Just picked up a beautiful bright-blue 30-1 from Gunbroker with a 2" pinned barrel, and I'm wondering if it's old enough that I should put it in my C&R bound book. SN is 780372. It came with a hard Crimson Trace laser grip, but the original matching number diamond Magnas were included. (Yay!)
As I say, it's a lovely little piece, with no scratches anywhere and only a hint of bluing wear on the sharpest edge of the muzzle and the front corner of the yoke hinge. It has a turn line on the cylinder you can imagine is there if you squint hard with the light at just the right angle. You can tell it has been fired, but not much.
I got it for $550 with no box or papers and could probably sell the laser grip for ~$100. I'll shoot it with 32 Longs first, but will probably pay Big Cholla to ream the cylinder to H&R Magnum, which ends up costing $100 with postage. (That lets me use the same ammo in all my 32s.) I'll probably keep the Bucheimer Perfect Fit holster for a while, just to see if it's ever useful, although I doubt it will be.
I never should have fired that first 32, as this is getting expensive. I'm thinking it may be time to cut down on the 38 snubbies just to make room for the new kids.
Anyway, any advice on age will be appreciated.
As I say, it's a lovely little piece, with no scratches anywhere and only a hint of bluing wear on the sharpest edge of the muzzle and the front corner of the yoke hinge. It has a turn line on the cylinder you can imagine is there if you squint hard with the light at just the right angle. You can tell it has been fired, but not much.
I got it for $550 with no box or papers and could probably sell the laser grip for ~$100. I'll shoot it with 32 Longs first, but will probably pay Big Cholla to ream the cylinder to H&R Magnum, which ends up costing $100 with postage. (That lets me use the same ammo in all my 32s.) I'll probably keep the Bucheimer Perfect Fit holster for a while, just to see if it's ever useful, although I doubt it will be.
I never should have fired that first 32, as this is getting expensive. I'm thinking it may be time to cut down on the 38 snubbies just to make room for the new kids.
Anyway, any advice on age will be appreciated.
