Sorry I can't post pictures (no way to host them), but I've got a Bubba'd S&W 1917 that I use as a house gun. I picked it up dirt cheap, since it had been altered. The barrel has been cut down to 3 1/2 inches, and the front sight base from a sporting rifle installed, which was actually pretty clever, since it covers the chopped off roll marked text on the top of the barrel. The downside is that this necessitated the rear sight being raised, and Bubba accomplished this by welding a flat, notched piece of steel in place on the rear of the frame. What I can't figure is that, since all the modifications on this piece seemed clearly intended to produce a compact, carry gun, Bubba chose to install a hooked target sight on the front,
guaranteed to catch clothing on a draw. (I only use this as a house gun, where it's not much of handicap, but I mean to change this out.) Finally, Bubba removed the lanyard ring, and
ground off the slight flare at the heel of the grip. That's bad enough, but what he did next truly hurts me in my soul. He installed a non-original set of factory target stocks, cut off the bottom, so it would be flush with the frame, and sanded away the flare at the heel, so it would fit flush with the now ground down frame. But these weren't just any S&W target grips, these were
coke bottle grips! 
:banghead:
Those things, unaltered, would be worth almost the price of a brand new S&W bodyguard revolver today. If I knew who was responsible for these modifications, I would have his kneecaps broken.
But, it was in this condition that I found the gun, and as the price was less than $100, I picked it up. It functions well. Despite the shortened barrel and frame, and (once the sight's replaced), it's suitability as a carry gun, I won't carry it. I prefer autos for carry, and the one thing about the .45ACP revolver that bothers me as a carry gun is the moon clips. They are thin sheet metal, and liable to be bent when carried. If that happens, they can tie up the cylinder rotation.
