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I seriously doubt a new gun has been fired enough to lead the barrel enough to see. Also, AFAIK, they are test fired once with a jacketed bullet. Personally I'd stop stressing and go get the thing dirty for real.

Since the 627 is an N frame, and you want something "in between" then, given your choices, I'd say a 686, although personally I go with a K frame as the largest I'd want for CCW. I have a 627PC and I like it as a range gun, but IMO it's to big to carry. If I were to carry an N frame I'd carry...

I agree. LOVE them in my 625, but those short, stubby .45acp cartridges seem to leap into the cylinder of their own accord. I haven't found this to be the case with my 627PC. Those eight long cartridges, wiggling around in the moon clip just don't line up very easily for me. Of course I've...

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...

I was thinking the same thing. I guess that would be one way of dealing with the crappy finish on the airweights. Once it gets to the point that it warrants attention (if you care about such things) I guess it'd be easy enough to spray the frame down with aircraft stripper and go to town with...

Ditto! Here's a poor range pic of my current beside gun. 625-3 with Ahrends cordia retro bananas. Like the retro combats but without the fingergrooves. ETA: Oops forgot to add pic! :-/

638 with CT LG-105's

I second the CT LG-405's. Very thin, good cushy pad up high on the backstrap where it counts, but a bare backstrap down low to minimize overall grip size. Of course, as wrangler said, the laser is a great bonus as well, but even without it, the grips are good.

Not sure I understand the question, but that particular gun has a 7 round magazine tube, plus one in the chamber, for a total capacity of 8 rounds. Same as my Mossy. It is a pump action so that after each shot you manually cycle the action by "pumping" the forend once. The rearward motion...

The lock issue is a personal decision. First understand that is is a storage device and not a safety device. Personally I have no need for them, and would prefer my guns without. There are reports of them inadvertently engaging during firing and locking the gun. Not something I would want to...

Yep, that question was answered very decisively, wasn't it? :-)

and a few ounces of weight, which may or may not bother you, depending on your mode of carry. Personally I generally either carry my J frames IWB at 4 o'clock, or when I need deeper concealment, in a Smart Carry. While my 638 is lighter, I really don't notice much difference between it and my...

You probably looked at a J frame. Probably a 642 or 442 Airweight, or possibly one of the Scandium alloy framed equivalents. Now you see why most people recommended a K frame or larger (L or N) for home defense. The J frames only real advantage is that they are smaller and lighter. This can...

IDK, I sorta like the old school look of the bronze t-grip. But I also liked the look of the worn original finish. Of course I also understand the need to go one better than the cold blue used after the dehorning. Nice looking gun!

Yep, SOSS consistently the best prices that I've found, when they actually have them in stock. I was all set to order a 638 from them when I found my perfect "used" one in a lgs for $299. The 642, lock and no lock versions, and the 638 can be had for the same price: $389.99, shipped. Of...

Well, options are good, IMO. The 640 series is DAO. I have a 640 which is of course the SS version of the Centennial series. I've had it a number of years and I like it a lot. The 642 is the airweight version. But, the 638 has all the benefits of the snag free shrouded hammer, but one...

I'd recommend a 638. .38 and rated for +P. You really don't want to shoot .357 in a gun this light anyway. Mine weighs just over 13 oz empty with the CT 105 grips. I picked mine up "used" for $299. New ones can be had for under $400. The 642 is another good option but I prefer the shrouded...

Not long ago SOSS had some pretty nice 681s (sorta like an L frame version of the 65) for $399. But, yeah, the sub $300 guns I was thinking about were actually model 64s rather than 65s. And of course I did say that I was looking for one for a project, so I guess that means that I'm ok with...

While I do understand what you mean, and it wouldn't matter to me in the least, the lack of the +P marking could have resale implications if he were to ever get rid of it. A lot of potential buyers could be put off by the ambiguity.

Just because of the occasional availability of decent to nice police trade-ins for $250ish, I'd think a decent 4" would sell somewhere around $400, or a little less depending on how fast they want to sell it. I'm sorta keeping my eye out for one for a project Idea, but of course that means I'm...