Michael Tinker Pearce
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...and here's the 'after' shot of the gun refinished:
"OH MY GOSH! HE HAS RUINED THE COLLECTOR VALUE!!!!"
Maybe someone has already mentioned it, but you will find that pretty much any grip that will fit a J-frame round butt will also fit this gun, which is very nice when it comes to actually shooting it. I like the old J-frame Target (Trophy?) grips. You can find them on E-bay, and sometimes you can even find them at a good price. (BTW, the preceding is also true for the S&W 38 Perfected Model - same grip frame.)
This website:
http://www.hollowpointmold.com/wondersight/
advertises bolt-on adjustable sights for I-frame revolvers, among others. However, I have no experience of their products. Perhaps others here have?
To me, 32 Long is one of the most pleasant cartridges to shoot, on a par with 22 rimfire. I like wadcutters for paper punching. Fiocchi makes a 32 Long load with a FMJ round-nosed bullet, for some reason. It disappeared from the market for years, but is back. It used to be loaded a bit hotter than American factory rounds. I don't know if the current stuff is or not.
Congrats on a bargain, and kudos for fixing up a basically sound, good quality gun. My first two pistols (a new H&R 999 and a battered Sauer 38H) cost $125 each, but that was over 35 years ago!