Recent content by randyman

Not The Old Days After reading through this thread and being a newbi to S&W revolvers I am sort of amused by some of the comments about the old days and buying these guns for the prices you guys are talking about. I used to think semiautos were cool and didnt think anything about paying 1300.00...

Really? Hey NZ. Sounds like theres never a dull day at the range. Any injuries?

Blue Decided to bead blast and reblue the old HP. The gunsmith who inspected it said she was in really good condition mechanically and thought it would clean up really nice. Will post pics when I get it back. Thanks for all the advice...........Randy..........

Thanks Gentlemen for the info. Much appreciated........

I would like some opinions on value of 1984 special edition Lew Horton 1st 100 unfired new in box revolver. Like I said in a previous post I stumbled into several of these fine guns and didnt know what I was actually buying at the time. This Forum has been a tremendous help but I have realised I...

Thanks for the 02. gentlemen. They are going to look it over and give me a recomendation on what to do with it. The smith I talked to suggested a bead blast and possibly a reblue. We will see when they receive it what they suggest. Thanks again ......Randy........

Thanks Sgt 127. I have contacted Coal Creek Armory and when they receive the gun they are going to let me know what they think as far as what finish after they examine the gun. I threw in some more photos of my first foray into Smith revolvers. The 66 is a no dash that was polished and obviously...

Hello Ironhand. There are a lot of different finishes available for firearms today. I am looking at pros and cons of each and obviously cost. probably overthinking this one but I like this gun and want to be happy with the results. Thanks..........Randy

Hey Dave. Yea I probably should have been clearer about deblued as in stripped and some light to medium sanding but no finish on the gun for sure. Anyway beadblasting looks great on your gun and might be the way to go to take this gun back to life. Thanks............Randy

The gun has been locked in a safe since the mid 80s so not a Katrina gun.The gunshop owner passed away a few years ago and his wife decided to move some of the guns they had kept after closing down the shop in La in the mid 80s. I dont know the history of the gun or who did the work but there...

Old Patrolman Thanks H Richard. If this revolver was in good shape other than the bluing showing some wear I would definatly be leaving it alone but since I got it in the condition it is in I am thinking that plating might be the way to go. who did the work on your revolver?

[/IMG]I understand from a purist standpoint why you wouldnt refinish the gun. I am planning on shooting this gun so from a durability standpoint and since this gun doesnt owe me anything I want some kind of finish on it and dont mind spending some money on it. As you can see from up close there...

I picked up several Smith revolvers a while back from a collection from an old gunshop owner from LA. The model 66 no dash has become my favorite. Also picked up a lew horton 1st 100 686 unfired new in box. Both awesome revolvers but there was also a deblued highway patrolman that kind of got...

Again I was wondering if these 66s ever shipped with jeweled hammer and trigger. I know we are off thread now but am wondering what I just purchased. I hope there is a picture of my 66 here. IMG00050-20110127-1931[1]

Thanks Thanks sapper. Do you happen to know if any of these 66s came from the factory with the jeweled hammer and trigger? Also the stocks are in perfect condition, no scratches or wear marks at all so since this is a shooter I want to put these in the safe and put different grips on it. I am...