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I believe you have answered your own question! When was the last time you seen a 657(any barrel length) for sale? When was the last time you seen a 686 6" for sale? A new 686 6" can be purchased in almost any good gun shop! Can you buy a 657, in a gun shop, today? Also, you reload for...

Converisions? Why would you convert a gun to any other model and/or caliber that you could buy across the counter We all need another excuse to buy another gun! If you wanted a gun(caliber) that was never made by S&W, then that is a good reason! Imgur: The magic of the Internet Imgur: The...

N frame -1 guns In my database of -1 guns, I have 63 27-1s, 1 28-1, & 73 29-1 guns. Sorry I don't follow any of the K frame guns! jcelect

J frame grips As pointed out above, in a couple post, grips that fit you hand and point the gun well are more important the trigger pull weight! J frame guns are small and many times difficult for someone with big fingers or hands to shoot well. These are grips I hand made to fit my hands...

29-1 I have 73 serial numbers in my database for the 29-1. These are all model stamped guns! jcelect

If your gun is in 95%+ condition I would not punch it out to 327 Fed mag. Ammo is hard to find, unless you reload, I would guess you will hurt the value by 25%. The one in my picture is probably in about 60% condition and I bought it already punched out to 327 Fed mag. I'm a sucker for the...

Target stocks were never serial number stamped because they were not fitted to a frame. The grips are oriented by the washer on top and the pin on the bottom of the frame. jcelect

16-4 This might be the reason the 16-4 has increased in price! I bought this a few years back after the owner had it chambered to 327 Fed Mag. The exterior is rough but everything inside is great! The gun is a tack driver at 100yds, if I do my job! With the 32 long it is a great gun to...

When shooting the J frame guns of any caliber there are 3 things to consider! #1. Grips #2. Grips that fit your hand #3. Grips that you like These are the grips that fit my hands and work for any caliber on a J frame gun! These grips were made to fit my hand! Sad to say the grip maker...

One very important message NOT mentioned! Reloading is a solitary endeavor! NO TV, NO cell phone, NO visiting with a friend and/or wife. Stay focused on the task at hand, which is more difficult with a progressive press. With a progressive press you have many things to watch before you...

In my database I have serial numbers of N frame guns that were shipped in mid to late 1969 with the S serial prefix. The last number with an S prefix was S333454. jcelect

I have a few numbers on the post war I frames. You posted, "The revolver in question has sn 5502XX, and I’m wondering whether it’s a first year snub, which would make it a birthday gun for me." The serial numbers in use in 1950 were still 5 digits. 55522 Terrier 38 S&W 2" NI Jul-50 55616...

Full moon clips Buy a loading device! Here are my loading/unloading devices! The loader has mandrels for different size moon clips. This is what happens when you decide you like full moon clips, and that is about half of all my full moon clips. 10mm, 45ACP, 40S&W, 9mm jcelect

Front end lock???????????? The "front lock" and the "rear centering pin" work together! Is the front lock a lock or a device used to ensure the center pin is pushed to the rear which centers and locks the cylinder in place for firing? There are springs associated with the center pin, but...

The predecessor to the mod 50 CST was the mod 36 CST and its predecessor was a none mod marked Chief's Special Target! The factory introduced the mod 50 in order to keep the Chief's Spl Target parts separated from the standard Chief's Spl parts. As stated above your gun was probably...

CSTs If we include the SS models in the CST group, there is also the 60-4. 3", full underlug, SS, & 38 SPL. The 60-15 in the Pro series. 38 SPL (top gun in the pic) The 60-18 in 357Mag from 2005. It has a 5" barrel and the outer shroud or two-piece barrel. The 632-1 in 327 Mag with a 3"...

These 3" HB CSTs were between serial numbers 2J3134-2J3347 in 1975. All the known CSTs were made with square butts until the run of 36-6 in 1989. The 36-6 guns differed from the earlier CSTs as they were produced with a 3" Heavy barrel, full underlug, RB frame, and a matt finish. All the...

41 Mag Here is my 41 mag, not the only but the favorite! There were 4 of these produced. I know where 3 of them are but the fourth is still out there waiting for someone to find it! jcelect

32 short???????????????? Those holes in the cylinder look bigger than 32 cal! I believe you gun is actually chambered for the 38 S&W (not 38 S&W Special)! I'm not familiar with the top breaks but in the I and J frames a 5 shot cylinder is a 38 S&W or 38 S&W Spl! These two calibers are...

Mod 57 Velour case This is a Velour case for the early mod 57s and the uncovered bottom liner which is not Styrofoam. The top is foam rubber covered with the Velour. The OP's liners are the second type, preformed Styrofoam bottom with a foam rubber top, of the 4 different types used from...