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Recently found my way into a 28-2 S/N N257XX. The sides are high polish, but the trigger guard & crane front are matt, as is the area to the sides of the hammer and back strap. P&R of course and the barrel is dead on straight with the frame. Lazy ampersand, lots of blue wear at the muzzle and...

Always on the lookout for certain specific S&W revolvers, Mountain Guns being part of that interest. Recently looking over the sales section of a California gun site and telling myself not to and to save my money, I saw an ad for a 625-6 Mountain Gun. It is, I believe, the very last of the...

I've asked before, but so far no luck. Hoping someone here might have an idea. They are new manufacture of the old style and very well done.

Five or six months ago I had the opportunity to buy a 6" 617ND in like new condition. I posted here to find out if the price was right and by the time I got down to buying it - 2 days - it was sold. Turns out it was a good price as marked and I screwed the pooch. Just the same, it was 6" and...

Hit the range with my daughter's boyfriend. He's from Ireland and until he met me, he had only seen pictures of firearms. This is our second range trip and I have to say, he's shooting really well! I'm trying to give him the Jeff Cooper way of doing things and he's taking to it like a duck to...

I found a 4" 27-3, not only that, it has a conversion kit for 357-44 B&D. I bought it in spite of the conversion kit. You see, the sideplate is marked for the conversion. No bueno, but it's a hard to find 4" 27, so I bought it. It had buggered screws, so I easily replaced them. That said...

Just left the LGS where I saw a 6" 617 no dash in darn near perfect condition. Not a fan of the 6" part, but it was marked $725 + DROSS and tax, so I made an offer - $700 OTD. Don't know and really don't care if there's a box or paperwork. This price sound reasonable to you? I'm in...

Just did a deal for a 4" blue 27-3. It comes with an extra cylinder for 357-44 B&D. I almost didn't go for the 27 because the sideplate is stamped for the 357-44, but after some thought I realized that 4" 27's in blue are more than difficult to find, especially here in California. It's a...

Just heard. Fidel Castro, Cuba's leader of revolution, dies at 90 - BBC News I won't shed a tear.

My Dad flew for the Navy in WWII, and I do love the Navy, but in my heart the Marines is the service I'd most want to be a part of. Under equipped, over tasked, hard core death dealers that can think on their feet and EVERY ONE a rifleman. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Sam4lq2WHos Favorite...

Not an actual issued revolver, but a 13-3 just the same. It came with imitation old style magnas, but they're nice enough and I ordered a BK grip adapter for it and that makes the magnas work. I like the old style look. Now, all I need to do is get a pack of 14# Wolff trigger return...

Found one and made a trade for a Gen III Colt DS in nickel unfired. So the paperwork is done and now the 10 day wait begins. I'm not a Colt guy and he wasn't a S&W guy. Oddly enough, we both bought these pieces for trade bait and never fired either one of them. The 13 is easily in 95%...

Recently thought it would be a good idea. Dollar cost averaging my way through a few bucks by buying gold coins for bullion as opposed to collector's value. Got some Krugerrand and some spouse coins. Tried to get some walking liberty coins today, but the smaller denominations were priced WAY...

Didn't want to clutter the destroyer thread with this. I believe many actions in WWII were beyond heroic, not only the Allies. Things people went through were beyond imagination. Desperation, exhaustion, horrors, shared by all. Glad the Axis got it in the shorts, don't get me wrong. Here's a...

My daughter's boyfriend is a good guy, he's a civil engineer gainfully employed and an Irish National. Suffice to say, he had never handled a firearm until he met me some months back. We did gun safety, different types of handguns, SA, Semi, DA. The four rules, etc. Then we went to the...

Bought a Super Redhawk earlier this year in 480, got dies, brass, bullets in the deal. Lots of brass! Big revolver to be sure. Along comes Ruger with a Bisley Super Blackhawk in 480 and I could not resist! Only 500 to be made. Perhaps down the road they'll make another run with shorter...

Well, I finally did it! My good buddy talked me into it about six months back, so we scheduled for this last Tuesday, the 29th. He loaned me his GSXR 750 and off we went. He to his level 3 class and me to a level 1 class. Here's my weapon of choice. I'm not a sportbike guy, in fact the...

Perhaps one of the finest guitarists today. I was treated to a 60th birthday set of tickets to his performance last night at Shoreline in Mountain View, California. My wife bought a set of 4 box seats, Vip parking and access. Took our daughter and her boyfriend. Amazing! Neil Shoen (sp)...

Got the new set yesterday. If you don't already know, Kurac (member here) makes grips. That's like saying DaVinci was an artist, not really descriptive enough. These are 'coke' profile, so they fit the hand perfectly. Why S&W never made cokes for K frames is a mystery, but Kurac does...

Looked at one today, very impressive! Blue looked perfect, no joke. Action job by a pro, no push-off, strain screw tight. Butter in DA & SA. Target hammer and trigger. Magna PC grips. Only problem... 6" and the TT and TH. I much prefer the TT & TH, very much so, but I realize this is a...