Recent content by Recoil1776

Thanks for the estimates. The rear sight blade is a hair dinged up on the corner. Where can I find a replacement? Also, were the Magna stocks and the wide, grooved trigger pad typical options?

Yes, the numbers match. Great, thanks. That's a nice looking piece you have too!

Another question: for possible future insurance reasons, what is its estimated value? All numbers match (butt, cylinder and barrel), the bluing is probably 75-80% with only a little holster wear, the color case hardening is still visible on the hammer, the thick target grips aren't scratched up...

Thank you, Gentlemen. It was an honest buy too as I bought it from a gun shop, so I didn't screw some old lady or anything. The shop owner called me as soon as he bought it, knowing I like old guns, and told me he had an old Model 10 he'd sell me cheap. I told him I'd stop in and check it...

She's not much, but she's mine:

Thanks for the fast reply! Glad the sanity check turned out in my favor! :) Right there under the picture: K136XXX

Hello Folks, I think I just got one of those fabled "deals of a lifetime": Serial number is K136XXX. I'm far from a S&W expert, and please correct me if I'm wrong, but I believe I have a 1952 5-screw K38 Combat Masterpiece, correct? You all wont believe what I paid for it either...A...

Thanks Gents. I'm already in the market for more S&Ws.

Well, that's why I asked since this 1917 is my first of what I hope is many S&Ws. I wasn't sure and didn't want to give myself a nice scar down the side of my leg someday, and risk teaching some people a few new cuss words in the process. After handejector mentioned those parts, I got to...

Thanks again to all for the info. Learning about new guns is always fun. After looking at a schematic, I see what you're saying. And after observing the hammer's movement during the trigger release, you can see the hammer move back away, so it's clear the firing pin isn't even close to the...

Don't worry, I didn't take it as sarcasm. But all this firing pin talk makes me wonder: is it safe to keep the hammer down on a loaded chamber in the 1917 and DA Smiths in general? Or do we still have to observe the old single action rule of 5 rounds in the cylinder, hammer down on the empty...

Right. Thanks. Yep, that's on the plate. I already reload, and reload .45 ACP, so the new case wont be any trouble. I just need to buy some brass. And say, is it safe to leave the hammer down on a loaded chamber on the 1917s, and DA Smiths in general? Thanks again.

Thanks for the information and quick responses. And I shoulda known it was called a firing pin, just like every other gun...Duh, haha. Should I be concerned with the firing pin wobble at a certain point? It appears that it it almost touches the frame. If it gets any looser, I'll end...

Greetings everyone, I'm a long time shooter, having played mostly with rifles and semi-autos, but I've never been into revolvers other than having a few single action cowboy guns. However, that recently changed when I purchased a S&W M1917. I gotta tell you, I think I'm hooked. I want more...

Greetings everyone, I'm a long time shooter, having played mostly with rifles and semi-autos, but I've never been into revolvers other than having a few single action cowboy guns. However, that recently changed when I purchased a S&W M1917. I gotta tell you, I think I'm hooked. I want more...