped me with it has a new S & W pistol in 45 ACP that uses moon clips. HIs pistol is as smoothe as glass, something I'm not after. He will help me with this pistol when I get ready. Why anyone would want a modern day revolver shooting...

OK, The job was done over at my buddies the other night. The hammer dropped in fine but the revolver didn't work in double action mode. We switched the arm that floats (sear???) with the longer one on my old hammer. We drove out the pin, made the switch and now it works. The double action...

Thanks again! I watched the video last night and learned a few things. MY gunsmithing screwdrivers are lacking (a few broken tips) so I ordered a new set of Wheelers delux. I understand they have mixed reviews but they should be good enough for me and my minimal work and tear downs.

Hey Chris, I am going to follow your advice and wait on my buddy to do it but I will be watching and learning while he is doing it. If I lived closer I would drop by for a lesson. I had a police officer from another jurisdiction drop by a couple of times while off duty on a social call. He...

I'm no gunsmith but I do have some tools including gunsmithing screwdrivers. I have a Model 68-2 S & W 6" Revolver that was converted to double action by the PD I once worked for. I ordered a new hammer (Model 66) that from outward appearances looks like it will work. How big a job is it to...

Thanks for the help. I'll report back. I expect the hammer any day. The 66 on the model number was over stamped with an 8 over the second 6. This confused me because it was nearly unreadable. If someone would have done that to a motorcycle serial number back in the good old days when I was...