Recent content by trigger643

My 28 no dash is a 6". My 28-2 is the 4". I shoot both pretty frequently. They both came with the magna service grips, the 28-2 with it's original box and paperwork, as well. I prefer the target grips. I think the prices are creeping up across the board on the older N frames, at least in...

Those grips are just naturally filthy and worn. There are some numbers painted on the butt in what appears to be whiteout, and a goodly chunk missing missing out of the heal of each at the backstrap. Most had Pachmayrs. Only a four with wood grips. I only looked at the four and this was the...

A local gunshop received some Texas Department of Corrections trade in guns. The rattiest one also had the TDCJ property sticker attached, reflecting the department's name change to the more politically correct "Texas Department of Criminal Justice" a few years back. It was just too ugly to...

I may need to start drinking again, but the rear sight on the 57 I just picked up doesn't look right. The only other contemporary N frames I presently have to compare it to are a couple of model 28s. It doesn't appear long enough, or at least the 28s' base extends out further forward. This...

My little KKJ is the most accurate .22 I've ever encountered.

This would not be a hard choice for me as I have a favorite J model line... You pick the one you like.

.54 caliber plains rifle built by Jonathan Browning (father of John Moses), around 1842-1846 for my grandmother's grandfather.

I acquired this piece in the price range recommended and hauled it to the show this weekend where it quickly sold for enough of a profit to allow me to acquire something I find more interesting and recover a large portion of my initial cost. Pre-Model 40 SER. 38xx. I believe this makes it...

correct. my error

I've been collecting and shooting guns for most of the last 4 decades. My S&W knowledge is smaller than the assortment of S&W's I own. Looking forward to growing it along with my modest collection.

Knowing I like firearms, one of my employees brought me the below revolver and asked me if I would like to buy it. For S&W my knowledge is fairly limited to pedestrian K & J frames and Model 41s. Would anyone have any information beyond what's to be found in The Standard Catalog? The...