Pef
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Here are the "before" pictures. I'll add the "afters" when they return, in about a year...
This is a 28-2 I picked up. Mechanically it is fine but the finish is in sad shape. It also needs a new rear sight and micrometer assembly, and a new rebound spring (it's easy to outrace the trigger, I hate it when people do that):
I'm also going to get a pair of magna grips for this gun. I ordered the standard blue, so hopefully when it returns it will be a companion to my other 28-2:
I have two daughters, maybe they will make nice gifts for some son-in-laws some day (provided they meet my approval).
The other was a close call. It's a 36, and the condition is good, but the back strap is a bit rusty. I figured what the heck. On this one I'm going to go with the high polish blue.
Let the waiting begin.
UPDATE:
They're baaaack! The total for both jobs, with minor repairs, was about $530 or so. I decided to go with the "regular blue" and not the high gloss. I really like the results. I have put the Ahrend's back on the 28-2 but I will replace them with some magna grips to match my other 28-2. Here's the reveal:
First, the 36 (It's hard to tell from the pictures, given my modest photography skills, but the 36 looks much, much better - all the rust pimples are gone and the backstrap is back to it's new condition).
And the 28-2:
These guns both feel as if they are brand new (and they have that "new gun smell"). I could not be more pleased (well, I could have replaced the latch on the 28-2, but oh well).
Overall the process took three months, much less time than I expected.
This is a 28-2 I picked up. Mechanically it is fine but the finish is in sad shape. It also needs a new rear sight and micrometer assembly, and a new rebound spring (it's easy to outrace the trigger, I hate it when people do that):
I'm also going to get a pair of magna grips for this gun. I ordered the standard blue, so hopefully when it returns it will be a companion to my other 28-2:
I have two daughters, maybe they will make nice gifts for some son-in-laws some day (provided they meet my approval).
The other was a close call. It's a 36, and the condition is good, but the back strap is a bit rusty. I figured what the heck. On this one I'm going to go with the high polish blue.
Let the waiting begin.
UPDATE:
They're baaaack! The total for both jobs, with minor repairs, was about $530 or so. I decided to go with the "regular blue" and not the high gloss. I really like the results. I have put the Ahrend's back on the 28-2 but I will replace them with some magna grips to match my other 28-2. Here's the reveal:
First, the 36 (It's hard to tell from the pictures, given my modest photography skills, but the 36 looks much, much better - all the rust pimples are gone and the backstrap is back to it's new condition).
And the 28-2:
These guns both feel as if they are brand new (and they have that "new gun smell"). I could not be more pleased (well, I could have replaced the latch on the 28-2, but oh well).
Overall the process took three months, much less time than I expected.
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