Recent content by RetiredRod

I just bought a brand new 617-6, 4", 10-shot, for $715 out the door, at a local gunshop. It came with the Hogue mono-grip.

That is some great shooting!! You say you "sat down". Does that mean you were shooting from a sandbag or some other type of rest? Also, were you shooting double-action or single-action? I have a brand new 617 with a little over 500 rounds thru it. Mostly CCI s.v., Eley Sport, Centurion, and...

Thank you, gentlemen for your information and help. Yesterday, I "polished" the rebound slide and frame contact area and installed a 13# rebound spring. Like snuf's, my SA went to 3.5#. DA is still heavy, estimated to be 9.5-10#. Is dry firing harmful to this revolver? If not, should...

Hello, I purchased a new model 617 about a month ago. Having only owned/shot Smith CF revolvers, I was very disappointed with the trigger pull weights, both SA & DA, as it came from the factory. The DA pull was off the scale on my spring gauge, but estimated to be about 9 1/2#. The SA pull...

I'm not aware of any rule concerning trigger pull weights for revolvers. Thanks for the links to Apextactical and Brian's forum. I browse Brian's forum but have not checked out the revolver section. Will do. Thanks. :)

I did a search here, but didn't find anything that directly addressed the information I'm seeking. So, here's my question. What is the "lightest" DA trigger pull weight that can reasonably be achieved and still reliably ignite Federal primers? And, how is this achieved? I've read the...

That's an excellent product for cleaning the powder & lead residue from Stainless revolvers. I buy it at an auto parts store. I shoot a lot of lead bullets, and Never-Dull is the only product I've found that will easily wipe away the "donuts" as well as all other lead deposits. Those lead...

With all due respect, I would never use super glue on any threads that I might want to "unscrew" at some future time. Those are pretty delicate threads. I have some that unscrew with shooting, and some that don't. I've just made it part of my reloading "habit" to check the tightness of the...

S42N8 & john traveler, Thank you both for your helpful information. The question still remains as to why the serial number doesn't correspond to the K-frame serial numbers shown in the Standard Catalog. (Or, maybe I haven't figured out how to read the catalog correctly, yet).

I just purchased a Model 10 that I'd like some help ID'ing. I also just purchased a "Standard Catalog" so that I could get this information without bothering you good folks, but even with my new catalog this one has me stumped. It's a 10-5, Nickel plated, 2" barrel, round butt, pinned but not...

I just purchased a Model 10 that I'd like some help ID'ing. I also just purchased a "Standard Catalog" so that I could get this information without bothering you good folks, but even with my new catalog this one has me stumped. It's a 10-5, Nickel plated, 2" barrel, round butt, pinned but not...

Thank you, gentlemen. I just ordered the Standard Catalog from S&W. Also tried to order some strain screws for a square butt 686-4. Was told that S&W no longer stocks them. Was referred to Brownell's, but I attempted to order from Brownell's yesterday and was told they (Brownell's) no longer...

I would like to buy a good reference book focusing primarily on post WWII revolvers. I like to buy used Smith revolvers and hate to keep posting "DOB" questions here. Also, I would like to get a better understanding of factory stocks, and which are appropriate for which model revolver. What...

I would like to buy a good reference book focusing primarily on post WWII revolvers. I like to buy used Smith revolvers and hate to keep posting "DOB" questions here. Also, I would like to get a better understanding of factory stocks, and which are appropriate for which model revolver. What...