Jim PHL
Member
My apologies in advance for those who've read this on another forum.
I won't even get into what I had to go through but I finally have it in hand. Model 37-2 #BPL06xx. I have only recently discovered the difference between the older "j-small" and newer "J-magnum" S+W's. My magnum 640 was too big and heavy, IMO, but the slight differences to me are not so slight. I love my new pocket gun. It has a bobbbed hammer and will soon be wearing a pair of uncle mike's boot grips. I was deciding back and forth about the hammer. I bought it online and the seller offered to replace the bobbed with an original. I left it bobbed for two reasons: 1) this will primarily be a pocket gun. When mode of dress allows belt carry I usually will have an auto on board but when pocket carry is dictated, this little j will replace my P3AT. The second reason is that with my new wheelie jones in full swing, I expect to have an original model 36 or 60 on board before too long and that will wear an original hammer and original skinny wood stocks. Four quick questions:
1) Manufacture date? (The word "Airweight" does not appear on the frame or barrel.)
2) Occasional +P ok?
3) Bluing is nice but I am concerned everytime I handle this thing. How "fragile" of a finish is it, really? Does it need to be wiped down with an oiled rag every time it gets touched?
4) An occasional slight hangup when opening the cylinder. (As if the thumb latch needs to push the release a hair further than it is.) This gun does not appear to have been shot much. Will the 'nub' that protrudes from the elector star wear-in some or is this an indicator of a problem?
Thanks all,
Jim
I won't even get into what I had to go through but I finally have it in hand. Model 37-2 #BPL06xx. I have only recently discovered the difference between the older "j-small" and newer "J-magnum" S+W's. My magnum 640 was too big and heavy, IMO, but the slight differences to me are not so slight. I love my new pocket gun. It has a bobbbed hammer and will soon be wearing a pair of uncle mike's boot grips. I was deciding back and forth about the hammer. I bought it online and the seller offered to replace the bobbed with an original. I left it bobbed for two reasons: 1) this will primarily be a pocket gun. When mode of dress allows belt carry I usually will have an auto on board but when pocket carry is dictated, this little j will replace my P3AT. The second reason is that with my new wheelie jones in full swing, I expect to have an original model 36 or 60 on board before too long and that will wear an original hammer and original skinny wood stocks. Four quick questions:
1) Manufacture date? (The word "Airweight" does not appear on the frame or barrel.)
2) Occasional +P ok?
3) Bluing is nice but I am concerned everytime I handle this thing. How "fragile" of a finish is it, really? Does it need to be wiped down with an oiled rag every time it gets touched?
4) An occasional slight hangup when opening the cylinder. (As if the thumb latch needs to push the release a hair further than it is.) This gun does not appear to have been shot much. Will the 'nub' that protrudes from the elector star wear-in some or is this an indicator of a problem?
Thanks all,
Jim