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What's your definition of 'blowing up"?

Had mine for close to 30 years-never had a malfunction either!!

Ken, I have S 170096 (6.5") that shipped on April 14,1957. In my letter Mr. Jinks also informed me that there was a 4" with the same serial no. that shipped to Waco Tx. in Feb. that year. Yours maybe?

Most of Skeeter's writings on the .38 Spl. and the .357 noted his penchant for the #156 and the #446.

FWIW, in the July '77 GUN WORLD Dean Grennell showed the Norma load going 1371 fps in a 6" Douglas barrelled Behlert K-38 PPC gun (complete w/ Fuzzy's stocks).

This sounds like a great story for the Journal.

Anything you'd care to enlighten the rest of us about our 52s?

The target trigger, which may have been a later addition, was introduced in '55. It would be nice to see the insides of the stocks for some more guesses on whether they're "Name" brands, but I don't think they're from Fuzzy. If you don't mind, what's the asking price?

Very nice job, and it didn't stray to far from its origin!

Which Remington was that?

At the risk of being redundant, this has probably been posted on the 4 1/2" that Elmer had done by The Gun ReBlue Co., but the Julia catalog listed its serial no. as 153830. In his column in the October '57 GUNS magazine a picture of it is shown with the caption "First .44 Magnum was shipped...

I looked at that one on Friday morning but had too many other pressing issues to address before the holiday. You got a great deal and I'm glad one of "us" got it! Way to go.

A check of the Cabela's Libraries will take care of most of these real quick!

One of the CLASSICS for sure. Mine's a '54 MOUNTIE.

In the March '79 RIFLEMAN I found a reference for the Winchester 110 gr. load-(Q4070)- that states the specified velocity from a 2" @ 15' was 1020 fps. Federal offered a similar load. From all the testing members here have reported on these loads, this velocity seems to have varied greatly from...

HV, How 'bout chronographing all three of the current offerings to see what they're actually delivering?

The book "U.S. Military Match and Marksmanship Automatic Pistols" by Bill Jenkins will tell you everything you want to know.

I chronographed some of this for a Sheriffs Dept. Trainer years ago. My notes show an advertised velocity of 1020 fps (source not noted). Federal, headstamped FC 87, went (2")941, (3")1047, (4")1064, (6") 1130. WCC+P+ 87 went (2") 946, (3") 1024, (4") 1072, (6") 1174. The '88 GUN DIGEST shows...

Not to "pile on", BUT, if a deal seems too good to be true................!

WHY- is there a deterioration problem?