The_Antibubba
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And that might be a good market to sell at if you do decide to get rid of it. I wouldn't, if it were me. I also wouldn't swap it to .38 Special. Some things should be left alone.
Ha ha ha...I'm an idiot...
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And that might be a good market to sell at if you do decide to get rid of it. I wouldn't, if it were me. I also wouldn't swap it to .38 Special. Some things should be left alone.
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If you want to shoot it, about the only thing you need to do with that gun is to get a bigger grip. The originals are too small to hold - even for my small hands. However, as a practice gun it's suitable and there's nothing wrong with it. BTW, I have a similar gun - my grandfather's. He bought it for the gangwars and thankfully they didn't have any. 
RON in PA
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FTR=factory thorough repair.
Your gun was rebuilt in 1953 either by the Brits, Aussies or New Zealanders. Would need pictures of proof marks to know country of origin.
Your gun was rebuilt in 1953 either by the Brits, Aussies or New Zealanders. Would need pictures of proof marks to know country of origin.
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D R Greysun
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What can I say but
Never have I known S & W to not stamp the caliber on the barrel. First time for eveything I guess. To bad your revolver was refinished, I see it's a very rare 'left hand' model .38 S&W British Service revolvers have been reamed to .38 Special by the truck loads in years past. Do whatever trips your trigger. Just remember it's a plinker and nothing more!
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Never have I known S & W to not stamp the caliber on the barrel. First time for eveything I guess. To bad your revolver was refinished, I see it's a very rare 'left hand' model
.38 S&W British Service revolvers have been reamed to .38 Special by the truck loads in years past. Do whatever trips your trigger. Just remember it's a plinker and nothing more!D R
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As Ron said with a more detailed picture of the proof marks folks can tell you a bit more about the gun.
Over to the S&W forum there is one or two members there who spruce up older stocks. They cannot be made "like new" but can be alot better looking. Either used victory model grips or repros of those are available. Ebay often has them and Numrich gun parts as well I think. With a Tyler T grip that that you already have that oughta work. Yep they were smooth.
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Over to the S&W forum there is one or two members there who spruce up older stocks. They cannot be made "like new" but can be alot better looking. Either used victory model grips or repros of those are available. Ebay often has them and Numrich gun parts as well I think. With a Tyler T grip that that you already have that oughta work. Yep they were smooth.
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You may wamt to give Robert a Call at Penn Bullets before ordering. That's not gonna be a real common bullet and it's possible he won't be casting any for a while.
Goog
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Old Fluff,
Lots of people like nickel plate, but to be more than shooting value it must be original factory nickel. A re-nickelled Victory has no collector value, and it is going to bring in less money than an arsenal refinished gun.
I don't see Bill Larry as an idiot either, or at least no more of an idiot than the rest of us. I speak from personal experiance, when it comes to trying to make one of these guns fire .38 special - you quickly find yourself spending more money on the conversion than what the gun is worth.
The exception would be if he found an inexpensive cylinder that just happened to fit without much gunsmithing, and accuracy was acceptable using the existing barrel. I hate to bring this up because the chances are very slim of finding said cylinder unless you are very knowledgable of old S&Ws.
As I have personnally been through this when I was younger and less informed, I believe everything I have told Bill Larry is sound.
Bill Larry - I hope my posts do not appear insulting, as they are not meant to be. They are just the facts, and they are not sugar coated or viewed with a nostalgic eye. I've been in the same situation as you and I wish someone gave me the facts before my adventures in re-chambering.
And remember - S&W made millions of M&Ps and Model 10s in .38 special. If that is what you really want, it's not too hard to find a reasonably priced one in good condition.
Lots of people like nickel plate, but to be more than shooting value it must be original factory nickel. A re-nickelled Victory has no collector value, and it is going to bring in less money than an arsenal refinished gun.
I don't see Bill Larry as an idiot either, or at least no more of an idiot than the rest of us. I speak from personal experiance, when it comes to trying to make one of these guns fire .38 special - you quickly find yourself spending more money on the conversion than what the gun is worth.
The exception would be if he found an inexpensive cylinder that just happened to fit without much gunsmithing, and accuracy was acceptable using the existing barrel. I hate to bring this up because the chances are very slim of finding said cylinder unless you are very knowledgable of old S&Ws.
As I have personnally been through this when I was younger and less informed, I believe everything I have told Bill Larry is sound.
Bill Larry - I hope my posts do not appear insulting, as they are not meant to be. They are just the facts, and they are not sugar coated or viewed with a nostalgic eye. I've been in the same situation as you and I wish someone gave me the facts before my adventures in re-chambering.
And remember - S&W made millions of M&Ps and Model 10s in .38 special. If that is what you really want, it's not too hard to find a reasonably priced one in good condition.
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