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The 19-2 ?I think I have the twin brother to the one in the bottom box.
I picked up several of these over the years with the intent of shooting them and got busy doing other things that seemed important at the moment. Now I hate to shoot them, that 28 from the early 70s is I think unfired and the only blemish is where the bottom of the left grip has rubbed on the box. I shoot the ones in the first picture but these things in the boxes are kinda like a $5 donut, to expensive to eat and not good for anything else....... JohnThe M28 Highway Patrolman revolvers were the best. Like an M27 but without the target hammer and trigger and a lower grade finish. I actually prefer the combat trigger which is narrower and the smaller hammer spur of the M28. Likewise I prefer the sort of matte blue of the 28 over the high gloss. The first handgun I bought in the first week after I turned 21 was a Highway Patrolman.
Some people are paying big bucks for 28's these days.I picked up several of these over the years with the intent of shooting them and got busy doing other things that seemed important at the moment. Now I hate to shoot them, that 28 from the early 70s is I think unfired and the only blemish is where the bottom of the left grip has rubbed on the box. I shoot the ones in the first picture but these things in the boxes are kinda like a $5 donut, to expensive to eat and not good for anything else....... John
That's the reason it's still in the box, that and the fact IMHO that the 5 and 686s are far better strength and accuracy wise. I probably shoot my old 6" mod 57 with 9gr of unique and a 215gr cast bullet more than any, then the colt with 8gr and 250gr cast. I also love my 4" K38 and wadcutters. But for outside carry around the farm it's always a 4" 686 with 8gr and the 170gr Keith.... JohnSome people are paying big bucks for 28's these days.
When I got this 29 I bought it with the intention of using it but when I got it home and looked it over, I thought I should keep it unfired as a collector's piece/investment item. But that thought lasted about ten minutes. While I don't mistreat my guns I do use them. I don't worry too much about that. For example this one came to me with a drag line from the cylinder stop riding on the cylinder all the way around, 360 degrees, from being handled in the gun shop. I've known guys who would freak out at that and say it's been mis-handled but to me it's not even an issue. I mean, this gun isn't THAT special!
It's like, I don't know, a pretty cake maybe. Sure it's nice to look at, artistic and all that but it's purpose ultimately is to be eaten. If it's kept just to look at it is not fulfilling its ultimate purpose. Does that make sense?
edit to add; however today if I did have an unfired M28 I think I would probably keep it unfired![]()
Shades of John Prine! A slice of the best of America!View attachment 1435702
Took this pic 10 minutes ago. Sometimes a break from the world is pretty nice.
Allegheny River just below Kinzua Dam Warren county Pa.
Paddling is one of my favorite things to do! A canoe or a kayak. I've been on that very part of the river in a kayak. Definitley a cure for boredom!View attachment 1435702
Took this pic 10 minutes ago. Sometimes a break from the world is pretty nice.
Allegheny River just below Kinzua Dam Warren county Pa.
I started with a 4: nickel model 57. Sent it back to S&W for a 6" Barrel.. while there had them strip the nickel and blue it. Then it got cut to a 5". Carried that gun for many years as a Deputy Sherriff. I then picked up a 657, 6" full under lug barrel. Cut that barrel to 5". Then got another 6" full lug gun with a scope on it.Buy a 57 or 657 in .41 Mag. I own both .357 and .44 mag but this is by FAR! favorite. Mine are a 6" light bbl and a 8 3/8 heavy. You'll be amazed by basically the same power at a LOT! less recoil.
Please do not respond unless you have experienced both and actually have an opinion.Gary
AccelR8 -Two front sights I can see pretty well primarily because of the orange color. On the right, a layer of florescent orange nail polish over a layer of white. On the left, one I did with files back in the early 1980's using a liquid sight insert kit from Brownells. The sight was originally a plain black serrated ramp. I filed the notch with a triangle file, scratched in the grooves with a thread gauge matching the spacing of the little grooves, then cut the grooves first with a knife-edge needle file and then finished them with a triangle needle file. I see in this pic, they've taken a little beating since then. Held up well though over the years.
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In terms of my eyes, I remember doing that insert with simply the issued eyeballs, no magnification. There is no way I could do that today. In my early 20's I tried scoping a revolver but found I could not shoot it any better than I could the iron sights. Might be time to revisit that. Today, I can sure shoot a red dot sighted 22 pistol way better than I can the same open sighted pistol.