My new 29

[bondjamesbond]

I traded a 28-2 for a 29 no dash, the 29 had some terrible painted finish, I soaked it in acetone and scrubbed with a stiff brush, turned out it had no finish on the frame and side plate ,so a bit of work and some cold blue I think it came out ok, took off the hogues added some Thai grips

 

[outta_ammo]

Looks good. Which cold blue did you use?

 

[bondjamesbond]

Birchwood Casey superblue liquid

 

[67ray]

Will Flitz take the Birchwood off?

 

[Wiregrassguy]

Flitz and any other polish will take off hot blue finish if used vigorously.

 

[dsk]

Flitz claims it's harmless to bluing, but having used it I can say that at the very least it will thin the high edges on any hot-blued firearm. On cold bluing it will likely take it right off.

 

[Neversink n Klapperthal]

used sparingly,Flitz has greatly improved older blueing for me which has lost its pizzaz. Does a fantastic job on nickel too. It had turned drab guns into sparklers for me. As far as a cold blue,I`m sure it would remove it without much effort. I have never seen it damage the blueing on a Smith. Perhaps with a lot of rubbing it might

 

[dsk]

On a gun like a Smith with its high-polish finish the adverse effects of using Flitz are probably minimal. But I've used it on recent Colts with their bug-eyed rollmarks, and afterwards the tops of the letters were lightened.

 

[Engine49guy]

You traded up either way but can you post some close up clear pics of the muzzle and fs unit from the side ?

It may have been shortened at some point, or not.

 

[bondjamesbond]

Shipped as 6 inch barrel replaced with a 4 sometime in the past

 

[lrb1200]

Well, a curious question is:

What kind of shape was the 28-2 in?

 

[bondjamesbond]

Picture in first post

 

[bondjamesbond]

I also got 400 rounds of 44 mag factory ammo,

 

[dsk]

I also got 400 rounds of 44 mag factory ammo,

Holey smokes, that's probably worth more than the gun is in today's market. I haven't seen a single box of .44 Special or Magnum on the shelf since the whole COVID thing started. I have a no-dash Model 29 of my own that I bought early last year, and it's been sitting idle for lack of ammo.