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Pre-ban Elephant Ivory "I doubt you could legally buy true "Ivory" grips anymore" Still available ~ pre-ban ivory is still legal to sell. Jerry Meacham is one of the top grip makers in the country and exclusively does pre-ban elephant ivory. They are kind of pricy but stand alone in my...

I bought mine off of Guns America about a year ago. It was a first year production (police trade in). I picked it up for $350 which I considered a bargain. It had a few issues, all fixable. Minor issues were some honest carry marks that were easily taken care of with 400, 600, 800 and 1000...

I've been an LEO since the late 70s. In that time I have owned 3 Model 60s and 1 Model 649. I've carried them as back-up, duty and off duty weapons. I'm not a big fan of the .357 or 38+P in the smaller guns. I like the standard velocity ammo best. Just personal preference. Its hard to...

I picked up this Model 649 last year off of Gun Broker. It was a police trade-in. I got it at a great price. It shot awesome, but, had a little end shake. Also, I discovered when I cleaned it, if I did not hold the cylinder tight it would jump over the frame stud. It would also do this at times...

I have recently bought a vintage S&W J Frame. The gun has a small amount of endshake. I have ordered shims from Midway to correct this. Close examination has also revealed that with a little pressure the cylinder will jump the frame stud. I discovered this during cleaning after a range...

I have been given several boxes of Federal Nyclad 125 grain HP .38 +P rounds. This is the old discontinued rounds ~ not the new standard velocity ammo. Does anyone know the ballistics on these rounds?

Wonder how many this has happened to? I have a very modest collection. One of my favorite guns is a Model 60-9. It shoots and handles unbelievable for a J Frame. I hand polished this gun with Mothers Mag polish to a high gloss and outfitted it with some ivory grips. During that time my wife...

I've got an early vintage no dash 649 that is one of my favorite carry guns. They are very unique design. Mine was a police trade in. Had some honest carry marks but was tight as the day it left the factory. The insides were pristine. I started with some 400 grit sand paper, followed by...

60-9/649 My preference in the J frame has been the 60-9. I've had a couple of the no dash and both were great guns. Those went by the way several years ago when money was tight. I like the 60-9 because of the .357 chambering. Although, I have never shot .357s out of it ~ the chambering...

Thanks ~ Numrich has them. I will be changing mine out also.

Question on J Frames. I have a Model 60-9 (1997 Vintage) that has the new style thumb piece. I like the older style Model 60 thumb piece better. Just person preference on looks. Will these interchange?

Follow Up and Good News From S&W S&W Customer Service has told me they no longer use the MIM hammer block. They also shipped me a new all steel bent version. I guess this is a new fix, correctly done. A month ago they were still sending out the cast parts as replacements.

John, I got the hammer block this afternoon. It was the straight pattern,and the cast ones in my gun are bent. You were right about making it fit. A little bending and it dropped right in. The gun appears to be working perfect. I am still going to make a couple of trips to the range before...

S&W Customer Service so far has been good. I have received replacement hammer blocks in about three days both times. Problem is they are the same stuff. I have been searching other forums on this and have found 9 others posts (yours makes 10), where other j frame owners are experiencing the...

Hammer Block PIC Here's a pic ~ I would have posted earlier, but just now figured out the file manager on the forum.

Good question ~ You got the right part, when it breaks you can see it is a cast, pot metal type material. What I have been asking is if anyone makes a stamped block for the Model 60-9. The hammer block in that model was slightly curved and not straight.

The gun has never been dropped or the hammer hit. Internals are clean as the day they left the factory.

I have a Model 60-9 that I bought new in 1997. The gun has broken 2 of the MIM hammer blocks??? Does anyone make a non-MIM hammer block for this gun?