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    Painting Front Sight on Fixed Sighted Revolvers

    I use Testor's model paint from the hobby shop. First white and after that dries, fluorescent pink.
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    Any one carry a Charter Arms Bulldog?

    I have one. The stacky, Colt-like DA trigger pull was corrected by a Wolff spring and I'm in the process of finding out how much of the front sight needs to be filed down to get the point of impact near the point of aim. It actually groups quite well, just extremely low. I like everything else...
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    What Rifles Do You Always Take To The Range With Your Handguns

    Usually, when I'm mainly there for shooting handguns and the rifle is a "tagalong", it'll be my Rossi '92 in .357 or my 10/22.
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    Hello from Central, LA

    Nice smoke!
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    Looking for date of manufacture on two Model 10-5s

    Thanks Glashaus and bob42, I think the info you've provided has got me the info I'm looking for-1966 for the "evidence" gun and 1967, my birth year, for the pristine one.
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    Hello from Central, LA

    That's Central, LA, not Central LA. Central is the name of the town and it's not in the center of the state. It's actually just to the north-northeast of Baton Rouge. I'm a long time gun owner, hunter, and shooter, but a new Smith and Wesson owner. I've owned mostly Ruger and Colt clone single...
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    Looking for date of manufacture on two Model 10-5s

    Thanks. Looks like I'll have to spring for a factory letter to get the exact year. It'd be great if both are 1967.
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    Looking for date of manufacture on two Model 10-5s

    Hello forum, new member here. This is my first post. I've recently acquired a like new Model 10-5 with a 6" pinned barrel, sn C887133. It has a pair of walnut target grips that I'm sure aren't original to a fixed sight, tapered barrel gun. A quick check of a Smith and Wesson Facebook page showed...
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