Recent content by Walter Rego

Many years ago a local shop had a Model 25-2 that had a 5" barrel. I think they wanted $1000 for it and that was at a time you could buy an excellent shape standard model 25-2 for about $750. I didn't have the money anyway so I passed but wish that I had bought it. I always wondered why S&W...

That's an outstanding example for sure. And, as others surmised the bid history shows two potential buyers slugging it out until one of them blinked. No mention was made if the package included the cleaning tools and SAT. The correct SAT has the long tapered tip, not the hollow ground type and...

I have the skills to remove the sideplate without damaging it and completely disassemble the action, I have done it to many other S&W revolvers. And Colts. I was just curious if I might be able to get satisfactory results without removing a virgin sideplate. I may try it using the GunScrubber...

I just purchased a 1978 manufactured N Frame revolver that if it hasn't been factory test fired only, doesn't look like it had more than a couple of cylinders full shot through it. The action is a bit sticky. When I buy a used gun my usual procedure is to detail strip it to include the trigger...

I have not yet had a chance to examine one of the new Ruger made guns, but talking to some LGS employees they tell me they sell as soon as they get one in. How is Ruger handling their Warning-Read Owners Manual rollmark ? When they started putting them on the bottom of the barrels of their...

I'm going to list it as a Smith & Wesson Model 57 .41 Magnum in my collection inventory records. I agree with Mr. Cross that we should use the descriptions from the All Model Circulars, catalogs and instruction sheets. It may seem a bit pedantic but I like to be correct.

The instructions that came with my Model 57 are identical to the one that Shawn McCarver shows above. It is simply the .41 Magnum Revolver. I wonder when & how the "Target" appellation got added to the name ? I am reminded of how often the K-38 Masterpiece is referred to as the K-38 Target...

I saw that .41 Magnum Target moniker but it seemd a bit odd to me, I understand that the Model 57 was conceived as a police duty and hunting weapon. But then again, did any Model 57's ever ship that weren't the full "3T's" Target optioned ?

I was on the "notify" list with Starline. I got an email yesterday that the .32-20 brass was in stock again. But I don't need 500 cases and that's their minimum. I'm also on the notify list with a couple of other vendors who sell smaller quantities but of course at a slightly higher price per...

Did the Model 57 .41 Magnum ever have a model name like for example, the Combat Magnum, Highway Patrolman and others or was it always simply known as just the Model 57 ?

I have one of the short lived Ruger Hawkeye single shot pistols chambered for the .256 Winchester Magnum. Yes, I like reloading for the oddballs. Here's the .22 Remington Magnum AKA .22 Jet and the .256 Winchester Magnum along with the parent cartridge for anyone unfamiliar with them.

I was asking about the serrations on the back of the grip frame. The photo is a bit blurry, at least on my monitor. I was curious if maybe someone had ground them down and used cold blue on the frame.

Here is mine, shipped to Evaluators in June of 1961. The serial number is very close to those on the invoice that DARE posted so it was probably made the same week. I have fired some of the old Peters brand factory ammo and it is in fact pretty hot. I also have a good supply of the PPU ammo...

Is it just the photo or did someone grind the serrations off of the backstrap ?

I was in Mexico City once. My buddy and I decided to eat at one of the street taco vendors. They served us a couple of tacos each, they weren't bad but nothing memorable. When we finished and handed our plates back, one of the helpers took a dirty looking dish towel, wiped our plates off and put...