gnappi
.375 Atomic
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Post by gnappi on Jun 4, 2023 15:03:39 GMT -5
B-E-utiful. Some lucky guy shooter will love that.
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gcf
.30 Stingray
South Texas
Posts: 316
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Post by gcf on Jun 5, 2023 14:48:47 GMT -5
Nice snag!
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Post by bradshaw on Jun 5, 2023 16:21:58 GMT -5
"Looks virtually unfired..." "Virtually" being the key word here.. You guys remember when ALL new S&W revolvers obviously had three rounds fired through alternating chambers. Even if "unfired" this one is from that era of time.. ***** S&W revolvers I saw tested were function fired, double action, on all chambers. Perhaps you refer to blue pills. And I don’t know whether a particular model might have its own protocol. David Bradshaw |
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Post by AxeHandle on Jun 5, 2023 19:25:15 GMT -5
In 12 hours we will know.... Here is a sincere hope it is gone....  |
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Post by AxeHandle on Jun 6, 2023 8:55:12 GMT -5
Update.... It was still here this morning. It is now mine.
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Post by boolitdesigner on Jun 6, 2023 9:40:45 GMT -5
Nice gun........... I wish my area had things like that running around.
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Post by AxeHandle on Jun 6, 2023 14:38:04 GMT -5
Update on the box. S&W book says the gun was made 80/81... Pulled the box liner and see 01/81 stamped inside...
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cdf41
.30 Stingray
Posts: 474
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Post by cdf41 on Jun 6, 2023 16:34:50 GMT -5
Nice snag!
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Post by rjm52 on Jun 7, 2023 7:13:31 GMT -5
VERY hard to find gun...congratulations...the 629s were only P&R the first year of production...
Back when the 629 came out my best friend bought one with a 6" barrel....later had S&W put a leftover 5" Classic full underlug barrel on it that was Ma-Na-Ported for a distributor special...was one of the smoothest shooting .44s I have ever shot...
Bob
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gnappi
.375 Atomic
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Post by gnappi on Jun 9, 2023 11:33:40 GMT -5
Play the lottery :-)
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Fowler
.401 Bobcat
Posts: 3,671
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Post by Fowler on Jun 9, 2023 13:00:21 GMT -5
This gun predates the Endurance Package the 29 and 629 guns switched to in the 80s right? Not that it would matter to me for the loads I would ever run in it.
One of the real holes in my safe is a 4” 29, it is the classic of classic guns for full sized double actions to me.
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Post by AxeHandle on Jun 24, 2024 16:59:15 GMT -5
Pulled the original hammer, trigger, and springs out and put them in the box.... Took Numrich parts and modified them a bit... Installed with Wilson springs. FWIW the virtually unfired status perpetuates itself. Could not see a wear mark anywhere under the side plate. That WILL BE corrected ASAP.  |
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Post by AxeHandle on Jun 24, 2024 16:59:28 GMT -5
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Post by AxeHandle on Jun 24, 2024 16:59:43 GMT -5
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Post by AxeHandle on Jun 24, 2024 16:59:56 GMT -5
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