The coolest factory letter that I will ever receive arrived today!

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** UPDATE ON THE "COOLNESS FACTOR" IN POST #34 :)**

And it is for the coolest S&W that I will ever own! :D

I knew what the letter would say before it arrived, but that doesn't matter. It is still pegs the needle on the Cool-O-Meter.

I am honored and thrilled to be the caretaker of this beauty.

Will ensure that its provenance remains known.

Since a picture is worth a thousand word, will shut up and let them do the talking.







And no ... I am not going to fire it.

(Well, maybe just once ... literally. One round. That's it.) :)
 

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Cool gun and cooler story! Interesting to see the RR front sight on an 8 3/8" barrel.

If Roy didn't clean the cylinder face, just use one of the chambers previously used for test firing to shoot your one round. Your secret will be safe with us. :) Enjoy!
 
That is a Very cool piece of hardware with equally impressive provenance.
Greene NY is just over an hour south east from where I live!
 
Wow, a S&W revolver that Roy Jinks owned. That's kinda like having a Model A that Henry Ford owned! Congrats and enjoy owning that beautiful gun!
 
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357magster said:
Just posted in the "Questions for Roy Jinks" section, asking him about the front sight and grips. Will report back.

(Even though the grips aren't checkered, they are sweeeeeet!) :D
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For an additional notch on the cool-o-meter, you might want to also ask Roy if that gun was featured in the History Channel's "Modern Marvels" series episode "The Magnum".

He's seen in the episode intro, dark suit, single handed hold, raising a M29 8-3/8" with red insert front sight, wood target stocks up into firing position (but no shot taken).

Later in the episode (time index 29:42) when he is talking about the kick, and how his 9yr old daughter enjoyed shooting it... she thought it was fun, while at the same time big men were afraid of it, he is firing a different M29 with the long tube and red insert front sight.. it's scoped and is wearing Pach's.

[ame]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=a9W2ld06ZTA[/ame]
 
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Gunhacker said:
For an additional notch on the cool-o-meter, you might want to also ask Roy if that gun was featured in the History Channel's "Modern Marvels" series episode "The Magnum".

He's seen in the episode intro, dark suit, single handed hold, raising a M29 8-3/8" with red insert front sight, wood target stocks up into firing position (but no shot taken).

Later in the episode (time index 29:42) when he is talking about the kick, and how his 9yr old daughter enjoyed shooting it... she thought it was fun, while at the same time big men were afraid of it, he is firing a different M29 with the long tube and red insert front sight.. it's scoped and is wearing Pach's.

Modern Marvels S08E35 The Magnum - YouTube
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Thank you for this! Have not seen this episode. I think you may be right ... the gun in the opening shot could be mine. (That would definitely ratchet up the cool factor, which is already through the roof.) Note the dark colored area on the bottom left of the grip. Looks very similar to me. But the barrel in the TV show looks longer? Will ask Mr. Jinks. Thanks again!



 
357magster said:
Thank you for this! Have not seen this episode. I think you may be right ... the gun in the opening shot could be mine. (That would definitely ratchet up the cool factor, which is already through the roof.) Note the dark colored area on the bottom left of the grip. Looks very similar to me. But the barrel in the TV show looks longer? Will ask Mr. Jinks. Thanks again!



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I didn't watch the show but Gunhacker refers to 29-2 and you have a 27-2. What makes you think they switched guns?
 
Gunhacker said:
For an additional notch on the cool-o-meter, you might want to also ask Roy if that gun was featured in the History Channel's "Modern Marvels" series episode "The Magnum".

He's seen in the episode intro, dark suit, single handed hold, raising a M29 8-3/8" with red insert front sight, wood target stocks up into firing position (but no shot taken).

Later in the episode (time index 29:42) when he is talking about the kick, and how his 9yr old daughter enjoyed shooting it... she thought it was fun, while at the same time big men were afraid of it, he is firing a different M29 with the long tube and red insert front sight.. it's scoped and is wearing Pach's.

Modern Marvels S08E35 The Magnum - YouTube
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It's entertaining, but it also packs loads of BS.
 
I agree that it is VERY cool and I agree with NOT shooting it. Like the rest of us, you probably have a lot of guns to shoot, that were not owned by Roy Jinks. I have been back and forth about this with some of the guns I own, some are just too nice. Shoot the guns that are 90-95%. Shotgunner
 
WOW, you nabbed that bit of history for $1092 &.50 centavo's? I'd call that armed robbery. Good for you, enjoy it, a lot. Take it to the range, handle it with great care not to scratch or nick it, then shoot the snot out of it. As long as you don't damage it cosmetically, it will never effect resale seeing the weapon was never claimed to be NIB.
Congrats on owning a majorly KOOL piece.
 
That was a steal. I figured all his guns would go for big $$.

Fairly decent price for any high finish model 27 with the presentation box and smooth targets. Having the letter from Roy saying it was delivered to him is icing on the cake.
 
two-bit cowboy said:
Wouldn't it be easy to assume Henry Ford owned every Model A, but Roy did not own every S&W? So doesn't this Magnum's provenance thereby exceed a Model A's by a factor of between ten and one thousand? I'm asking....
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Wow, I'd never thought of that. (Sorry for misspelling Roy's last name BTW.) Very good point.

I should've realized this because I owned a music store for many years and literally owned thousands of guitars during that time. ;) Best wishes.
 
Well hasn't the gun already been shot? It's got a turn ring and I can't imagine someone would swap a front sight on a gun they weren't going to shoot. Hard for me to see the value in a gun that's not all original, no matter who used to own it. I mean by all accounts I hear Roy is a great guy, but he doesn't walk on water and apparently even he didn't want that gun. I'm not trying to poo-poo your purchase, i'm Just saying I would have no qualms whatsoever about shooting it, a lot. Congratulations and I hope you enjoy your ownership of it beyond just using it as a dust collector in your safe.
 
It is HIS gun. He can do whatever he wants, shoot or not. Not that your opinions aren't highly valued, of course.
 
Wow that gun is stand alone cool but when you add Roy Jinks owned it originally it goes past cool to freekin polar ice cold with a 50 degree wind chill .Man U SO LUCKY !!!. Shoot it don't shoot it wow I wish I could have that kind of a problem to contemplate .Congratulations to you 357magster with that screen name I can't think of anyone better to own that gun ahh well except me haha.
 
Cool story. Awesome gun.

It was made to shoot and that's what I would do with it. My opinion, fwiw, of course.
 
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