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Early 2023 I will retire, sell house in Maryland and move to Arkansas. Right now the plan is to leave safe behind and buy bigger safe in Arkansas which would go in my brother's unregulated garage until I find my retirement home. This could be 6 month or more. Any experience with gun safe in...

Looking for pictures and comments from those that have Craig Spegel grips with Ambi Speedloader Cut for revolvers. Talked to Craig and he stated my name is coming up soon on his wait list. So I'm thinking about what I want and would like to see pictures of grips with the ambi speedloader cuts...

My name will be coming up soon on Mr. Spegel's wait list (nearly 1 year) and I'm debating between the boot grips, extended boot grips or the full size grips for a J frame S&W 649. Have his boot grips on a S&W 686 plus 3" revolver and they work being a larger frame. But not sure boot grips...

Just a heads up to anyone looking for one. S&W M686 Deluxe 7RD 357MAG/38SP +P 3" TALO Exclusive - See more at: https://www.budsgunshop.com/catalog/product_info.php/products_id/411549799#sthash.kKoMiht2.dpuf Sent me an email yesterday 3 years after I put my name on the wish list for one. Of...

Tend to buy a holster for each gun I buy, even guns I might not ever carry. Was looking at the EPS 1930 Austin holster and noticed the cross draw option. This would be for a 1980 S&W 520 NYSP (4" N frame revolver) I recently purchased. The thought occurred to me that cross draw might be a...

Can anyone help identify these grips and wood they are made from? Thanks, Paul

I'm looking at a model 49 with SN "3409xx" and need a date. Book shows SN 295000 = 1962 Thanks for any help, Paul

Ordered a T grip #1 in gloss black from Tyler Manufacturing in late August. It arrived today (Nov. 29) three months later. Others posted a long wait, but got their orders eventually. So my advice is to stop buying off ebay or gb at crazy high prices and just be ready to wait for slow...

EDIT: Mystery solved (explained) by handejector in post #8 (Thanks Lee) S&W PRE 40 Centennial (ca. 1953) Both S&W service center and SCSW book have serial #22939 as shipped in 1953 but gun is missing upper screw in side plate? The SCSW book on page 153 & page 212 claims the upper side...

I have been looking for after market "high horn" grips that came on the early model 40 centennials and have found none. Wanting these "high horn" grips in other media (stag, horn, fake ivory or M.O.P.) and can not find any grip makers offering them, not even in wood. Can anyone point me...

Gone off the reservation this month and started hunting J frames from 1960, my birth year and this is what I've picked up so far: 8/1/14 - S&W 36 Chiefs Special (ca. 1960) 8/16/14 - S&W 38 Bodyguard Airweight (ca. 1957) (Serial # fooled me, I thought it was 1960.) 8/19/14 - S&W 40...

EDIT UPDATE: Bought a model 40 flat latch today on GB. Could not get the serial number before the auction ended. So I'll research the serial number when I get the gun (next week). My hunt for 1960 J fames continues. Can anyone give me the serial # range of model 40 that shipped out in 1960...

Born in 1960 and looking for a model 36 from 1960. I saw a model 36 no dash with flat latch that the seller states is from 1960. I emailed him this morning asking for the serial number and am waiting for a reply. Can anyone give a range of serial numbers for the model 36 that were shipped in...

FOUND - THANKS, JIM Wanting to buy a S&W Prop Rod in royal blue with smooth or spiral shaft. (see image below) Willing to pay fair price with cash, check, money order or Paypal. My S&W family has grown to six revolvers and two 3rd gen pistols and a proper Prop rod is needed for photos. PM me...

Bought a NIB 3" Talo 686 plus last July and model revision number is hard to read. The stamping on the frame looks like "686-6" but could be "686-8". What is the latest revision of the model 686 plus? Thanks, Paul

Bought the Power Rib Shooter's Pak Type 2 (reduced mainspring) item #17121. Comes with 13#, 14# and 15# rebound springs. Installed the reduced power mainspring and 13# rebound spring into a S&W 686-8 and got about 50% FTF. Switched the 13# rebound spring with the 14# and same results. I'm...

Bought a 4506-1 on April 22nd on GB and after 107 days wait for Maryland's 7 day background check got to pick up from FFL on August 7th (yesterday). Stripped gun to clean and found what looks to be a piece broken off the slide wall (recoil spring housing). It measures roughly 1/16 - 1/8" wide...

I have had a 686 for just a few weeks and shot just 300 rounds thru it. This weekend I noticed the rear sight blade was loose. While cleaning/polishing my 686 I must have inadvertly pushed the rear sight into the cardboard on top of the cleaning table. The end result is the blade on the...

I bought a 686 plus 3" TALO from an internet dealer and had it shipped to local gun shop. Due to background check I waited 21 days and just picked it up last night. Upon getting home I removed the grips and started to clean the "NIB" revolver and noticed gunpowder fouling in the barrel and...

I ordered a left handed pancake holster from John O'Rourke for a 3" revolver and it will be a while until he gets to my request. Meanwhile I'm was wondering if his pancake holsters could be carried on either side (left, right - ambidextrous). Looking at pictures of his pancake holster I...