New to me 28-2 Snub Nose

[boatswainsmate]

Hello all,
I recently purchased this firearm at auction. It has all the characteristics of a Jovino but I can't find anywhere that they made them in 357 Magnum. Thanks in advance for any information. Boats

 

[Dino44]

Cool piece, Boats.

 

[A10]

Nice gun, and one I would be happy to own. It does look Jovino like. What caliber did you say it is?

 

[boatswainsmate]

Nice gun, and one I would be happy to own. It does look Jovino like. What caliber did you say it is?

357 Magnum

 

[A10]

357 Magnum

NIce!

 

[65-2x2]

Dang, that is a nice one.

 

[moosedog]

Someone did a very nice job on that gun. Strickly business.

 

[STCM(SW)]

Once again what does a 2" revolver need with adjustable sights?
Only in the movies and on TV did I see that.
Highway Patrol show saw the guy shoot one at someone at least a 100 yards away and hit the bad guy.....

 

[686PC]

That is the nicest looking custom 28 I've ever seen! Congrats on the find! It's just conjecture on my part, but it is not hard to imagine a police officer owning a model 28 and dropping it by Jovino's shop back in the day for these mods.

 

[robvious]

that's kind of cool...

 

[blackdeuce]

Very cool.

What were the factors that identified it as a 28-2?

 

[boatswainsmate]

Very cool.

What were the factors that identified it as a 28-2?

stamped on the frame

 

[blackdeuce]

stamped on the frame

Duh! Lol. I should have thought of that. I was looking at the things that didn't look like a 28.

 

[Vtgw938]

Any chance the barrel is sleeved?

 

[Mike SC Hunter]

Once again what does a 2" revolver need with adjustable sights?
Only in the movies and on TV did I see that.
Highway Patrol show saw the guy shoot one at someone at least a 100 yards away and hit the bad guy.....

My 2 in adjustable sighted Smiths of all calibers allow me to adjust POA to POI.............Barrel length is irrelevant.

 

[boatswainsmate]

Any chance the barrel is sleeved?

Not sure and I wouldn't know how to tell.

 

[bobsguns]

Once again what does a 2" revolver need with adjustable sights?
Only in the movies and on TV did I see that.
Highway Patrol show saw the guy shoot one at someone at least a 100 yards away and hit the bad guy.....

I have popped balloons at 50 yards with a snubbie. Yes, I missed a few shots but once I learned the hold-over, I more often than not hit one.

Never tried a 100 yard shot though.

Bob Munden used to do some long-range shooting with a snubbie on several episodes of Am Shooter. Probably on youtube.

Adj sights doesn't HAVE to be long-range shooting either. When I teach a female just starting shooting, I always mention, "You may have to make a precise shot from 10-20 yards. What if your husband (or kid) has a knife held to their throat? What then?"

I have both adj & fixed sights on my 2 & 3 inch guns. I much prefer the adj sights for the reasons above.

My .o2

 

[bobsguns]

Not sure and I wouldn't know how to tell.

Doubtful it's sleeved, IMO.

Making SURE the gun is empty & cylinder left open, one can look at the muzzle & see the sleeving on those guns that have them.

Dash 2s were made from 1961 to 1969, so sleeved bbls on Smiths were virtually unknown then. I know rifle bbls were sometimes sleeved, but I think that was to replace a worn out bore or to go to a smaller caliber. Someone smarter than me can fill in those blanks on when & why sleeving began.

My .o2


ETA: here's a pic of a sleeved bbl on a Smith. Note the border showing on the muzzle.

 

[Frailer]

Once again what does a 2" revolver need with adjustable sights?
Only in the movies and on TV did I see that.
Highway Patrol show saw the guy shoot one at someone at least a 100 yards away and hit the bad guy.....

In addition to the already-mentioned advantage of being able to ensure the point of aim matches the point of impact, adjustable sights are much more visible, and can thus be acquired more quickly.

Shoot a 2" Model 10 and a 2" Model 15 and the difference becomes immediately apparent.

 

[LittleAugieMo]

Botta-Boom....Botta-Bing!!