Recent content by Jim NNN

Beautiful! I have a pristine blued 3" sq, frame model 36. I've always considered 3" J frames to be something akin to mini K frames! :)

Kind of a double edged sword. It would bother me, too, but I never let minot flaws separate from a truly great gun. It could potentially affect resale value, so Smith would have to make it right, but I personally would never sell a gun that is a great shooter. I had a post lock recent 586...

It's not dead for me. Pretty good defense round. Just need to find ammo that works 100% in your gun...something you might have to pay more attention to than, say, 9mm or with revolvers. The great thing to me about .40 is what happened in the ammo drought 5 years ago: It was the last cal. ammo to...

Wow, I was ignorant of this model, until this thread. Now I want one. Sorry for not contributing anything of value, but I thought I'd tell you.

Rusty, congratulations. Your wife is quite beautiful, but you know what's even more beautiful than an attractive woman? A happy family! It sounds like you have that! After all...she hasn't kicked you out for collecting guns!! :D

Several years ago, I bought a 1959 Model 14 with a pair of non-recessed diamond targets. The grips weren't period correct for the gun, so wouldn't you know I had to go looking for a gun to match the grips! The gun would have to be similar condition to the grips (about 90%) and not equipped with...

Fantastic gun and engraving! Your friend is a true artist!

Congrats on a cool new old gun. And a piece of military history!

I used the "Kroil and the lightest bronze wool I could find " method on a freckled but original Combat Masterpiece I have, and it worked good, but the finish wasn't as worn as that. To me, if you have all the rust off of that gun, I like it the way it is...a LOT. Old cosmetically worn shooters...

Yeah, '29 was the start of the really classic Duesenbergs, as I recall. (Not that I remember that personally. :D ) I think Jay Leno said the Duesenbergs from '29 on were all really '29's just assembled or sold in different years. One of my prized possessions is a Motor Trend magazine from the...

Sorry, but if it's 1925, I'm buying one of these instead:D: http://www.autoinformant.com/wp-content/uploads/2014-01-1310-38-46CUA000142.jpeg But I'd advise whoever was buying the gun to get the .44 Special

Change your name to match the initials!! ;)

Probably my most versatile handgun (widest range of loads, ability to carry, ability to provide effective protection against wildlife predators, ability to hunt small game with, etc., with all factors balanced out) would be my 4" model 13. So practically speaking, the 3" model 65 that BC38...

I think the gun is definitely worth that. Probably more. I recently paid $299 for a pre-model 30, but it wasn't in as nice condition as that gun (though mechanically good and a fine shooter.) If I didn't already have the .32 Smith, as well as a few other cheaper guns in that caliber, I would...

The OP's suggestion is a good one. :D One time, a telemarketer called up and addressed me by the wrong name, so I said, "not interested". He got mad and yelled, "How do you know what I'm calling about?" I said, "You called me by my wife's maiden name. Anyone who knows me knows that's not my...