Need SW 39-2 advice

[dendad]

Hi all, I have a couple of questions...
When I chamber a round it sounds like something rattles around in there. Doesn't happen empty. Still happens when I drop the mag. Is this normal for this old gun? Also, I've been on a fruitless search for a concealable holster for this relic. Anyone have one they would recommend?

 

[loadedround]

I owned a Smith 39-1 many years ago, but can't help with the rattle. Does it do it with all mags or just one? BTW, there are quite a few holsters listed on Gunbroker under S&W 52 that are shown to fit your model 39. Check it out.

 

[dendad]

Solved

Third party magazine... Two rounds were being stripped at once. One would get chambered and the other would rattle around.

 

[rcmodel]

It is quite normal for a 39-2 to have the second round slide about halfway out of the mag under recoil and/or friction from feeding the top round, even with factory mags.

The only soultion I know of was used on the Devil conversion.

Anyway, they drilled the frame right in front of the second round in the magazine, and put in a roll pin with a steel roller on it to stop the second round moving under recoil until it came up to the top position in the mag.

I always thoght it was something S&W should have done in the first place. Or close up the front of the magazine enough the second round couldn't escape.

rc

 

[CajunBass]

Also, I've been on a fruitless search for a concealable holster for this relic. Anyone have one they would recommend?

Don Hume offers the J.I.T. Slide holster to fit the Model 39. I've got a couple for other guns and like them. Reasonable cost too.

http://www.donhume.com/index.php?main_page=product_info&cPath=65_5&products_id=53