Go easy and use a good cloth.
My next to the last gun
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Go easy and use a good cloth.
Cajun, the title of the thread indicates to me that there will always be one more.
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Not really. I just use my fingertip to apply it. Let it dry. Then lightly buff it off gently with a soft clean cloth. I tell people you’re trying to polish something, not sand a piece of plywood. Gently and by hand. No power tools. I’ve done it on I don’t know how many guns and I’ve never seen any damage.
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Cajun, the title of the thread indicates to me that there will always be one more.
I can neither confirm nor deny.
Thanks for the advice on the Flitz. I’ve used it on nickel guns just never on blued.
Tijeras_Slim
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Recover your costs. Take the Social Security Number and sell it to some day laborer hanging around Home Depot. < JK>
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I got it home yesterday, and I believe you're right. It has been refinished, and the stocks are some kind of aftermarket, but that won't hurt it shooting. The stocks at least LOOK period.
It's got some minor pitting too. I've cleaned it up, Flitzed and Ren waxed it and it's looking a little better this morning, but it's still what it is. An old five screw, M&P 38 that has probably walked a beat somewere, sometime along the way. I'm sure that number stamped on the grip frame (11530) is a rack/badge number. The trigger isn't bad at all, bore looks good. It will be a good companion to my Colt Official Police 38, but the S&W has the experience the Colt doesn't have. 
I load 38 wadcutters for guns like this. I'm looking forward to getting it to the range this weekend.
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I too had trouble seeing any S&W logo in the medallions when enlarged. The diamond does not look like factory work. You didn't say what 90% ended up being but to me any S&W revolver that shoots well is worth $500-$600 all day long. Regardless of finish or stocks it will still get its intended job done.
The last time my shooting buddy and I did a Richmond day trip, we skipped Green Top because we spent ourselves out at Cabela’s and Bass Pro. I very seldom make it out of GT without spending some $$$!
Froggie
Heh heh. Last time I went there to buy a $10 gun sock, I dropped $700+ at the used gun...uhh... drug... counter on the way to the gun socks in the far back corner.
GMTA.
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Oh, I paid $450.00 for it.
And here it is after being fluffed and buffed, cleaned and oiled, and Flitzed and waxed.
That right side view is actually not very good. It slipped down a bit and looks sort of flat. The roll marks are much sharper than they appear there.
I have had a long line of next to the last guns
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Turns out that's an eagle in the medallions. I had to get out a flashlight to really see what it is. That right side stock has some nice tiger striping going on there. I didn't notice it until I saw that picture. Other than that, they're pretty plain, but don't look bad at all.
Didn't Sile use an eagle in their grip medallions?...
...Ben
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Didn't Sile use an eagle in their grip medallions?...
I have never heard of them, but did manage to find a picture of a set of one of their grips that appears to have the same eagle on them.
I will say, whatever they are, they're quite comfortable. Maybe a little thicker than factory Magna's but that might be my imagination.
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That was a fantastic pick up. Your fluff and buff really made it shine. Here's to the next next-to the last gun!
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