New to me Model 67 no dash

[Critch]

So, last night I took the pistol apart and gave it a really good cleaning. I found some hardened gunk or carbon in front of the cylinder, that may have contributed to the tough opening. I also used Murphy's Oil Soap on the grips to clean them. I considered spirits or turpentine, but I was concerned that they would hurt the finish....the parts are soaking and I hope to get it back together tonight.

 

[Lobster Picnic]

I acquired a stainless sight 67 ND several years ago. The finish was rough but not unsalvagable with some Mothers Mag polish. It shoots very well. My wife stole it for her bedside gun.

 

[kaaskop49]

You may want to pay attention to the lug holding the cylinder latch and the tiny screw securing the rear sight. On the early stainless Smiths, both can loosen when firing. It was a problem on my 67-no dash until they were Loc-tited securely. I've never liked my 67 because it was not a 66, but it's the gun I've shot the most and the one I use for perfect scores on CCW qualifications.

Kaaskop49
Shield #5103

P.S. My 3K3xxxx was mfg'd in '72 and purchased in '73.

 

[James E. McCall]

I have a Model 67 with a 1 over same Ser. #3K89xxx that I got in a swap with a fellow officer as he wanted my Chiefs Special as he was going into the Detective Bureau and it was too heavy for him to carry. I wound up carrying it as a duty weapon and went to the NJ Bergen County Police range to qualify with same. Qualified with a score of 150 out of 150 all double action, it seemed like I was in the groove while firing . I blackened the back of the rear sight with a laundry pen and using a yellow lumber crayon stippled the back of the front sight, the backstrap and front strap were naturally grooved as well as the face of the trigger and with a two handed grip and bent at the knees I couldn't miss the black. Well they couldn't believe what I fired and had me do it again which I did. The range officer tried about a dozen rounds and hit the black every time. He couldn't believe how that trigger was so smooth in Double Action and in single action it was like he was using a cookie cutter on the bullseye, I then copied him doing the same. He asked if I had it tuned and I said thats the way it came from the factory, no work ever done on it. I only put about 500 rounds down the barrel before this and it was the same then. I have put about 5,000 rounds thru it since then and is still as accurate as before.

 

[xfarfuldog]

I agree with you on K frames. I have to disagree on cheerleaders. My late wife and at least one earlier girlfriend were blonde cheerleaders.