Recent content by sturtyboy

Tokyo Rose's story... Very interesting piece of gun history. Even more interesting is the Story of Iva Ikuko Toguri...."Tokyo Rose." In 1941, Toguri a U.S. citizen, sailed to Japan from San Pedro, CA. to see an ailing relative. She did not have a passport but a Certificate of Identification. A...

Thanks Bill and murphydog for your help understanding the grips a little better. It would be helpful if there were a chart or something to that effect that shows all the changes and years for the different stocks. Like you have pointed out, the writers have indicated some changes, but they must...

Thanks for the info... Is the grip styles and information located anywhere in the SCSW's for my own reference? Cokes, Diamond grips etc.?

Several years ago I acquired a M29 no dash S217XXX 8 3/8. It's in perfect condition, no box. Using the SCSW 3rd and 4th Editions, I can't find if this should have Coke Grips or not. It came to me with newer target grips from the 70's. I'm selling it and I have several sets of Cokes to use if it...

I have over 25 lbs. of 29's and really enjoy them all. 4" and smaller barrel models are a little more spendy than the rest. I have several custom barrels, and some ported short barells... I really like the benefit. You'll find mixed opinions about ported barrels but for me, I like them on the...

Wowie Zowie! It's like you can't make this kinda o stuff up and be any better.

I like everything you wrote about as well as the memories others are posting. Great looking Smith and the box...what a find. What a great remembrance of "days gone by" Oddly enough, there are a couple of these old stores still around and they're fun to find. Placerville Hardware in CA. is the...

I've loaded thousands... plus... of 9mm using 115gr. and 124gr bullets. I have many pistols that use 9mm as well. IMHO... I'm not seeing a great deal of advantage from one weight over the other. I've used Bullseye and 231 with great results. The 9mm 115gr. or 124gr. gr Hollow Base Round Nose...

4th Edition states1960-1961

Great model and barrel length. I enjoy mine as well. Sometimes pictures are decieving but yours looks like a stainless 686.

Common problem that many shooters experience. Proper trigger management with practice will eliminate shooting to the weak side. Here's a good tutorial for instance. Want to Be An Accurate Handgunner? Practice Good Trigger Management - Guns for Beginners - The Truth About Guns

Greetings...Nice looking K38 Masterpiece. It has a nice pair of aftermarket combat grips. I would say your in the ball park for value in Nor Cal. Other parts of the country can be slightly lower. Box and tools would increase its value too. You should really enjoy this popular model.

Welcome NorCal deprived Smith lover...Hope you enjoy the Forum. From another NorCal deprived Smith lover

Why not shoot a .38+P in your 686 "L" frame? Then you're all set without needing another model.

I believe he's referring to "unfluted"