New-to-me 242Ti

[zercool]

Nope, that's no typo. Thanks to forum member ClayFlingyThingy I scooped a 242 from a shop down his way. I took a bit of a chance and bought it sight unseen, but I think it worked out quite well. Looks like the proverbial "carried lots, shot little". A few scrapes and a small ding, but overall very good condition. I'll be ordering a holster in the next week or so, and I'm already looking for new grips and considering replacing the front sight blade with a tritium dot. (Anyone have suggestions on that?)

 

[thomasinaz]

Nice find. This is one of the guns I wish S&W would have made more of.

 

[WC145]

Nice catch, I was in line behind you. How much did you end up giving for it?

I picked up a LNIB Colt 1991A1 .38 Super from a shop in NJ for $500 a month or so ago thanks to a poster on another forum.

 

[zercool]

Nice catch, I was in line behind you. How much did you end up giving for it?

I picked up a LNIB Colt 1991A1 .38 Super from a shop in NJ for $500 a month or so ago thanks to a poster on another forum.

I ended up on the right side of four bills... :-D

 

[HEADKNOCKER]

I put a Fiber optic sight in a 242 years ago..
Not too hard since I'd done a few others..
Look for a sight for a 342Ti..
Also note that a 686+ speedloaders worked well with the 7 shot 242..

The 242 & 296 are the only L Frame Centennials ever made..
They are very cool & kinda hard to find..
Congrats!!

 

[WC145]

I ended up on the right side of four bills... :-D

Eeeeexcellent!!!

 

[Revolver King]

This Ashley big Dot works well and I have CT grips on it.

 

[MSgt G]

A great catch! I've been wanting one for awhile now.

 

[westkybanded]

That didn't come from a little shop in Kentucky did it?

 

[zercool]

That didn't come from a little shop in Kentucky did it?

I don't know how "little" since I only talked to them on the phone, but yes, it did ... MG&A...

RevolverKing - Ashley turned into XS Sights, and knowing that fits makes me very happy. Thanks! Who did your moonclip conversion?

 

[westkybanded]

I don't know how "little" since I only talked to them on the phone, but yes, it did ... MG&A...

Wanna see something weird? Pop it open and see if yours has this little burred up spot in it. Did Mike give you the box and lock too?

I bought that same gun from him last year, and it just didn't fit my needs (was bigger than I wanted to carry). I traded it back to him on a new deer rifle, and a buncha ammo. It had the box and lock when I traded it back.

That scar (I think) is where some previous owner before me spun the cylinder a bunch and slapped it shut. Neat to see it go to a forum member!

 

[zercool]

Wanna see something weird? Pop it open and see if yours has this little burred up spot in it. Did Mike give you the box and lock too?

I bought that same gun from him last year, and it just didn't fit my needs (was bigger than I wanted to carry). I traded it back to him on a new deer rifle, and a buncha ammo. It had the box and lock when I traded it back.

That scar (I think) is where some previous owner before me spun the cylinder a bunch and slapped it shut. Neat to see it go to a forum member!

Falling into the category of "small world"... Yep, that's it!

No box or lock, which would have been nice but certainly aren't critical to me. I wonder if it moved through another set of hands between us? There's a small ding in the underlug near the muzzle, did it have that when you owned it?

 

[westkybanded]

Falling into the category of "small world"... Yep, that's it!

No box or lock, which would have been nice but certainly aren't critical to me. I wonder if it moved through another set of hands between us? There's a small ding in the underlug near the muzzle, did it have that when you owned it?

Yep, that was there when I bought it. The box wasn't in the greatest of shape when I got it, but it was origional which was nice. Mike said he was going to take it home with him when I traded it back. You may want to call him and see if he still has it. I bet he's got it in a drawer somewhere!

 

[Smee78]

I have the same gun and love it, cant beat the size and fire power in such a light weight gun, congrats on your find.