YouveHadYour6
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Very pleased to've picked up this lovely old N-frame this morning. As you can see while it hasn't been a safe queen and I'm certainly planning on it being a range gun often, it has been well taken care of, given its aprox. DOB being late-ish '56 - this is a guess based off of S/N: S 133XXX; if anyone out there knows more I'd be happy to hear.
Pretty minor cylinder wobble - less so than some new manufacture revolvers I've handled, but moreso than I'm used to on my Mod. 15 no-dash, for example. A trip to the range with a few lead rounds should show if there are any significant shaving problems, and my calipers show no problematic gapping. *Sorry, forgot to get pics, but the cone looks practically new, no flare marking, let alone hairlines or full cracks (though this is much more a problem with the K & L frames, of course); and forgive the bore pic, but the lands and grooves are beautifully sharp in good light.
From the muzzle wear, cylinder ring, and turn lines, but otherwise very crisp blue, I suspect this was an on/off shooter for a responsible individual for a long time before changing hands a time or two without being fired much at all. The grips, while very comfy presentations, are later if I'm not mistaken (part of my hunch being that if it had 50s targets in good shape, a secondary owner might've sold them ages ago), and the front sight ramp has been 'white-outed' as folks used to do for home target sights.
Definitely have to get to the range, but pretty pleased with this one. I've wanted a pre-27/28 .357 ever since reading an old Guns & Ammo article on the original Registered Magnum and its descendants as a kid, and just missed one (admittedly in higher grade and a pre-27) for almost 4k at a show the other week - call it whatever you want, but I was delighted to see this pop up locally!
(And for FAR less than 4k...or even too close to 1... 
Pics below are as-acquired; I haven't even had a chance to clean it up yet but figured I'd share with all before some errands - cheers all!
Pretty minor cylinder wobble - less so than some new manufacture revolvers I've handled, but moreso than I'm used to on my Mod. 15 no-dash, for example. A trip to the range with a few lead rounds should show if there are any significant shaving problems, and my calipers show no problematic gapping. *Sorry, forgot to get pics, but the cone looks practically new, no flare marking, let alone hairlines or full cracks (though this is much more a problem with the K & L frames, of course); and forgive the bore pic, but the lands and grooves are beautifully sharp in good light.
From the muzzle wear, cylinder ring, and turn lines, but otherwise very crisp blue, I suspect this was an on/off shooter for a responsible individual for a long time before changing hands a time or two without being fired much at all. The grips, while very comfy presentations, are later if I'm not mistaken (part of my hunch being that if it had 50s targets in good shape, a secondary owner might've sold them ages ago), and the front sight ramp has been 'white-outed' as folks used to do for home target sights.
Definitely have to get to the range, but pretty pleased with this one. I've wanted a pre-27/28 .357 ever since reading an old Guns & Ammo article on the original Registered Magnum and its descendants as a kid, and just missed one (admittedly in higher grade and a pre-27) for almost 4k at a show the other week - call it whatever you want, but I was delighted to see this pop up locally!
(And for FAR less than 4k...or even too close to 1... Pics below are as-acquired; I haven't even had a chance to clean it up yet but figured I'd share with all before some errands - cheers all!
