Michael Tinker Pearce
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My custom 3" Model 1902 S&W is getting a bit long-in-tooth (and after 110 years who can blame it?) so when I stumbled across a nice of .38 M&P I decided I'd found a suitable replacement. I cut and re-crowned the barrel at 3", fabricated and installed a new front sight, bobbed the hammer and cut away the trigger-guard on the right for faster access for my big, fat trigger-finger. I made a set of custom Pao Ferro grips fitted to my hand, hand-sanded them to 3000-grit then applied 5 coats of lacquer.
I'm very pleased with the result; this gun has an amazing trigger; light, smooth and no stacking but ignition has been 100%. As a bonus it fits all of the 'Old Dog's' leather.
The front sight is a best-guess based on the original sight, but it might be a bit tall; I tend to err on that side as it's far easier to remove material than it is to add it. I'm looking forward to shooting it in it's new configuration, and after suitable testing it's going to be my new EDC.
I'm very pleased with the result; this gun has an amazing trigger; light, smooth and no stacking but ignition has been 100%. As a bonus it fits all of the 'Old Dog's' leather.
The front sight is a best-guess based on the original sight, but it might be a bit tall; I tend to err on that side as it's far easier to remove material than it is to add it. I'm looking forward to shooting it in it's new configuration, and after suitable testing it's going to be my new EDC.