TheShootist1894
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Well I bought this gem on a whim, knowing it needed work, and that I could part it out for my investment.
Of course in the time it took to get here I bought a nice 629 barrel and cylinder to make it a custom 44 mag with a shorter barrel. But this thing is pretty ugly, needs a new hand for sure and looks like a new sideplate would be in order
The real question is should I pursue a custom N Frame 44 mag on this very affordable donor or get this thing to work as a 41 mag, paint it (cerakote) and sell it for a small $$
The Unsafe to Fire tag is there because it does not quite come up to time when cocked at a normal pace, hammer back hard it gets there . . .
The exposed area of the gun had been polished with a dremel or other rotary tool and the frame surfaces are uneven and pitted (housefire, found in a swamp??) The gun's springs are in good shape, and you can see all the black crud that was left under the pachy's
A little background on me so you don't think this is a totally crazy pursuit, I work as a fulltime gunsmith, I like to tune up revolvers, and my true passion is 1911's. . . .
Soo what say ye? Part it out and let it die? Get it working and sell it ugly? OR Order the $250 worth of parts to make it badass from Brownells, hack off that 629 barrel I bought and make it much better??
I am torn. ..
Would also like to narrow down a ship date, cause it is close, but if it is a birthday gun, well that's a whole 'nother can of worms . .. Serial # AUW3485.
Of course in the time it took to get here I bought a nice 629 barrel and cylinder to make it a custom 44 mag with a shorter barrel. But this thing is pretty ugly, needs a new hand for sure and looks like a new sideplate would be in order
The real question is should I pursue a custom N Frame 44 mag on this very affordable donor or get this thing to work as a 41 mag, paint it (cerakote) and sell it for a small $$
The Unsafe to Fire tag is there because it does not quite come up to time when cocked at a normal pace, hammer back hard it gets there . . .
The exposed area of the gun had been polished with a dremel or other rotary tool and the frame surfaces are uneven and pitted (housefire, found in a swamp??) The gun's springs are in good shape, and you can see all the black crud that was left under the pachy's
A little background on me so you don't think this is a totally crazy pursuit, I work as a fulltime gunsmith, I like to tune up revolvers, and my true passion is 1911's. . . .
Soo what say ye? Part it out and let it die? Get it working and sell it ugly? OR Order the $250 worth of parts to make it badass from Brownells, hack off that 629 barrel I bought and make it much better??
I am torn. ..
Would also like to narrow down a ship date, cause it is close, but if it is a birthday gun, well that's a whole 'nother can of worms . .. Serial # AUW3485.
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