Pics Of Re-finished Shorty 40

[martialcomp]

I bought a Shorty 40 here in California from a Pawn Shop. I already had a stainless that took me 10 years to find due to California's ridiculous gun laws. So, I bought the second pistol.

The finish was really worn so I took it straight to Bolsa Gunsmithing and had them send it to S&W for a complete re-finish.

When I went to pick up the pistol, they had done everything except the safety and slide stop. So, I had Bolsa do those parts in black teflon.

I bought this pistol in late March and I finally picked it up today.

4+ months to get everything done.

 

[Dot_mdb]

Nice gun and good results with the refinish.

Bill

 

[bkp3gen]

S&W refinishing is the only way to go. They have done a couple of stainless for me and the finish is flawless.....great looking Shorty

 

[martialcomp]

I have actually been considering a complete re-finish on my stainless Shorty 40.

I haven't decided to do it yet but I am seriously thinking about it.

 

[jcall]

Wow! that turned out great! Might be a dumb question but, I have never heard of a Shorty 40. Can you give some info about it. Great looking pistol.

 

[Palmetto Sharpshooter]

Nice job! If it's not too personal, what did they charge? Thanks for sharing the photos.

 

[martialcomp]

I will need to look for the receipt but I think it was around $250.

 

[HEADKNOCKER]

Tell us about the adjustable Sights..
BTW Great Looking Refinish Too..
SWEET!!
Gary/Hk

 

[martialcomp]

I am not sure of the brand on the adjustable sights.

They are the same type of sights I have on my other stainless Shorty 40.

Also, another person had a question about the Shorty 40.

The Smith and Wesson Shorty 40 was first built by the Performance Center in the early 90's.

The Shorty 40 has a fitted match grade barrel, spherical titanium barrel bushing, slide and frame fit is very tight. In fact, on some PC guns, it is so tight that re-assembly can be challenging. There is usually little or no movement at all in the

Most of the PC guns are very accurate. The Shorty 40 was tested a few times and came in at a little over 1" at 25 yards.

Most of the PC guns range between .75" and 1.5" at 25 yards depending on the model and barrel length.

I consider them to be works of art because of the fit and finish.

Paul Liebenberg is the man to thank for the success of the PC. The Shorty 40 was his creation. He was told it couldn't be built and that the gun would blow up due to high chamber pressures. He is no longer with Smith and Wesson but his designs are still being used on current PC guns. In additon, some of the same features were added to the TSW line of pistols.

Here in CA, most of the TDA versions are difficult to find and they can't be imported because they are not on the CA DOJ list. I paid $675 for this one and then had over $300 dollars worth of work done to it.

The refinishing from S&W was around 250, the teflon coating for the extra parts was $75.

 

[Palmetto Sharpshooter]

I am not sure of the brand on the adjustable sights.]

LPA

 

[Tim Nagel]

Nice pistol

 

[customizedcreationz]

Cool looks good !

 

[s2harry]

looks like a 469?? only in .40 yes? ( and of course the tight fit)

 

[coiler666]

Looks like an absolute great gun for ccw. Do you carry either sir? Beautiful pistol.

 

[wachuko]

Outstanding results! Thank you for sharing.

And even with all you have spent on it, you are still under what it would cost to buy one in that condition. You did well.