Smith 43C and 351C

[Blades]

In case anyone is looking for a 351c, the shop where I bought my 43c has one.

[JWH]

This thread seems as good a place as any for this question.

How ruined is a 317 airlite with the anodizing polished off of the cylinder face?

Is it fixable?

My lgs has one in the case for $800, which is super clean except for the above damage.

[Duelist]

This thread seems as good a place as any for this question.

How ruined is a 317 airlite with the anodizing polished off of the cylinder face?

Is it fixable?

My lgs has one in the case for $800, which is super clean except for the above damage.

S&W will re-anodize it for a fee - when I asked about re-anodizing the frame of my 642, they quoted me a bit over $200, IIRC. That seemed excessive for the frame of a daily carried pocket gun, so the finish is still ugly. On the cylinder, I would have it refinished so the firing of the gun doesn’t erode the aluminum. And I certainly wouldn’t pay $800 for such a project gun.

[JHC]

In case anyone is looking for a 351c, the shop where I bought my 43c has one.

But not Ed's in Pinehurst right?

[taadski]

My lgs has one in the case for $800, which is super clean except for the above damage.

Gunbroker has several 317s NIB for under 800 bones. FWIW.

[Blades]

I'm trying pocket carry with my 43C since once in a while we have some cold weather in Fayetteville. I don't have a thyroid anymore(#fuckcancer) so I'm usually cold and when it gets below 60 degrees I'm really cold.

The Airlite is light, but still heavy. I tried it by itself but it was too much. I tried it with an extra 15 round magazine for my Glock but it's not enough weight. I borrowed my wife's food scale to see what my 43C weighed:

15.3 ounces (the G10 grips add a lot of weight, but I like the white grip and black revolver).

The perfect counterweight would be another Airlite, but they ain't cheap. A nice sap or blackjack would be perfect but still more than I want to pay at this time(saving up for a P365 because I bought a Boresite Solutions Razorback module and I think it solved the issue I had with the P365). I have a little pouch from County Comm full of quarters and a few dimes, and guess what? It weighs 15.4 ounces.


Now I'm thinking if I attach a lanyard I'll have an okay coin sap. I'm guessing it would only survive one hit, but that hit would be an explosion of $14.00's in quarters and almost $2.00 in dimes. It jingles more than I like so I may add a handkerchief in it to keep the jingle down. I don't plan to pocket carry very often but having usable counterweight makes it easier.