Drop Damaged Mod 19-5

[sza]

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Let's leave out the usual lame jokes about dropped guns.
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I picked up this 19-5 back in 2010, and it's mostly sat in my safe since then. It's obviously lived a hard life, from the looks of things it was dropped and slid on concrete at some point.

Whoever straightened it out put a ton of grease on the yoke and after sitting for 10 years it was good and gummed up. Last night, my son and I took it down, cleaned it up, and then straightened the ejector rod (it had about .015" runout, we got it down to .001").

This afternoon I took it to the range. It's not the smoothest S&W I own, and given the abuse it's suffered probably never will be, but it's a perfectly fine shooter. Went through 50 rounds of .357 magnum handloads and 50 rounds of Winchester White Box .38spl without a hitch.

Anyone else have a gun that's been resurrected after being dropped (or worse)? I'd love to see pictures of some guns brought back from the dead.

 

[whitestang]

I have a 4 inch 19-5 that has been used a lot but not dropped. I found it at a LGS last year,it has a lot of bluing missing but still is a tack driver.

 

[stansdds]

I have an old four inch Model 19-3 that is rough. I suspect it was a former LEO sidearm. The exterior has numerous scratches and nicks, there are little rust spots, the side plate was very rusty and the back strap so rusted that the serrations have been obliterated and it almost looks stippled. Basically, mine had been dropped, dragged, and neglected far more than once.



The bore, chambers, and internals are all in excellent condition. After cleaning it up and fitting a new side plate, it looks fair, but it shoots great.

 

[olcop]

That'll buff out--

 

[brucev]

Got a four inch 19-3. Bought it about three years ago. Doubt it's been fired very much at all. No wear to finish or grips. But, apparently at some point and time, someone let it lay on a surface that was not smooth leaving a bit of scuffing on the cylinder. Rear sight blade is dinged on right side. Will replace that soon. Shoots like a house afire! Sincerely. bruce.

 

[Eddietruett]

Put in some lighter springs and shoot the snot out of it. You will soon be blind to the scratches

 

[ColbyBruce]

I own a S&W 63 that was thrown from a moving vehicle. It was scratched and gouged. Asphalt was stuck in the gouges. The action would not work, the cylinder would not open. The factory fixed it in short order.

 

[ColbyBruce]

A few more of the 63. I bought it in late 2009, intending to have the cylinder fitted to my S&W 650. I sent the guns to the factory in the spring of 2010 for the work. A service tech, I believe his name was Vito, called me and told me the 63 was not toast, it was repairable. The repairs cost me just under $125.00.

 

[Bob L]

I picked up a Model 15-2 that looked like someone dragged it with a chain down a gravel road behind a pickup truck. Lots of small nicks to go with the loss of bluing. Sure is not pretty to look at but it shoots fine. I keep thinking about taking a fine stone and trying to smooth out some of the nicks.

 

[Toyman]

If the gun was dropped from a height you might have a bent yoke that causes drag when shooing double action. Unless you have access to a gauge to check this you might have to find a gun smith to check this.

 

[bigggbbruce]

29-2 Nickel dropped upside down, dinged rear sight blade and crushed front sight.

I don't have the before picture but here it is repaired. You can see the angle of the RR is different front to back. I had to file the top square and deepen the cut slightly. Tip is in white but on a Nickel gun you don't see it. Also had to put a lower rear slide to compensate for material removed.

 

[sza]

If the gun was dropped from a height you might have a bent yoke that causes drag when shooing double action. Unless you have access to a gauge to check this you might have to find a gun smith to check this.

I have a yoke alignment gauge but haven't checked the 19-5 yet. I probably should have while my son and I had it all apart the other day. Double action pull is hitch free. The lack of smoothness is in the cylinder release and ejector.

bigggbbruce you'd never know that 29-2 was dropped!

Also, apologies to the admins for the original title.

 

[jc2721]

A few more of the 63. I bought it in late 2009, intending to have the cylinder fitted to my S&W 650. I sent the guns to the factory in the spring of 2010 for the work. A service tech, I believe his name was Vito, called me and told me the 63 was not toast, it was repairable. The repairs cost me just under $125.00.

Wow, that's some magic there!