Yahto
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I'll have to pull them off and see what's under there! More to come...
Show-N-Tell - The Modified S&Ws
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Cool plan!
My cylinder came from Brownells, however it was very soon after the 696 was discontinued, so at this late date, might be hard to locate. I would try Brownells, Midway, S&W, and then S&W official service ctrs. around the country. It will drop in and comes as an assembly with it's own fitted extractor star. S&W Part # 216380000, Brownells # 940-000-771.
Worst case scenario, get a current Model 69 44 Mag Cyl. The 296, 696, and 69 are all built on the same frame, the L frame and are 5 shot. The cyl may be a little longer, but that would not be a deal killer, just have the front faced off to proper length.
I did change the thumb latch to the symmetrical earlier version, I dislike the current asymmetrical version. Although they do have an advantage with using speed loaders as they were designed to be.
Hope this is helpful,
This was my thought, too. A few years ago I gave my 296 the same treatment Jim described and heavied it up with a 696 cylinder. I got mine from Numrich, but it was one of the last two or three cylinders they had. The gun was just too light to shoot stout .44 Special loads, and the extra weight, though not gigantic, was just enough to make the recoil tolerable.
I also put a Big Dot front sight on it. Here's what it looks like now:
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Yahto
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So, I pulled the stocks off and both halves have the number 15 hand written in a whiteish crayon/marker. I also have to say these stocks fit very nice and snug!
StrawHat
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Three of the four "N" frames have been modified.
The top left is a M22-4 and except for th e grips it has remained stock, why mess with perfection?
The lower left is a M28-2 I converted in the 80s and the two on the right a 1917s I shortened.
I like the 45 ACP "N" frame.
Kevin
The top left is a M22-4 and except for th e grips it has remained stock, why mess with perfection?
The lower left is a M28-2 I converted in the 80s and the two on the right a 1917s I shortened.
I like the 45 ACP "N" frame.
Kevin
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Bubba jobs can play too? Well, okay. I'm not quite finished with it yet as I've been too busy/FL has been too hot to be playing around in the garage. Work left to complete: finish fitting the sideplate (it's 95% of the way there), then try to patina it to match the rest of the gun. The cylinder will also be reamed for .45 Colt so I can shoot cowboy loads or .455 Webley. Depending on POI it may also end up wearing a Wonder Sight. Oh, and I have a cool modified hammer (kind of like a King double cock eye but not) but it needs some fitting and Kasenit.
It's comprised of parts from 3 different guns (with a few small parts swapped here and there for better fit). The frame, yoke, cylinder assembly and ejector rod are from one gun, the barrel from another (Sixgun Strumpet had one in his junk drawer and was nice enough to give it to me), and the internals and sideplate from yet another gun. Obviously this took some fitting/luck to get assembled. It now times perfectly, has ~.001 endshake and a correct cylinder gap (can't remember off the top of my head what it speced to). The front sight is from a Parker Hale converted Victory, I thought it fit the whole British theme pretty well. The grips I actually found on eBay a couple weeks ago, I had gone through a couple other pairs that I didn't think quite fit the look but I'm digging these.
edit: Oh yeah, and I picked up this old thing a couple weeks ago. Doesn't look very modified, until you look closely at the hammer and the internals.
It's comprised of parts from 3 different guns (with a few small parts swapped here and there for better fit). The frame, yoke, cylinder assembly and ejector rod are from one gun, the barrel from another (Sixgun Strumpet had one in his junk drawer and was nice enough to give it to me), and the internals and sideplate from yet another gun. Obviously this took some fitting/luck to get assembled. It now times perfectly, has ~.001 endshake and a correct cylinder gap (can't remember off the top of my head what it speced to). The front sight is from a Parker Hale converted Victory, I thought it fit the whole British theme pretty well. The grips I actually found on eBay a couple weeks ago, I had gone through a couple other pairs that I didn't think quite fit the look but I'm digging these.
edit: Oh yeah, and I picked up this old thing a couple weeks ago. Doesn't look very modified, until you look closely at the hammer and the internals.
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You gotta come back and show us that first project when it's finished!! That looks like a great project. IIRC, Iggy has a modified 45 posted somewhere on this thread that fires a number of 45 variations. That may be an increasingly cool ability whenever the next great ammo shortage occurs, and you can digest just about any 45 that you can find. By the way, what is the barrel length?
Best Regards, Les
You gotta come back and show us that first project when it's finished!! That looks like a great project. IIRC, Iggy has a modified 45 posted somewhere on this thread that fires a number of 45 variations. That may be an increasingly cool ability whenever the next great ammo shortage occurs, and you can digest just about any 45 that you can find. By the way, what is the barrel length?
Best Regards, Les
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The barrel came out to 3.25", I didn't have that in mind when I began, just chopped and trimmed until I got to a length that was aesthetically pleasing. I'm hoping to finish it up sometime around Christmas/New Years, which whould mean it only took me ~3 years to complete 
Well, I like it. You are right: that barrel length is aesthetically pleasing, at least to me. I'm one of those guys that always liked the 3 1/2" N frame .357 magnum, though, and it has very similar proportions. I think you have a real winner there, and you'll have to post it when you finally get it finished up. I would not classify this project as a "bubba" either. It looks like you have some real skills that you are employing in this modification.
Best Regards, Les
Best Regards, Les
1921 2nd model HE / 24-3 .44spl
I've shared this one before but I believe it fits well into this great thread.
This is my project Smith it's still a work in progress.
I looked a long time to find the right gun for this project, one I wouldn't hurt the value or originality of. (that was already done).
If I remember correctly it came with a 6.5 barrel that was not original to the gun, and it was almost a smooth bore.
This gun had some old pitting and was re-blued before I got it, hence the blued hammer and trigger, someone added the adjustable rear sight along the way (they did a good job with it).
I purchased the 3" 24-3 barrel online and had my gunsmith put it on for me, he had to fix some cylinder movement and re-cut the forcing cone. (now it's a pinned 24-3 barrel.
I purchased a new-old non mushroom ejector from a forum member which had to be modified.
I added the stocks (off ebay) and a Tyler T that I already had, then I found a lanyard, I was lucky that the pin to hold the lanyard was still in the gun.
I mentioned that it's a work in progress, I'm not happy with the abrupt top line of the barrel/frame match up, this will be addressed in the future as well as removing the blueing from the hammer and trigger (Hondo44 gave me some advice of how to do that).
I'll finish this project someday but my list of what I want to do, changes with time.
I've shared this one before but I believe it fits well into this great thread.
This is my project Smith it's still a work in progress.
I looked a long time to find the right gun for this project, one I wouldn't hurt the value or originality of. (that was already done).
If I remember correctly it came with a 6.5 barrel that was not original to the gun, and it was almost a smooth bore.
This gun had some old pitting and was re-blued before I got it, hence the blued hammer and trigger, someone added the adjustable rear sight along the way (they did a good job with it).
I purchased the 3" 24-3 barrel online and had my gunsmith put it on for me, he had to fix some cylinder movement and re-cut the forcing cone. (now it's a pinned 24-3 barrel.
I purchased a new-old non mushroom ejector from a forum member which had to be modified.
I added the stocks (off ebay) and a Tyler T that I already had, then I found a lanyard, I was lucky that the pin to hold the lanyard was still in the gun.
I mentioned that it's a work in progress, I'm not happy with the abrupt top line of the barrel/frame match up, this will be addressed in the future as well as removing the blueing from the hammer and trigger (Hondo44 gave me some advice of how to do that).
I'll finish this project someday but my list of what I want to do, changes with time.
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senecaap
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Here's a .44HE 3rd Model transitional that was shortened. Pretty decent job too. The number matching stocks have notches for a grip adapter. The holster is a custom without a maker's mark.
This is my dream gun. I just haven't found one modified or an original in the condition to be used as a base. One of these days
DevilDog72
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HD now a 44 Special,
Dave, I would really like to see more pics of this gun. I looks just like something I would love to have
Dave, I would really like to see more pics of this gun. I looks just like something I would love to have
Eddie Southgate
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Warm loads in 38-40 and 44-40 are known for that. The tapered cases have a tendency to back up just enough to drag. Cool gun,I like 38-40 a lot.
Eddie
I've shown this before, but here goes. My Model 624 that I installed and fit a Model 29 barrel on, and then had the gun hard chromed.
While not anywhere near as extreme as some of the beautiful examples of how folks think their guns SHOULD be, my 629-3 started like this when I bought it and ended up like that when I finished with it. I find the 4" balance and feel to be just grand.
Stu
THIS
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Stu
THIS
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This is a post WW 2 1917 model commercial. The front sight has been modified and backstrap grooved.
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I can join the 1917 commercial modified line also. Sights by who knows?
Postwar one of 998 or thereabouts. It is well sighted in at 50ft.
Stu
Postwar one of 998 or thereabouts. It is well sighted in at 50ft.
Stu
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Frank46
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Beautiful revolvers all of them. In about a 100 years there is going to be a lot of head scratching going on when we are all dust. S&W collectors are going to have fits trying to figure out what was what. Thanks for sharing and as I said beautiful revolvers all of them. Frank
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This is MY favorite thread on the Forum!!!!!!!!!
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