Recent content by SFShep

Just acquired an old Model 28-2 marked "S.F.P.D." myself. S&W tells me that this one was manufactured between 1974 and 1977. Around the time that the Dirty Harry films "Magnum Force" and "The Enforcer" were released. Feels like I'm holding a real historical artifact that hearkens back to...

SFPD Model 28 Stocks Just found one for myself. Feels like a real part of history. Though, one thing I've been wondering, the revolvers which were issued by SFPD, which stocks did they have? The S&W Magna? S&W target? Or Pachmayr? Mine included Pachmayr stock, though not sure if those are...

Yeah I've heard the Bore Snake is like the "fast food approach" to cleaning a barrel. But the flexible rod in the picture actually isn't a Bore Snake in the traditional sense. It's a metal cable wrapped in a soft rubbery material that has a "female" screw end for screwing a bore bristle brush...

Yeah I tried to fix that typo after I opened the thread. But unlike the body of the thread, I can't edit the title once it's posted.

Just purchased my first S&W revolver, a model 442 2.5" bbl model. Getting ready to bring it to the range and try it out. Though, this being my first revolver, one thing I was wondering: Is it okay to clean the barrel muzzle-to-breech using a standard metal cleaning rod? Or should it be done...

Hey everyone, new to the forum and not yet a S&W gun owner but hoping to change that soon (in spite of the huge back order on their guns). I've looked at all their models and think that the model I want to go for is the 442. It has a balance of all the qualities I'm looking for. That said...