The Gila Bender
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Swerved into another RM the other day. It came with a Factory Letter and a bunch of provenance. Serial # 57093, Registration #4218... -
The Gila Bender replied to the thread 38/44 Outdoorsman turned poor man’s 3.5 inch non-RM.I kinda like it. Here's another chopper, a transitional .44 HE 3rd S66805. The barrel was cut just above the dingbat on the right side...
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The Gila Bender replied to the thread New Model 3 question.Oh yes, the serial number is on the butt and every place one would expect the serial number to be. No star on the butt and no markings...
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The Gila Bender replied to the thread New Model 3 question.
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The Gila Bender reacted to 71vette's post in the thread M1 Garand 30-06 reloading results with
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This was my first attempt at 30-06 Garand reloading and I’m very happy with the results so far. My intent was an easy shooting M2... -
The Gila Bender reacted to Casual Smith Nut's post in the thread Current Transitional Heavy Duty 38/44 values? with Like.
Be sure to dodge those 38 N frames and send them all to me! There are more versatile guns made afterwards, but they don’t have the...
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The Gila Bender replied to the thread Current Transitional Heavy Duty 38/44 values?.Yeah, I only have a dozen .38-44's, including three (3) Bowen conversions (two .44OD's and one 45HD). I think the .38-44 Outdoorsman is...
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The Gila Bender reacted to Friendofbillw1's post in the thread Current Transitional Heavy Duty 38/44 values? with Like.
Here is a better photo. I first had to grovel and beg because typically S&W won't take in anything older than 1980 for parts...
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The Gila Bender replied to the thread New Model 3 question.There are no numbers or marks of any kind on the grip frame.
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LUCKY YOU!!! I've been looking for a decent one for a while and the prices up here in Canada for anything decent are pretty steep...
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Here's a nice NM3, sn 8594, recently acquired from another forum member. A historical letter has been ordered. Top breaks are a new...
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The Gila Bender posted the thread WTB: Rear sight assy for a 6.5" pre-29 four-screw. in WANTED to Buy.Helping a friend find a complete rear sight assy and coke stocks for a 6.5" pre-29 four-screw serial S172xxx. He'll settle for diamond...
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Nice! Getting the right wood grips should be no problem. They are with the speedloader cutouts as previously mentioned. Here are my...
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Congratulations, you picked up a nice early vintage L-frame 686. The L-frames were introduced in 1980, and were the first models to get...
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686 no dash AJR1852 for the serial number. If I am reading the box correctly, I believe it was made in 1985. Wasn’t crazy about the...
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