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Many people did that 40 years ago. Solvent & an old tooth brush should bring it back to original.

My 581 is stamped 58-1!

Finger grooves are great when they fit my sausage fingers, but mostly they don't.

Depends on the size of your hands. Personally Magnas without a grip adapter are a nonstarter. Same for most finger grooved grips. K & N Targets show better results on the timer and target for me. Pachy presentations better still. YMMV

Very nice! I have a similar vintage 6" 57 with box & tools. They feel as good in hand as they look in the box.

Welcome from Northern IL (almost WI)

I would keep the Pachys. Like you, I think they just feel & point right. I would wipe it down and take it to the range. As far as a refinish goes, it is a shooter grade gun and no $s spent will change that. IF it's appearance really bothers you, and if it proves itself to the point that you...

WOW! The 68 is news to me! Right there in the Standard Catalog, just overlooked. Thanks again, for dispelling my ignorance. I LOVE this Forum.

I'm always disappointed when people brag "I carry every day", then only show up to shoot in fair weather, and NEVER practice holster work, reloads or malf clearing with gloves on. Glove season is 4-5 months here.

I had a Model A back in the '80s. Sold it in the early 90s to keep the lights on and the fridge full while between jobs. A few years ago I had a chance to replace it. I added a solid stock and a Burriss Fast Fire. It gets a work out when I take it to the range. EVERYBODY thinks it's THE fun...

I had a Glenfield in my late teens. Great little rifle. All my buddies had Nylon 66s though, so I HAD to have one, and the 60 went away. Probably my first "should have kept it" regret. Sadly, not the last.

Nice! My K snub hasn't found me yet.

So true! Most of the ones I really regretted trading away have been replaced and in most cases upgraded: 4" 10-6 eventually became a 3" 13-2, my 6" 17 became a 6" 48-2, the 4" 66 became a 4" 19-3 and a 4" 28-2 became a '56 4" Highway Patrolman. They all went away in the 80s and came back after...

The thing we can NEVER tell students: You have to break 2 rules to have a CATASTROPHIC accident. Idiots would consider that permission to break 1 rule at a time...

Those are very nice. You did very well in my opinion. I have a transitional 3" 13-2 that's recessed but not pinned.

In the 6th grade ('72) our county sheriff's department sponsored the "Junior Deputy" program at school, a session each week for 3 or 4 weeks. There was a DARE like segment, a presentation about child abduction, and GUN SAFETY! There was an evening session at an indoor range. Each of us got to...

Here in Northern IL, during the winter months I occasionally carry a 4" K frame, or a G19 owb under my coat. My regular edc is a pocket carried 640P or a G43X iwb, (or both if forced out of my rural comfort zone). The importance of occasionally shooting outdoors in your cold weather clothes...

Very nice! I'd call it a great day.

I apologize in advance to my Model 58. My pick is the Combat Magnum. 19 or 66 in their original configuration, square butt, adjustable sights & 4" barrel. A TRUE classic.

In today's market, that's not a bad price. I have always considered +P fine in my steel framed .38 Smiths.