Recent content by schneiderguy

Reed's in Santa Clara had some the last time I was in there. I believe they had a 627 Pro Series and one of the new 66s, along with the usual J-frames. If you look at the S&W page of the CA handgun roster, some S&W revolvers must be stamped with an "A" on the underside of the top strap (like...

I just got these Ahrends. I put them on my 28-3 and I think they look great. Before now I had assumed that my relatively small hand and N-frames did not work well together, but with the Ahrends the feel of the gun is completely different versus the massive targets that came with it. They are...

I don't believe that either the hand or the ratchets are MIM parts.

FYI: CS9 magazines are back in stock at MidwayUSA Smith & Wesson Mag S&W CS9 9mm Luger 7-Round SS

They're production line guns. You guys would freak out if you saw the serrations on the backstrap of my early 70's vintage M67. The "new normal" has been "normal" for 40+ years, at least.

Silly me, thinking that I might have a chance on that gun on a $800 budget :eek:

Except that it's been what, five years since they stopped selling the last of the third gen autos? I sure would expect a local Dodge dealer to have parts for a 2009 model year car.

About .003". I did not. The cylinder spins freely on its own even with two endshake bearings in, it's just when cocking the hammer it feels like it is binding. Thanks for all of the help so far, everyone.

I tried removing one bearing, and it still binds but not quite as badly. I don't detect any movement of the yoke in the frame so I think it is cylinder endshake. Yeah, I might have to just send it in, although I hear it'll be at least half of a year before I see it again.

I have a 28-3 that appears to have very few rounds through it. But, it has about .005" endshake. I guess it came that way from the factory. I decided to fix the endshake with two .002" endshake bearings. I installed them without any problems, and the cylinder rotates freely, and endshake is now...

I'd much rather have the glass bead matte finish than the ugly brushed stainless S&W uses nowadays.

Correct me if I'm wrong, but this is what I've picked up from reading posts at this forum: Early Model 60s had stainless triggers and hammers. Due to issues with the parts, S&W changed to flash chromed carbon steel after a small production run of stainless parts. This makes sense, but recently...

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JBW3IJdU4bQ In case you can't watch the video: 9mm (8 shots) Stainless N frame Titanium cylinder Ported barrel

I bought a used copy off of Amazon in decent condition for about $30 a few months ago. It's a great read, and definitely worth the asking price.

Sorry, maybe I should have said "virtual shall issue". Outside of certain coastal areas, the state is actually pretty CCW friendly. Unfortunately I live in a "no issue" county :rolleyes: