I’m weak…. Put a 2 inch 10-9 on layaway… ETA - It’s home!

[71vette]

I like the stocks but that bad boy would get bananas at my house!

I do have a set of smooth banana "presentation" Smith grips I could put on it….

 

[HOUSTON RICK]

I cannot tell you how many times that I came close to buying a model 10 over the years, but always reminded myself that I have a bunch of 357's that shoot 38 special just fine. Not the same. Enoy it!

 

[RobertJ.]

Some folks clean guns fanatically. I am not one of them, I admit it, I apologize to the purists and fanatics who hate me.......

You're not alone. If I was wealthy my butler would clean my firearms.

 

[kbm6893]

Well good for you!! They say, "Confession's good for the soul!"

That said, when you said, "--------and the screws looked unmolested" alarm bells went off in my head. Now that's not because they should look molested, because they won't if the proper screwdriver is used (and used properly); but it seems like more than a few folks think removing the sideplate is a bad thing. It isn't----quite the opposite.

Here are a few words from a S&W catalog: "Occasional oiling is absolutely necessary to keep a revolver in fine working condition and prevent wear." They go on to say, "This is best accomplished by removing the sideplate on the right side of the arm." Then they tell you how to go about doing it.

If you're one of the folks who thinks cleaning and oiling the inside of a S&W revolver is accomplished by dumping the contents of a spray can into the action, and then pouring some oil in front of the hammer, you are SADLY mistaken----and your own worst enemy!!

On the one hand, I wish you well. On the other hand, I cry for you---and for your gun! I hope I never end up with one of them!

Ralph Tremaine

Right on! I bought a LNIB 15-2 right before Covid hit and it looked perfect. But the action felt sluggish and I had to take the plate off. I've done that on my revolvers but didn't want to do it on a gun so pristine looking.

The inside was a mess. Congealed goo everywhere. Looked like ear wax. Had to totally disassemble and deep clean. The previous owner must have squirted oil into the action every year and it just accumulated.

 

[wproct]

She's home! Did a full tear down. Spotless under the side plate. Honestly after cleaning it up and taking the horrible rubber grips off it looks really good. It's got holster wear on the crane, a little on the muzzle, and the ejector rod has some wear. It hardly looks fired at all!

.

This about perfectly describes the 64-2 that I mentioned in previous post that I bought. My revolver appeared to not have been fired much at all, but it had some wear on the barrel and muzzle, and some small dings on the frame. This is where stainless steel really shines, you can correct some of those little imperfections without needing a total refinish.

 

[MajorD]

71 Vette looks perfect to me. I don't see any appreciable wear from the photo.