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686 REBUILD is DONE
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Do you think it worth $500 bucks? It has a smooth light trigger on her.
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10-31-2009, 09:13 PM
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Nicely done! I'm impressed.
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10-31-2009, 09:16 PM
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Looks great to me since it started like this!!!!!!
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You gave that gun back it's self respect.
Well done.
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Fantastic job John! It looks great.
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Is "bubba'd" an acceptable term here?
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John,
What a great job you did to bring back a bad looking gun.
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John,
My hat's off to you! Excellent work.
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You did great work!
Can you give my hairline back too?
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I'd pay $500 for that.
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very good redo. its sad it was in such bad shape before.what did they do to it.
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Well done, glad to hear the resurrection is complete!
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Thank you for redeeming a great 357.
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Very nice work! Well worth $500 IMHO.
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My compliments! Night and day, I can't for the life of me figure out what on earth the previous "owner" was trying to do with it??
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Looks like a fine piece of equipment now. Congrats on a job well done. How many hours did you have to put in to it, if I may ask?
Chris
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It sucks, please ship it to me for proper disposal...
Seriously though, what was the story behind the "custom" work? I don't mind adding a tweek or two to my pistols, but I always keep in mind that one day, we might part company, and I'd possibly want to be able to sell it. So I keep the reigns a little tight. But that pistol was a full blown bashing! I'm not even sure I'd fire a full power Magnum with that cylinder...
Excellent rescue operation there. You could get $600 for it, I'm sure.
I read about this pistol in a book once, I think. "The Ugly Duckling"...
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OK, you simply MUST tell what you know about the old work. What happened to the side plate and the barrel?
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OK, you simply MUST tell what you know about the old work. What happened to the side plate and the barrel?
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It got a new side plate, barrel, cylinder, and all new insides. The frame was a square butt cut up, so I made it a round butt out of it.
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It got a new side plate, barrel, cylinder, and all new insides. The frame was a square butt cut up, so I made it a round butt out of it.
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I meant what happened the first time. Why would anyone cut away a side plate like that, unless they were making some kind of non-firing display to show the lockwork? And the barrel ? I got nothin' for that...
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Fantastic job, John. I'm truly impressed with your work. I'd say it's worth more than $500.00, easy. Again, congratulations on a job extremely well done.
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Good job! Worthy of respect again.
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Well done! You resurrected a darn good revolver.
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When I first looked I wondered what was special about it. Then you showed the "before" photo. You've done a great job on it. What the *** did the previous owner do to it, and why. Is he still in the psychiatric hospital?
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Nice Work, John
Looks like a labor of love; that's a beauty now.
How's it shoot?
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WOW!! Good going Bullseye!!
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 I love it John; You did a good job. Don
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I'd like to add my own 'Well done' to the list. I remember hearing a saying about making a 'silk purse out of a sow's ear'.
If you don't mind what was your original purchase price?
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John,
I think there's a special place in heaven for anyone who can do that kind of job on a badly abused Smith.
Outstanding!
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