What to do with an ugly M29-2?

[Eagle223usa]

this is what I would do with it... chop it to a 3" barrel or even with the under lug, trigger work, dock the hammer ( not bob) standard re- blue, refinish the stocks and sell them, replace with magna panels and Tyler T... load it with 44 spl and carry the thing as my EDC....... good luck.
It would absolutely become a project gun... if I owned it.

Great Idea!, NO. I want to keep it as a classic S&W N frame. Thanks.

 

[Eagle223usa]

Faciously....(supposed to mean "humorously ")......How about converting it to belt feed??? The early Russian .50 gun had an open topped cylinder into which the cartridges were stripped by a feeding pawl. On your 29-, simply mill the tops off each cyl. bore....... use a flat sheet metal bottle opener to scrape the rnds out of the belt into each open milled space.....add a 48" finned barrel, a two wheeled cart......surely you can fan the hammer ala Bob Munden.......then you can go afield for game of any weight.....looking something like this;


Seriously........ I kinda agree w/the satin/blk hard chrome. I had a really tacky Luger done in that finish in 1966.......no idea where.....would have been a Shotgun-News advertiser.....did the Luger iridescent gold on the trigger & other small parts & I could hardly get it back from a gun shop clerk some time later.

PJH

I was on S&W site and they have a bead blast satin blue for like 325 with a tune up. I'm still dreaming on this issue. Thanks.

 

[YeshuaIsa53]

Thoughts, huh?
Buy it, so you can have it, so you can shoot the thing. I'd find what it likes for food before giving it an overhaul. Nice nightstand gun/stick.

 

[Eagle223usa]

Thoughts, huh?
Buy it, so you can have it, so you can shoot the thing. I'd find what it likes for food before giving it an overhaul. Nice nightstand gun/stick.

Bud, I have 500+ rounds through her already, that's how I fell deeply into lust with her! She doesn't like my 255 Lyman cast bullet load much, but that was tailored to a different revolver. It does love 240 gr. jacketed HP's at magnum speeds. I shot 250 rounds last friday. I stopped shooting because my hands were hurting!

 

[Eagle223usa]

I say nickel it with s&w doing the refinish.

Nickle is a little too flashy for me Bill.

 

[pooka]

What about a melonite finish? I had a HK P7, PSP finished in melonite, beautiful tough mat black finish like my issue Glock(Tenifer?). Toughest finish I have ever used,( and Iv'e carried most all except spray on). I really never hear of melonite on revolvers ???

 

[long colt frazier]

Does the water damaged finish have anything to do with a fire?
I have seen this type of damage before and in many cases they were damaged like the one show by a house fire. Maybe in a safe sitting in water in a basement, caused by fire hoses.

If this is fire damage be careful as the metal maybe weakened.

I was wondering the same thing when I looked at the pics. I've seen a few heat damaged firearms with the same damage.
Mark

 

[keninnavarre]

If it were mine, I would most likely try a parkerized finish myself. Or duracoat/guncoat. But that's just me, if I get a really great deal on a ugly duckling I like the challenge of keeping the cost to a minimum. If you don't like how it turns out then have it professionally redone.

 

[Eagle223usa]

Well, I just got off the phone with Mark from Smith and Wesson service. Not good. To change the barrel, I would have to buy one from them, crush fit only. They omit the pin. And a 4 month wait on just getting it re-blued. Dang.

 

[Eagle223usa]

I was wondering the same thing when I looked at the pics. I've seen a few heat damaged firearms with the same damage.
Mark

Ok, Mark, No its not fire damaged. It was left in a foam lined gun case. The case soaked up moisture and caused finish damage only. I saw the case. His house did not burn down. He got some water in the basement. I personally think this damage was caused by just leaving it in a foam case. He hadn't had the revolver out of the case in years.

 

[Watchdog]

My eyes must be going bad. I don't see an ugly gun around here.

 

[Eagle223usa]

My eyes must be going bad. I don't see an ugly gun around here.

Thanks Brother, She is just finishly challenged.

 

[Eagle223usa]

Well, she is mine now. I talked to Fords on the phone, I might go with them for a master re blue.

 

[tulsamal]

I mentioned my cosmetically challenged early M28 HP earlier. Refinished in matte chrome by APW. (I was wrong about that. See further down.) There were some questions so I might as well show a few pics again.

Here is one photo of what the gun looked like when I received it. "Honest holster wear" is one thing... but this is actual finish damage.

Here is a photo of it when it came back. Grips removed to show the entire finish.

I was so impressed with how smooth it was to the touch. And how much it looked like a factory stainless gun... so I couldn't resist pulling out a couple of random stainless guns for a group photo.

As the doubters can see, the finish doesn't result in filled in text on the gun. It also isn't super shiny.

Just to be sure I wasn't confused... it was 2005 when I had this done... I went back through my email and found the original correspondence. APW calls this their "brushed chrome" option. Not "matte" which is their inexpensive "fishing tackle box" type of finish. So $170 back then.

Gregg

 

[policerevolvercollector]

It's not going to group any tighter with a new finish. If you are planning on hunting with it, the deer are not going to know the difference either! Leave it alone and enjoy!!!!

 

[Eagle223usa]

Gregg, That is one handsome M28! And I thought I had my mind made up!

 

[Eagle223usa]

It's not going to group any tighter with a new finish. If you are planning on hunting with it, the deer are not going to know the difference either! Leave it alone and enjoy!!!!��

I know Brother, but it just bothers me to see a fine revolver look neglected like that!

 

[Bobbysixkiller]

Color case the frame. Blue the rest.

 

[Jdavis]

When I acquired my 29-2 some time ago, it was in a state that was a little worse than the one posted by the OP. I enjoyed it that way for a while but, the ugly always bothered me. Last fall I decided that it was too good a gun not to save so, I took it to Ford's. When I got it back, it looked better than new. I am happy that I had it done. If you have a nice old S&W and want it nice enough to pass down, I recommend that you have it done also.

 

[Eagle223usa]

Well I sent it out and just got it back.