Report & a couple of questions
OK, got the new (to me) 65 home last night.
Cleaned it up - well, actually still cleaning.
Who ever owned it last - reportedly a prison guard - did a poor job of keeping it clean after shooting .38 in it. The cylinder bores were filthy!
Still trying to get all the crud out. (Nearly wore out my brush doing it ...)
Everything in the barrel and cylinder looks good though. No pitting.
Put on a new set of Hogue Monogrips.
Haven't shot it yet, but already, I LOVE this gun.
It feels very good. Excellent balance - liking it better already than the 4" 686 that I sold. Not that it wasn't a fine revolver, but was just a bit too heavy and long for me. This 65 is just about perfect.
I've got a Galco high ride OWB holster that I bought for the 686+. (Will sell it soon.) It's too long and large for this 6-shooter, but still fits. I carried the 65 in it around the studio last night. Very comfortable. Surprisingly so. Didn't feel weighted down. Heavier than my 642, for sure, but still not as bad as I'd thought it would be.
I'll buy a high ride OWB for it asap, but also hoping to find a "drop holster", like a tactical leg holster but preferably leather, that sits below the belt line. (Needs to fit below a backpack waist belt for camp use.) If anyone knows of such a holster for this 3", please let me know.
So, two questions:
1) Any recommendations for getting that last little bit of crud out of the cylinder bores that's sort of hard to get at where the cylinder bore diameter decreases? I'm guessing just more brushing, but ...
2) Please take a look at the first image below taken from straight above. (I'm still working on lighting for stainless steel, and may have to get the 35 mm film camera out soon.) Notice that the Hogues do not cover the back strap. That's OK, but the back strap is not flush with the grips on the back, but instead sticks up about 1/16" or a bit more above the back of the grip.
Is that normal? Shouldn't the strap be flush with the grips?
I may have to go with a set of Hogue's that convert the round butt to a square butt. The back of it is only partially open.
But really this one fits my hand better (at least as judged by just holding the grips themselves. Haven't put the other one on.
Any advice?
Thnx.
Nem, proud official member of the K-frame Club.