Mint 28-2

[Huskerguy]

A great "feel good" story we all need to hear.

I have a very good friend who is going through that difficult time of life but his goals are totally opposite. He wants brass, bullets, loaded ammo and firearms of all sorts stored and ready to pass on to those who likely will not do anything with them. Sad really

I have a 28-2 I picked up in Tulsa many years ago, someone has done some trigger work on it, smooth and light. Little did I know when I purchased it, out of all my 38/357 revolvers, it would become the go to, can't miss, try new loads in revolver. No matter what goes to the range, it is always in the bag. That said, with the condition of yours, I would be afraid something would happen to it and it would not retain that pristine look that reminded me of a dear friend and brought back memories of simpler times. You will do what is right for you. Congrats on the friendship first and the firearm, a distant second.

 

[Hair Trigger]

It's already been fired outside the factory, so you're not "saving it". They were meant to be shot, and IMO you can't fully appreciate or enjoy something like this without an occasional range day. I've got two S&W's from the 1970's I bought ANIB (M27-2 and M66-1), but their unfired condition changed the first chance I got. They are still pristine, they still have a value at least as great as I paid for them, and I can still admire them.

 

[BLACKHAWKNJ]

On another board a member noted we really don't "own" firearms, we're just custodians until it's time to pass them on.
I am a fan of the English 3-speed bicycle-the "English Racer". Found one on Craigslist 6 years ago-MINT! Looks like it was cryogenically frozen. It sits in a corner, I dust it off now and then. Found another, not as pretty, overhauled the headset and bottom bracket, fresh grease, new bearings, new cotter pins-rides like a new bike.

 

[local_dirt]

Great story and friend.. And beautiful gun.

 

[charlie sherrill]

I don't have that problem with mine. It's a 4" 28-0 4 screw. At some point in its life someone added a .400 smooth trigger, white front sight insert, and a very slick action job. It's probably the best shooting .357 I have and I often carry it around my little farm and nearby thousands of acres of government forest land. A friend from Louisiana came over to shoot at my little range with me and he brought a 28-2 with the exact same modifications. To me they shot the same and we wondered if the same person did the work on both of them. I too got some target grips with it but I put the original magnas plus a Tyler T on it. It looks better and feels better. In a moment of weakness I traded my old pre 28 with 6" barrel as a down payment on a tractor. I bought it over 30 years ago at a pawn shop for $150.00. That won't happen again. I'll live with and love the one I have now.

 

[rubiranch]

That's a great friend. Congratulations.




My brother bought this 28-2 new and gifted it to me in 2014.
He said he figured it should be mine because I was the only one
who had ever fired it.
I would borrow it from him quite often and I put a few 1000
rounds of .357 Magnums thru it hunting rabbits so it was well
used when I got it.

 

[boykinlp]

That's a great friend. Congratulations.




My brother bought this 28-2 new and gifted it to me in 2014.
He said he figured it should be mine because I was the only one
who had ever fired it.
I would borrow it from him quite often and I put a few 1000
rounds of .357 Magnums thru it hunting rabbits so it was well
used when I got it.

Kenny, I would figure that if the shoot is well placed, a .357 could gut as well as kill a rabbit.
Larry

 

[rubiranch]

Kenny, I would figure that if the shoot is well placed, a .357 could gut as well as kill a rabbit.
Larry

One of my friends and I were standing in the back of another friends PU driving down a dirt road and a rabbit took off running down the road in front of us.

My friend kept driving and my other buddy shot it with his .357, hit the rabbit in the butt and turned it inside out.

It was hilarious.

The good thing about hunting rabbits with .357 Magnums is that they don't suffer.

 

[tug700]

I identify with your friend. I am 75, have some nice guns but I don't have anyone to pass on to that will respect them. But, I have one nephew who may get a windfall of a few dozen because he is beginning to show serious interest. Otherwise, I guess, I will have sell them.