knighthawk
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That came out really nice looking. You done a nice job on it.
Just adopted a homely 34-1
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ColbyBruce
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I have a Colt Woodsman that needs that same treatment. Does the Brownell's stuff smell, like regular old cold blue, or is it odorless ?
revolvergeek
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It looks like a nice working gun; nothing homely about it. I would have jumped on it in a second! Great score. You cleaned it up very nicely.
Odessaman
Your photos from the first post remind me of one I adopted with the 2" barrel. It was so "Homely" but did and does have the smoothest action (kinda uncommon for a J frame). I opened it and found that the internals are from the older revolvers having a ball on the end of the bar as opposed to the fork on which the main coil spring operates into the hammer. My preference of the designs so far. Mine is just like it was, ugly and very,very much appreciated for its ease of carry and smooth action. I like to have usable firearms as opposed to those that never see light outside of the safe. Congratulations on the job you did, does look nice without looking so nice that it becomes a "Safe Queen".
Your photos from the first post remind me of one I adopted with the 2" barrel. It was so "Homely" but did and does have the smoothest action (kinda uncommon for a J frame). I opened it and found that the internals are from the older revolvers having a ball on the end of the bar as opposed to the fork on which the main coil spring operates into the hammer. My preference of the designs so far. Mine is just like it was, ugly and very,very much appreciated for its ease of carry and smooth action. I like to have usable firearms as opposed to those that never see light outside of the safe. Congratulations on the job you did, does look nice without looking so nice that it becomes a "Safe Queen".
WyoStillhunter
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Good work...nice save! So, how does it shoot?
Nevadadvx
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I can't imagine how it could lose that much bluing. It almost looks like someone took some steel wool or some chemical to it. Are those the original grips? Most 34's I've seen have magnas, although I put a set of targets on my model 63 and love them. Much more comfortable to shoot than the matching number magnas.
Thanks - I'm ashamed to say I haven't shot this one yet - but that will soon change.
Nevadadvx said:
They're unnumbered, so all I can say for sure is they were on it when I bought it, and they'd been on it a long time, judging by the imprints on the inside of the grips. Looks like part of the frame finish leached into them. I agree they feel great, compared to square butt J frame magnas, and I think look correct for this model.
