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Old 03-20-2024, 11:12 PM
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I picked this up from a friend in December 2023. I'm just now realizing I had a couple of photos to share.
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Old 03-20-2024, 11:51 PM
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A really nice revolver!
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Old 03-21-2024, 12:08 AM
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Nice!
I picked up this one in January.
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Really nice.

I've got an old hand ejector, third model, with a 3 1/4" barrel that I picked up a few weeks ago because my wife thought it was "cute." It's from the early 20's apparently. It's been refinished, and the grips are all wrong, but the darn thing locks up tight, and mechanically is rightious, and it has started me down the slippery slope of 32's, something I never thought I'd do.

Then I started watching U-tube videos about 32's. NEVER do that.

Since then I've bought dies, brass, bullets, speedloaders, snap caps and such and a Taurus 327 in 327 Federal Magnum. I found a holster in my "bag O holsters" that works perfectly with the Taurus, and it's become my EDC now. All because this one was "cute."



I have fired 100 rounds of Fiocchi wadcutters through the Smith and Wesson. It's a good little shooter. A little small in my hand, which is what led to the Taurus really, but it shot well enough to impress me. I founds some Magtech 85 grain hollow points 32 longs that were reasonably priced, just in case I or my wife decide we want to carry this one.

Yesterday I noticed there was another 32 at my LGS. I think it was a Model 30 about like the one the OP has. No box or papers I don't think. I was tempted, but some other guy was looking at it, and I was getting a five screw M&P 38 out of layaway, so I was able to ignore it. I hope it's gone the next time I go in.

Someone told me once that 32's are addictive. I'm afraid they might be right.
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A gunsmith friend of mine, now deceased acquired a 3” Model 30-1, slicked up the action,cleaned up the outside and reblued it, then added a nice pair of smooth combats by Roy Fishpaw. I bought it from the estate to provide my diminutive niece (five foot nothing) with an appropriate house gun. Like my niece, the Mod 30 is a sweetheart.
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