1. My Model 60-9. Hand polished to a high gloss with Mother Mag Polish and ivory grips added. Got it finished and the wife liked it (her gun now) :-( At least she's a shooter :-).

2. My replacement for the Model 60. A 1978 vintage Model 36-1, 3 inch heavy barrel with custom Elk grips.

3. My Model 649... First year production - Detroit Police Trade-In. Pretty neat gun. It had some honest carry marks that I worked out by hand (wet sanding and Mothers). Some end shake and needed a frame stud replacing. I practically got the gun for a give away price. Sent it back to Smith for the end shake and frame stud replacement. Got it back to spec all for under $400 total cost.

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Thanks. I am happy with the results so far. This gun had terrible holster wear. I spoke with the guys at S&W about it and they said that they would re finish it for me for $210 plus shipping. I wasn't all that impressed with them since the finish on these Airlites were bad from the begining and they supposedly " Warranty" them for life. Right.

So, I started a week or so ago cleaning up the finish with a Scotchbrite pad. Once I had most of the finish off I switched to Flitz. That is all there was to it. I am debating on Duracoating it with a clear finish or just making it black. Not sure yet.

Jay

EDIT: I forgot to mention that I cleaned up the finish on the cylinder with my Scotchbrite deburring wheel. Worked like a champ.

Who's headknocker and what does he do to the gun? I owned a 442-2 for a while in which fired cases tended to stick. I soaked & scrubbed the chambers, but ended up selling it off to a buddy before I shot it again. If he has trouble with it, we might have to investigate some remedial work.
How do you guys like the laser grips? I'm pretty old school so resisted the urge for a long time, but I broke down & ordered a set of LG-105's just last night, and am looking forward to shooting with them.

On some the the ones with sticky chambers, it's caused by a rough interior finish, like maybe the production reamers were worn and chattering. There is a recent thread on here about someone that had that problem with a 690. Headknocker has a reamer and can help smooth out the factories poor finish in the chambers. It's worked for some.

I love the CT lasers. I was old school too, but as I reached by upper 40's my eyesight has gotten worse, to the point that I don't see the front sight so well anymore. Laser's may not be the perfect answer for everyone, but for me, I feel that I can be more effective with than without. Awesome for dry fire practice too!

I have a set of 105's and a set of 405's. I like them both ok, but if I had to do it over again I'd go with the 405's on both guns. The laser activation is much more natural for me with the 405's. I have to make a conscious effort to squeeze the 105's just right to activate it. May just be my hand shape, or the way I grip though. Either way, I think with a little time with them you'll like 'em!

I never grow tired of posting this picture;

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So bad, everyone I know who owns one uses .38's.

Easy on easy off.

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Mid 90's Model 60-7 Carried in a Older Desantis IWB holster (Sorry about the Cell Phone Pic.)[IMG][/IMG]

Square butt model 60 from the mid 80s...

This one has current production S&W grips and has been polished. After the picture, I installed a Tyler T-grip which makes it a bit better to hold onto.



Edmo

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By far my favorite carry gun. Don't leave home without it.

Since it's EDC, some of y'all probably have seen this before, but..:


940 with Winchester Ranger +P+ 9mm.

I love my 442. It's always in my left or right front pocket. Never leave home without it.

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Pair of EDC J's. Model 37 is usual carry in a Lobo enhanced pancake. Bought the 37 new in 1978. Model 60-15 3" barrel in another Lobo enhanced. Sometimes the 37 gets dressed a bit differently.
Stu

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This is my EDC 37, 1968. Been a good one so far. I hope it lasts forever. It loves standard pressure 158 LRN. Accurate for what it is and who I am
Peace,
Merry Christmas and happy new year!!!!!
gordon

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Love to see a gun with honest wear but you need to shake the sand out of your pocket once in a while!

This is my back up and "when nothing else fits" gun, it's been carried pretty much daily for the last few years. You guys have seen it before, it's a 360J that has been rechambered to 9mm and worked over by Pinnacle. I recently had a little more work done by Dietrich's also. It's a slick little piece.

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S&W 442-1

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The 9mm chambers can be rough and contribute to difficult extraction of fired cases. My 940 is like that. The first 5 are ok, and just take a smart rap on the rod, but after that it's a PITA. Headknocker has some hones appropriate to the 9mm chambers that help smooth them out and address the problem.

The good news is that it really isn't all that fun to shoot, so after 5 or maybe 10 rounds of 9mm +P Black Hills w/Barnes 115 grain XTP, all the fun is used up. It may have been I was tired today after working out, shooting my 45ACP revolver, etc, so my tolerance was used up.

To me, a J frame is pretty much only a BUG, so I am not all that worried about extraction and reloading with one.

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Yeah it works well.

New York reloads

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Out to 15 yards the 110's seem to shoot to the sights. I rarely practice with these guns beyond that range. Invariably the first 5 are dead center, but as fatigue sets in they start to wander some.

I carry my 640's in anticipation of an issue in the car. I expect that the distance on engagement will be contact to less then 10 feet. I'll be shooting for the eye-sockets.

As an aside, the last .357 cartridges issued to the USBP were, I believe, 110 grain, low-flash loads. My understanding is they they were not as lethal as the 125's but were adequate in most cases. Training was eased due to the reduced recoil and user confidence was enhanced.

I feel well armed with this load in the 640-1's.....

I love my airweight. I carry it 99% of the time. Sometimes I carry a 4" 65-4 and it is also in a Bianchi 5BH.
Peace,
Gordon

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Who's speedloader carrier is that?

Is it an over the belt design?

tks,
ks

I think I've said it before, lawandorder, but I really like the checkering on the bobbed hammer. Who did that? I have three bobbed Chiefs & would like to do that to mine. It'd sure make for a lot more secure cocking & decocking.

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My favorite EDC is a Model 637 carried in one of Lefty Lewis's Summer Heat holsters (Bell Charter Oak here in the forum). It is a comfy, powerful little package IWB at appendix location. Sometimes even forget I have it with me...
Dave

Haven't figured out why the pic gets loaded upside down. Sorry!

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Fire Chief, Retired

Not my EDC, but my on duty backup...

This is the fellow who did the work on the model 36,
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