Ain't Texas wonderful? Model 681 no dash

bdGreen · #1 11-17-2009, 10:14 PM

I was perusing the Classifieds the other night. A gentleman posts that he has this S&W Model 681 no dash for sale. He gives a price, shipped.
I PM'd him and asked what he would take if he just handed me the gun face to face. We agreed on the price. He called me and we set up a meeting location. In a matter of a couple of hours he had my cash and I had his gun.

In Texas this was all on the up and up.
It was as it should be. Two adults making a business deal. Went down like any business deal should.

Gotta love it.

Anyway, here are some shots of the gun. There is a number "48" stamped into the sideplate and someone has made some attempt at obliterating it. It was a half-*ssed attempt at best. I don't really care. The action is sublime. Smooth as silk and the rest of the gun is in wonderfull condition. And those grips...
Who made those grips? I am not a grip guy. I don't have a clue who made them.

Enjoy,
bdGreen

Here is a close up of the stamped numbers. Kind of goofy looking. I know the circular swirls could polish out, but, the stamped '48' is deeply in place. Anyone recognize that marking?

deuterij · #2 11-17-2009, 10:29 PM

Yes I have done the above described "Texas Transaction" a few times and think it is the best way to buy a gun. Find quality item via reputable forum, then meet FTF for transaction.

In fact I may have even tried to score this particular 681, but you beat me to it and were in same city as seller (I surmised).

Anyway, enjoy it. I have idea about the grips but they look well-crafted - nice clean and smooth.

-Eric

qballwill · #3 11-17-2009, 10:47 PM

I love living here, I have done more trading selling and buying that way than with a dealer. I love freedom

Double-O-Dave · #4 11-17-2009, 10:48 PM

Beautiful revolver - congratulations. I think those are Hogue grips.

Best of luck,

Dave

paragon1 · #5 11-17-2009, 10:49 PM

Those grips look like Miculek (sp?) competition grips.

Florida has the same transaction rules for guns....there ain't any, unless you KNOW the person can not own one.

epj · #6 11-17-2009, 10:54 PM

The "48" is probably there to stay. The half-a**ed attempt to obliterate it may go away with a coarse scotch-brite pad, followed by a finer one. The stamped number wouldn't bother me, but the scratching would.

HAWKEYE10 · #7 11-17-2009, 10:58 PM

If you would like to get some of those scratches out
go to this link and scroll down to polishing stainless.
A very good gunsmith wrote this. Don

FAQ's

bdGreen · #8 11-17-2009, 11:03 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by epj

The "48" is probably there to stay. The half-a**ed attempt to obliterate it may go away with a coarse scotch-brite pad, followed by a finer one. The stamped number wouldn't bother me, but the scratching would.

I agree about the '48'. It's been planted there pretty good. The pictures of that blemish have been enhanced by me to give a better idea to everyone about the number. The scratching is not that offensive just looking at it with normal lighting. I have use up to 3600 - 4800 grit paper to move with the factory polishing motion and have had good success on stainless guns. The sideplates are the toughest.

The man advertised it as 'a good truck gun', but, the gun deserves better care than that. It is in over all really nice condition.

bdGreen

Lee Barner · #9 11-18-2009, 12:29 AM

bruce, nice deal you got there. just before tulsa, i finally found a 581. love those fixed sight guns. send me the sideplate. i just got some new belts for my beltsander. lee

bdGreen · #10 11-19-2009, 12:25 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by HAWKEYE10

If you would like to get some of those scratches out
go to this link and scroll down to polishing stainless.
A very good gunsmith wrote this. Don

FAQ's

Don,
Thanx for the link. I will read that over.
Or, I could just send the sideplate to Lee and have him decorate it with his belt sander.

bdGreen

TLE · #11 11-19-2009, 04:42 AM

The grips look to be the Jerry Miculek grips. Brownells sells them or you can get them strait from Jerry.

MIC-620-S-N - $65.00 : Bang Inc., If it goes bang, we shoot it!

4864 · #12 11-19-2009, 05:07 AM

Nice 681. My favorite L Frame hands down.

smith17 · #13 11-19-2009, 08:46 AM

Bruce:
Get one of those little round kid's band-aids with the smily (

) face on it and stick it over the scratches.

I think that is why they make parking lots in Texas so big, so you can get off by yourself and swap guns with other Texans without being bothered. I swapped an old early 1900s K frame for an SKS the other day with a gentleman and killed the first deer of the season with it.

Ed

WC145 · #14 11-19-2009, 09:02 AM

We enjoy that same freedom here in Maine. After checking out a recent gun show I took the kids to McD's for lunch where we ran into a friend who was headed for the show to find a .38 snubby. I offered him a 637 that I had with me (trading fodder) and it was just what he was looking for. We settled on a price over the meal and did the deal in the McD's parking lot after we finished lunch.
Maine - The way life should be!