Purchased one of these "destroyed" frames for training, etc.
Kind of made me sick when I first saw it. Born: July 1985
Kind of made me sick when I first saw it. Born: July 1985
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model 686....well, sort of
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Saw these for sale.
Are the sideplate and all internals intact?
Are the sideplate and all internals intact?
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Yes sir, in this particular one they are intact.......
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Protocall_Design
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At least that evil gun can't hurt anyone now...
Where can one buy those?
Where can one buy those?
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TAC
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I've seen these 'chopped' revolvers for sale on Ebay. In fact, there are a lot of S&W revolver parts on Ebay!
smith and wesson revolver parts | eBay
smith and wesson revolver parts | eBay
I almost bought one the other day on eBay. They have the grip frame n barrels too. The whole gun. In 3 pieces. But the internals was all that was good. The barrel was cut off at the frame. Still cheap s&w.
The pain. A guy could weld on a dummy grip frame, install a hammer spring and have it function for display and training purposes.
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On the positive side, it's already had the recall modification done. Just one less thing to worry about.....
Just wondering, what was the source of them. Why were they demilled? Crime use? The way you talk there are quite a few of them. At least a source for spare parts.
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Taroman advised RTG Parts has some of them. I got the one in the photograph from Ebay. Cheaper from RTG.
Not sure why they were destroyed. The seller advised the agency "upgraded" to a newer handgun and the old "government" service guns were ordered demilled.
Certainly a source for forged parts.
Not sure why they were destroyed. The seller advised the agency "upgraded" to a newer handgun and the old "government" service guns were ordered demilled.
Certainly a source for forged parts.
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Some police agencies and years ago some Federal agencies used to sell or trade in their guns when they upgraded to a different model or when they figured some of them were getting worn out.
This saved the taxpayer money because the sale or trade in would reduce the cost of the new guns.
Now days, due to political correctness most LE departments destroy their guns so they can't be used by evil criminals, also known as the taxpayers.
So, in some cases they cut them up like these, and in others so someone can't even salvage a hammer or trigger, they run them through a metal grinding machine that chops them into small pieces.
That's what Bill Clinton ordered done with a lot of M1 Rifles, Carbines, and a lot of .22LR Remington 513T, Remington 40X .22's, and Winchester 52D .22 target rifles.
You know, those favorite weapons of drug dealers.
In that case they were run through a machine nicknamed "Captain Crunch".
The point is, they don't want the taxpayer being able to acquire guns they paid for, paid to have destroyed, and would have paid for a second time if we were allowed to buy them.
This saved the taxpayer money because the sale or trade in would reduce the cost of the new guns.
Now days, due to political correctness most LE departments destroy their guns so they can't be used by evil criminals, also known as the taxpayers.
So, in some cases they cut them up like these, and in others so someone can't even salvage a hammer or trigger, they run them through a metal grinding machine that chops them into small pieces.
That's what Bill Clinton ordered done with a lot of M1 Rifles, Carbines, and a lot of .22LR Remington 513T, Remington 40X .22's, and Winchester 52D .22 target rifles.
You know, those favorite weapons of drug dealers.
In that case they were run through a machine nicknamed "Captain Crunch".
The point is, they don't want the taxpayer being able to acquire guns they paid for, paid to have destroyed, and would have paid for a second time if we were allowed to buy them.
