1937 Smith

by Catoosa, Tuesday, April 28, 2015, 08:54 (3501 days ago) @ Slow Hand

Cool old gun! The finish looks to be pretty good despite the battered stocks. Looks like some nice case color remaining on the hammer and trigger. Too bad about the barrel.

I have a 1917 that shoots nicely with jacketed bullets and not bad at all with plated, but it just ain't impressed at all with cast bullets of any kind. I expect you will have to replace that barrel, but it will likely be worth the effort.

BTW, mine doesn't seem to care whether I use clips or not. I use cheap 1911 magazines as speedloaders. Cases usually fall right out, but filing a little bevel on the front lip of the floorplate makes a good extractor for those that don't.