Recent content by ericlosh

I'm in louisiana, and high end revolvers command a premium around these parts as well.

well if the rust was on the external finish, that would have effected my decision greatly.

i use a birchwood casey lead removing and polishing cloth, due not that its only intended for stainless guns and will ruin blued finishes, they make a different one for your blued guns.

ah, well s&w and colt revolvers tend to pull a premium around here. Saw a korth .38spc for $1200

Who said it was a starting gun, this will be the 4th k frame magnum I've owned. This gun is my first that required some work and a little tlc. Also this gun was likely a steal, and i can't wait to get that rear sight leaf in. Yes i know the screw that breaks and i got the leaf and screw on order.

well, i got rid of the first smith as a decision to make my handgun collection be more well rounded. I had a glock and two model 66's, a 2.5" and 4" 66-2(pristine, picture is of that pristine 4") The 4" pristine was by far the favorite of the two. So i sold the 2.5" to buy a the SA loaded also...

Yes, the external finish is pretty good, but it could look better, i may polish it up, but i had just sold a pristine, and i mean pristine 66-2 4" yesterday for $625 and now i got this -1. May leave the finish as is for now an not pretty her up just cause when i had the pristine one, it was...

The recessed cylinder and the lockup, timing and all that was what sold me on it to take the chance. I'm real glad i did.

after the cleaning!

for about 10 hours i did! Rolled through the pawn shops today looking for s&w j frames when i stumbled across this model 66-1 marked for $399.99. Something had to be wrong wit h it. There where some causes for concern. Rust on the hammer, on top of the forcing cone, on the front of the cylinder...

mmmmmmm those look soooooooooooooooooooooooo nice

recoil just didnt feel that bad at all out of the 4"

Okay, i was asked how this gun shot with those grips, and this gun shot great. The last time i shot magnums was out of a model 19 with a round butt and these grips really seemed to help with recoil management. I was getting good with my glock so I'm kind of having to relearn how to shoot since...

Scratches are right above the triggerguard, under the front of the cylinder on the left side, and on the bottom of the side plate between the stocks and trigger guard on the right. I'm thinking I'm gonna see if this gun really becomes a daily carry for me and see how I like it and maybe a couple...

Thanks alot, I've already started practicing the ejecting the spent brass the way I've been told. Any idea how to get the carbon off the front of the cylinder? I can only get about half off. Would a copper brush with some hoppes #9 do the trick or is that stuff just a fact of life if you shoot...