Recent content by LarryW

Montross, VA...'bout 2.5hrs ESE of DC.

Thanks for the tip re: the SWC loadout. I will take your advice. The 68 I'm acquiring is a used gun. I am unfamiliar with it's history. Unfortunately it has no manual. I'm not drawn to the +P load, at least not yet. I am mostly compelled to the .38 Special 158gr as the round that will provide...

I am acquiring a Rossi 68, .38 Spcl, w/ 3" barrel. (It's a matter of finance. Can't afford a S&W right now.) I plan to shoot 158gr, LRN, with 770fps/200ft/#s. Purpose is as a sidearm while hunting wild hogs, (mainly to dispatch the thing or in a jam to protect myself). Aside from the fact that...

Judge, A Model 10. Actually, pre-Model 10. See pic below. Thanks.

Looking for a leather holster to fit a .38 Special, 4" revolver. Prefer black, Bianchi, basket weave-type. Basically the old highway patrol leather holster. Ammo pouches for speedloaders would be a bonus. Please contact [email protected] and include "Smith & Wesson Forum" in the subject...

To be specific, Montross, Virginia. A rural town situated about 40 miles east of Fredericksburg and about 2.5 hrs SSE of DC. I love rural America. I'm especially glad I found this website. I have a old S&W that I came upon quite by accident a few years ago. I prefer firearms from the pre-war...

(I really appreciate this, gents. This may help settle a mystery of mine.) Okay...The Serial Number 5578 appears in the pic labeled "5578 Ser No" located on the front of the grip strap. The ser no on the rear of the cylinder is 5578. There are no markings at all on the butt (see "5578...

This is my oldest S&W, s/n 5578. I had S&W authenticate it (via their request form and pics I sent them). They reported it was originally sold to the Navy in 1900 as a 6" and that at one point in it's life it was modified. I have a problem with that in that the labeling on the top and side of...

1900 .38 Special S/N 5578, 4".