Unusual phone call
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Lenny_D
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You know I was going to give you props for what you did here but then saw the link to the Cracked Model 38 thread you posted previously. Anyone who would do that, warrants my suspicion with anything they say afterwards. I hope this thread is true as someone making amends but quite frankly I'm not sure it is.
Ouch.
And it was good of the pawn shop guys to maintain their ethics and decline to give PR's contact info to the original seller...
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M3Stuart
Member
DUDE!
I feel I'm not hijacking the thread because the cracked 38 issue was already raised. And this is all IMHO, just sayin', etc...
We as forum members, gun owners, citizens, etc are and should be what I call 'self policing'. Nobody has to tell us the right thing to do. We just know it and do it.
A gun with a cracked frame is a dangerous thing. We know that.
My 2 cents; take the cash you got from this deal and go undo the cracked frame deal. You'll feel better about yourself.
If karma is going your way, you may be able to send it back to S&W and get some kind of resolution.
I feel I'm not hijacking the thread because the cracked 38 issue was already raised. And this is all IMHO, just sayin', etc...
We as forum members, gun owners, citizens, etc are and should be what I call 'self policing'. Nobody has to tell us the right thing to do. We just know it and do it.
A gun with a cracked frame is a dangerous thing. We know that.
My 2 cents; take the cash you got from this deal and go undo the cracked frame deal. You'll feel better about yourself.
If karma is going your way, you may be able to send it back to S&W and get some kind of resolution.
oberon
Member
Good thread.
What goes 'round comes 'round.
Pay it forward.
I'm pleased to see that there are others who recognize intrinsic value in excess of the simple commodity value.
Ya done good, and fellows can learn from your experience.
These are the things that restore faith in the nature of the beast.
I ain't a 36 fan, but there are plenty in circulation so you won't have any trouble finding one you like.
What goes 'round comes 'round.
Pay it forward.
I'm pleased to see that there are others who recognize intrinsic value in excess of the simple commodity value.
Ya done good, and fellows can learn from your experience.
These are the things that restore faith in the nature of the beast.
I ain't a 36 fan, but there are plenty in circulation so you won't have any trouble finding one you like.
Sebago Son
Member
Nieghbor, did you read the WHOLE thread?
hotrod150
Member
I did read the linked thread to the end. Without again getting into the ethics of knowingly selling a revolver with an undisclosed defect (which is maybe why that other thread was closed), has anyone ever heard of or had a revolver catastrophically fail due to an "airweight crack"? I have heard that these cracks are not too uncommon, and the usual cause is having the steel barrel unscrewed from/screwed into the aluminum frame. I can see that it's a serious deduct to the value, but (kinda like shooting plus-P 38's in a 1980's steel j-frame) is it really a safety issue?
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PuertoRican
Member
Hotrod, while the cracks are fairly common, I've been unable to find anything that shows a catastrophic failure of these revolvers. And while I'm here & addressing this subject - let me add that, for those of you who have commented negatively on this thread, yes it went down exaclty like I said. I've just returned from putting that revolver in the hands of the man who was looking for it.
I didn't post this originally looking for "atta boy"s. Just thought it would be of interest. Whatever y'all think of me is what it is. I'm not gonna waste band width trying to change anybody's mind, one way or the other. Frankly, Scarlett, I don't give a damn. That being said, I have have had more than one transaction with members here. Both buying & selling. I'm more than certain that none of them will tell you that those transactions were conducted in any fashion short of straight up & honest. It is what it is. The gentleman I just met is happy that he got the revolver back. As for me , it don't really matter one way or the other. I know its a given that I'll never find another like it. So what. I put myself in his place & did what I thought what right. Whether y'all think highly of me behind that is immaterial. I come here for the knowledge I can glean not for anyone's approval.
Black Knight
Member
I have heard it said more than once that no good deed goes unpunished. I hope your punishment turns out to be something equal to or better than the model 36. A good heart should be rewarded.
hotrod150
Member
Not only heard of them, I had one. M642
I see the crack, but I'm not just talking about a crack. Did the gun come apart? Pics?
olskool
Member
it must not have meant much to him to pawn it to start with. i think like tom, it will be back at the shop before it is over.
I didn't know how long it was cracked and wasn't waiting to find out. The gun went back to S&W and they gave me a new one.
Lenny_D
Member
Not trying to start something here but "really"? A crack in that location certainly has the potential for a catastrophic failure and that is enough for me. I would not shoot a gun with a cracked frame period.
Len
Duke426
Member
Times are tough right now and some people have to make hard decisions. It doesn't mean the gun didn't mean anything to him. Maybe the person who pawned it had to choose between keeping food on the table and the house heated vs keeping his dad's gun. Maybe now he can afford to get the gun back. You just don't know until you've been in the other man's shoes.
Keep Dad's gun or feed the children. Maybe keep the heat on. Who knows? I know my father would be sad to see his old gun go but would rather have me feed my children. I don't know if that was the situation so I won't judge.
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