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A little while ago, maybe a few years I snagged a 4” CS-1 barrel off eBay for what I thought was a decent price. Certainly no more than any new 686 barrel. I just tucked it away until I figured out what to do with it. It has the bead blasted finish and pinned in black ramp sight, I knew what...

About a month ago I stumbled across a past grail gun of mine and stuck it on layaway at an LGS. This is the only 696 no dash I’ve ever seen and only the second 696 period. Last one was at a West Virginia gun show about 2 years ago and it was priced at $1200. I gave up hope of owning one after...

Anyone see the model 10 frames J&G sales has for sale? It’s a round butt frame with no barrel. I suspect since these guns originally had 2 inch barrels they are not legal for import. Smith & Wesson 10 Revolver, 38 Special, No Barrel, Round Butt, GSS, CAI Mark, Used, S&W. I ordered one out...

A 60-10 has eluded me for a while now. A few years ago right as I was really starting to get into S&W revolvers I was hitting every gun store and gun show looking for stuff that caught my eye. At the time I wasn't familiar with every model and dash variation. I started out on 686s so I knew a...

Hey guys, I've been undertaking a little bit of my own gunsmithing lately and it's been a huge learning experience for sure. The more I know what to check for the more I've been finding out about used guns I look at and even some of my own guns that I never knew had issues. My latest issue...

Hey guys I have a problem 629-3. It had a couple badly worn ratchet teeth so I ordered an oversized hand for it. Come to find out the gun already has an oversized .098 hand in it. Now I found a new cylinder with a good ratchet but all I have are oversized hands and the gun won't cycle. I'd...

This is the third time that model 29s have come into my possession as a pair. I don't know why the seem to show up that way, I'll easily go 6-8 months without seeing anything worth having. The first one is a 29-4 3 inch unfluted. I have only seen pictures of these 3 inch guns. When my LGS...

Hey guys I need a side plate to save a 29-4 3" classic unfluted. I don't know what happened to this gun but it's not pretty. I'm not sure if other model N frame side plates are the same but let me know what you've got. Thank you edit - Found one here, thanks so much guys

I ran across an interesting revolver at a gun show in February. It was a stainless 2.5 inch Palmer era Dan Wesson with fixed sights......and a fixed barrel. Neither of which I even knew existed. With a $395 price tag it was the cheapest gun I've bought since I really started paying attention...

Last year I picked up a 64-5 DAO round butt from a local store, I rarely shoot anything double action but this gun just stood out to me. I don't believe I had ever seen a DA forged hammer before but later on after I got it home I realized these guns were pretty common. NY used something...

Hey guys I stumbled across an older 442 tonight and picked it up. It's got a forged trigger, extractor star pins and the old non-magnum frame with the pressed in cylinder stop stud. The special order code on the box is 4033 so it was made in early 1994. I threw on some S&W logo boot grips...

I bought three sets of the XL racks from Bob for some of my 6-8" revolvers and I couldn't be happier. The racks are top notch and work perfect. You will not be disappointed

These are the types of guns I love. Used but not abused. Not so nice I can't take it out and shoot it once in a while. Yesterday I picked up this 8 3/8" 29-2 that probably dates to 79 or 80 (N60xxxx). No boxes, cases or documents just a fine example of a model 29 that probably lived a good...

I bought this nice post 88 K-frame semi target hammer off eBay last week but I was greatly disappointed when I got it out of the package. Here it is on the left with an unmolested trigger on the right Notice the cocking notch. Clearly modified way beyond factory. Now I assume this hammer...

Hi guys. I bought a 65-5 Ladysmith but it's missing it's original grips. I believe the originals were smooth rosewood magna stocks. If you have anything you're willing to sell please let me know. Thanks Found a set, thanks!

Actually these are the only J frames I own currently but I'm happy with my collection so far. The one on the right is a 60-9 I found NIB at a gun show about a month ago. The serial number is CER and the special order code is 1010. If it was made in 2001 it must be one of the last prelocks...

I purchased a 686-4 8 3/8" and I have a question about the wood used for these target grips. I have a 686-3 and 2 other sets of goncalo alves target grips from the late 80s/early 90s but the ones that came on the dash 4 (dated 1993) are not the same kind of wood. They look correct otherwise...

Hello there, I'm Matt and I've been lurking around here for about a year now. I've got 7 S&W revolvers, 4 of them pre-lock. I got hooked after finding my first 686-3 in a local gun store last year. I had bought a new 686-6 earlier in the year but I fell in love with the nostalgia of the -3...