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I have a smith and wesson model 1917 45ACP #82212 It is US Property marked-finish is blue and some minor patina I dont have a picture but based on the info above if the gun is a conservative 75% condition what do you think the value of it is?

SUPER! Keep 'em coming!:D

There are many nice looking guns on the forum. Let's see some pics of those customized revolvers!

Very nice. I would like to see a light weight L frame 44 spl with six shots!

Nice 629-we all had thicker hair in 93

M686 to trade I have a M686 357 magnum to trade PM me for more details

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I use Gum Out Carburater cleaner. Sometimes you may need to use it and a toothbrush. It works ggod on tihard to reach areas and bores. I always follow up with oil as it removes all residue and oil evenout of the pores in the steels. Take care not to get it on wodd finishes.

I used a dremel tool with a felt wheel and jewelers rouge to polish out scratches that had accumulated on the gun over the years. It took about 20minutes and turned out pretty good (IMHO - LOL)

Hi-I have been watching CDNN flyers for a while now and the Smith and Wesson bolt action rifles seem to have a good price. Everything I can find to read about them appears good. Does anyone have experiance wth these in 30-06? What kind of accuracy and dependabilitydo you see? I am thinking about...

sq frame Thanks for the replies-it is helpful. I havent posted much on the forum -still learning the use of the software.

Any shoot 45 super loads in their Model 625 or model 325? Have you chronographed any loads? Lets see em!

I have been researching grips for my M686-0. It has a square grip frame. It seems there are very few options for grips ( have the original large target style and rubber pachmayers) I have also noticed that the holsters are limited also. Are sales and use of the 686 that much less in number than...

Thank you for all the feed back. I like the notion of heavy is better. I will load JHP and may some SWC in 158 gr with most likley H110. This should do the trick until I find the means to aquire a 44 "There is no replacement for displacement"

I am getting ready to load some ammo for my M686. I have noticed that 125 gr loads group larger and have a differnt point of impact than 158 grain loads. I would like to use 158s for SD and most other target/varmit shooting. Is over penetrationof the 158 load REALLY a problem for SD use?