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Tue, 02/01/2011 - 18:34
David LaPell
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We all have those really nice revolvers, the safe queens. But what are your bread and butter guns? You know, "shooters". Guns that maybe the finish isn't the nicest, but they get the job done.

Here is my late '40's vintage Smith M & P .38 Special. The grips don't number to the gun, and right now it actually has a set of those Pachmayr Bill Jordan grips which fit really well. I am going to get a set of wooden ones sometime now that I know I like the way they fit.

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This is my Smith Model 57 that looks a bit rough but was almost never shot. This belonged to a cop in Vermont before I got my hands on it. It's wearing a set of Ahrends grips.

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This is an old Smith M & P in .32-20. Someone filed down the front sight to make it sort of bead. I added the old Wondersight and the grips. It shoots MUCH better than it looks.

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Mon, 02/07/2011 - 09:34
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yogiboobooranger
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Bread and Butter Guns

I only have three shooters, a Ruger SP101 in .38, a Ruger LCR in .38, and an OM Blackhawk 3 screw in .41 Mag. I am looking for a Model 57 for CCW and or a Taurus 415, also for CCW.
I like the looks of your Smith model 57, a great gun! I am an ex cop and just plain like the looks.

Guns are like groceries..you cannot have enough!!

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Sun, 02/20/2011 - 00:31
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jbenson1150
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bread and butter guns

hell, i shoot everything i own but, the guns that get the the most workout is a S&W 29-3 with a 4inch tube,a 29-2 with a 6inch tube and a 28-2 4inch. the 29-2 has seen better days with a crappy refinish job and a bunch of pitting but it is very tight and it shoots like a dream.

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Mon, 02/21/2011 - 13:23
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David LaPell
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These are two more that I got

These are two more that I got this past weekend. The first is an old Smith Outdoorsman that you can see for obvious reasons is a shooter. Someone got rid of the original grips and butchered a set of nice grips by cutting them down. The bore though is mint and the action is like a bank vault.
The second is a K22 from 1948 that I picked up. I had been looking for a .22 revolver, and here we go. I plan on carrying this one on many a hiking trips.

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Mon, 02/21/2011 - 15:37
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Chris3755
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Nice Finds

David, those are a couple of neat guns. There is nothing wrong with the first one that an oil wipe down won't fix, that finish is like a patina that implies good honest use. I, too, like a good .22 revolver and that one looks good. I had one in my hands years ago and didn't get it. My mistake as usual. Chris

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Sat, 03/05/2011 - 11:44
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Frank V
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David, those are nice. I've

David, those are nice. I've always had a soft spot for the S&W M&P.Frank

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Sun, 03/06/2011 - 14:08
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skipper49
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Like'um all David, but that

Like'um all David, but that M57 is my favorite. Not much that needs doing with a sixgun that it can't handle. Great looking stocks too.
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