Recent content by NCguy

Nice patina! Probably carried everyday. Hammer may have been broken then filed down. R

Nice, I have a newer 27 and paid a lot more than $450. Great deal. Rick

Try shooting the gun with the target stocks. I bought an N frame with the same stocks and was surprised how well they worked at the range. Prior to that I was looking for smaller grips, no more. Rick

Shooting 100 .357's in one session will hurt most people's hands. I know mine would hurt. Do you have wood grips? Rick

I got a 10-10 SB that was in decent shape and a 10-11 RB that was in real nice shape. The 3" I got was a rougher than the 4". I think I like the "used" look of these guns. Of course the function of all is great. R

I got one of the 4" round butts. It is a 10-11, a modern model without the lock. Excellent mechanical condition, very little bluing wear, rubber grips. Its hard to go wrong, so of course I just ordered a square butt. Rick

Got a 3" yesterday but after seeing the above post had to go back and get a 64! rick

Decided on the 442, here is a pic:

Thanks for all the info. I did not know the new 442's had a SS cylinder, I wonder if the barrel is SS also. R

Until recently I had a 442 with the lock. I gave (lent?)it to my daughter and am thinking of getting another. I would get the no lock model but I'm not sure if I would get a 442 or 642. I really liked the way the 442 looked but I like the fact that the 642 has a SS barrel and cylinder. Is...

New to the newer S&W forum. Have a few S&W's and the big book. Hope to learn a little. Rick