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Several weeks ago I was surfing GB very late at night at a time when most are cutting ZZZZs (after 1am). I don't sleep. I am always looking for 32-20s for my shooter collection and one grabbed my attention, a square butt K-frame that had not received much bidder interest. And time was running...

I have been a fan of figuring out my annual taxes myself until the 2024 addition of Turbo tax. They went from a disk download to downloading from their web site and the ship hit the sand. This has been the most frustrating day of my existence on this fair blue globe. It would not allow me to use...

I just won a Spanish Eibar S&W clone in 32-20 on GB. Its in poor condition from its looks and was cheap to say the least. Are there any K frame parts that will be close enough to fitting this bucket of rust? From a hammer / fireing pin, etc. to springs and screws?

Like a lot of us on this forum I spend a fair amount of time surfing the net for "targets of opportunity". Such an opportunity presented itself a couple of weeks ago on GB for the pricy sum of $349. After several days of contemplation and reading the tealeaves, I paid the price and took the...

I have been looking at one of these guns in 22LR for months trying to decide is I want one or not. Yesterday, I pulled the pin and went for it, the one with the fake suppresser and brace. Got a good price and acted on it. If it works out will consider the 9mm caliber. Anybody got one of these...

I collect mostly N frame big caliber S&Ws but decided to dip my toes into the waters of the 32 Long variety of small frame revolvers. Many years ago I started out with breaktop 32s but the big 45s and 44 N frames won my heart. The world turns and now I have found a renewed interest in the .32L...

My wife, Sharon of 45 years fell and is in the hospital with a fractured spinal vertebra and other injuries to be determined. She is in great pain. Your prays are most needed! Thank you!

I have a S&W 32-20 with a badly pitted barrel. There are two deep holes in the upper right side of a 6" nickel barrel. They are about an inch apart, one behind the other with the first about an inch from the muzzle. Rifling is fair with scattered areas of roughness. Finding a replacement seems...

The question was posed "where are the hounds?" Here they are!

I find it really exhilarating that I am not the only one who likes to see and feel the guns that he collects. They are usually well used with all the scrapes and dents of a battle harden vet. They have been there and done that. My hobby is not only collecting guns but also the study of war, the...

I found a S&W barrel for a model 1896 and its "Factory New" without a locking lug and no serial number, beautiful. I bought it as I was searching for a barrel for my shoutout 1905. An impulse buy, granted. I have to ask the question! will it fit on a 1905 model without major fitting problems...

Items FOUND, Want to buy 32-20 S&W barrel with good bore. Last patent date of '14. Blue or Nickel is OK. Must have good threads. Also WTB cast lead bullets in 32-20 with a diameter of .314 any weight. (FOUND)

I have heard that soaking a nickel plated handgun in vinegar will dissolve the plating. How true is this statement? I always thought you needed reverse electrolysis to accomplish this task. I have a barreled frame that begs to be de-plated and soaking in vinegar sounds too simple to me. What am...

Need a replacement barrel for one of my S&W revolvers. Must have good usable bore for a prewar HE revolver. Blue or nickel is ok.

Another GB acquisition. She is a brown gun with about 60% of her blue. All numbers match, action is as smooth as you would expect from an old S&W 32 Winchester marked shooter. Bore shows strong lands and groves yet is dark. No end shake or cylinder play. Timing is on the mark. Now, the cherry on...

I recently acquired an early model S&W 32-20 that apparently was reconditioned with a lot of unused parts. All numbers are matching. Zero play in the cylinder, very firm but smooth SA (7-8#s) with a DA (12+#s). It defiantly effects accuracy. What are your thoughts for correcting SA to 3-4#S and...

I have a number of old Winchester 1894s in 38-55 and have been reloading for them for a long time. My current project is one I posted about a few weeks ago and it poses a challenge when it comes to reloading. It is a reservation gun that was once a special order rifle, circa 1900. It has a...

About 5 years ago I got into a bidding war on GB over a pile of parts from a circa 1900 Winchester 1894 in caliber 38-55. I was able to win the barreled action and all the parts to make it a viable rifle. I had seen photos of this gun before it went on the auction block and knew it to be of...

WTB: flat head screw that fits a prewar K frame. It is the 3rd screw on the side plate starting above the trigger guard. Will consider a complete set of blue screws.

I have acquired a set of elk stag grips for a S&W K frame that have an ill fitting right grip. Left grip fits OK but right grip has a gap at the top. I think too much material was removed from the top causing the "daylight" gap around the upper frame. The 3rd side plate screw is fully visible...