I saw this sitting at a local gun shop about 2 weeks ago. I thought someone had re-finished a 442 in Nickel. A little research revealed the 442 was offered in a Nickel finish for a few years when they first came out. And further research revealed a few were marked 442-1 and built on the longer Magnum J frame in late 1996. Just prior to them being discontinued.
Today I went back to look at it. Sure enough, it was a 442-1 built on the Magnum frame. I only paid the average used 442 price of $399.
Timing is excellent, and the action is smoother than most of my other J frames. It looked to be the typical carried a lot but shot a little. The inside of the grips were all sticky and gummy, and took a while to clean. I guess this is what happens to the Uncle Mike's Boot grip rubber after time.
There are some finish issues which I'm not sure how to resolve? As I've heard you have to be careful when cleaning nickel. Any ideas on how to remove these spots (see last pic).
Today I went back to look at it. Sure enough, it was a 442-1 built on the Magnum frame. I only paid the average used 442 price of $399.
Timing is excellent, and the action is smoother than most of my other J frames. It looked to be the typical carried a lot but shot a little. The inside of the grips were all sticky and gummy, and took a while to clean. I guess this is what happens to the Uncle Mike's Boot grip rubber after time.
There are some finish issues which I'm not sure how to resolve? As I've heard you have to be careful when cleaning nickel. Any ideas on how to remove these spots (see last pic).
