honkeoki
Member
Okay, I've spent the last 8 hours scouring the web and THR history for info about the .32 Police Positive. I found one in ~70% condition at a local shop for $209.
Here's the problem: my reading has made me feel about 10,000% ignorant about how to check out any particular specimen of revolver. I bought 2 revolvers (Ruger Security Six and S&W 442) before I knew what the checkout was -- and got lucky. Now I'm terrified to put my money down on any used revolver because of all the things that go wrong/bad on them.
Now, I know to check for:
- cylinder play (hammer down and hammer back)
- eyeball the bore
- cylinder rotation
- barrel bulging
Other than that, I'm really a babe in the woods. Worse yet, I'm the suspicious sort who always thinks that the price on any used gun is possibly a challenge at best, a deliberate insult at worst.
My questions are:
1. How can I really increase my knowledge of revolver operations without paying for it in junk guns?
2. What would YOU look for in a .32 Police Positive (not special) beater?
3. What would you look for in its cousin, a Smith & Wesson Model 10 with a 6" barrel and decaying nickel plating?
Thanks in advance for your help!
Here's the problem: my reading has made me feel about 10,000% ignorant about how to check out any particular specimen of revolver. I bought 2 revolvers (Ruger Security Six and S&W 442) before I knew what the checkout was -- and got lucky. Now I'm terrified to put my money down on any used revolver because of all the things that go wrong/bad on them.
Now, I know to check for:
- cylinder play (hammer down and hammer back)
- eyeball the bore
- cylinder rotation
- barrel bulging
Other than that, I'm really a babe in the woods. Worse yet, I'm the suspicious sort who always thinks that the price on any used gun is possibly a challenge at best, a deliberate insult at worst.
My questions are:
1. How can I really increase my knowledge of revolver operations without paying for it in junk guns?
2. What would YOU look for in a .32 Police Positive (not special) beater?
3. What would you look for in its cousin, a Smith & Wesson Model 10 with a 6" barrel and decaying nickel plating?
Thanks in advance for your help!