Recent content by Engine49guy

Never knew these existed, woud fit nicely in between my 3" 547, 3" 19-7 K Comp and 3" 65-5 Ladysmith. Do you know what brand the supplied PC stocks were? The Spegals are a huge upgrade. Posting pics is super easy from my phone, I just grab a quick screenshot then click attach files, select...

Very nice, Btw you stole that one,

While I generally prefer the larger target stocks there is something about the smaller Magna stocks that balances the look of a 3.5" Model 27, of course finger groove combat stocks look good on the 24-3 too... (My favorite photobomb pic)

I used to buy into the "First year" thing but its not that simple IMO. This is compounded by what appears to be that the factory in several instances produced a smallish batch of a new model at the end of the calander year with only a handful leaving prior to the Christmas new years holiday...

That exact situation is what the linked article refers to, I was going like how can the hammer jump back to full cock when the holding pin only protrudes a couple millimeters and with the trigger in the rear position? just checked a 686 and the 547 and neither hammer stays back with the...

It's just curiosity at this point but if they were identical would have at least tried it. The 547 is a unique collectors gun but its cheap to shoot an no moon clip hassles.

Had to clean some guns tonight so gave me an opportunity to take a comparison photo of a 686-5+ Mountain gun and a 66-5 Combat Magnum, these are about the same age the 686-5 has a large right side tm and is laser etched , serial prefix is CCN shipped 1998 by my notes. The 66-5 is rollstamped...

Ok another update, By chance I happened to notice a pre war K22-40 hammer in my spare parts bin and surprise , the hammer faces are pretty darn close. Problem is the K22 hammer stud is of course smaller and the pre war sear is totally different. K22-40 (left) 547 (right)

Just wanted to give an update, So a K22 hammer will not work in a 547 for two reasons. First the 547 hammer stud is larger diameter .165" vs .140 " on K22 as well as an L frame hammer I just measured. Also, The hammer face is cut very different , the K22 has a visible shelf at the bottom of the...

I kinda like having the option of both. The evolution of the wide rib is interesting in itself. Iirc the wide rib barrel first appears in early 1949 on the K38 "Heavy" Masterpiece ( first appears in the 1950 AMC Iirc) and was done to increase the weight of the K38 (which was lighter due to its...

I quoted that part above my post

Im a little late to the party and see the thread has drifted a tad but after rereading this thread on the OP's gun this comment caught my interest, prior to around 1980 target frames had grooves cut into the rear sight channel just ahead of the rear sight, that is except for the Model 28 which...

I had not considered a K22 hammer will have to try that first. The 547 has the frame mounted firing pin as well as the holding pin mounted above it which is basicly around the same spot as a rimfire firing pin but the hammer face size and shape will be the critical part (Btw this had me curious...

While the "Mountain Revolver Mountain Gun " concept began with certain features IIRC the only features that have been consistent is the round butt grip frame, narrow rib tapered 4" barrel and smooth combat trigger. The chamfered cylinder might be one too although some seem alot less chamfered...

Very nice collection, Now you have me pondering how many first year or early production models I might have. Imo where it gets interesting is when a new model is introduced and a certain feature is changed so that it is only found on guns made in a certain early time frame. Off the top of my...