Proof that alcohol and revolvers don’t mix

[Lon]

Dude - at that price, if you don't like it, just box it up and ship it to my FFL in Dallas (not the same as DB's FFL, because you only make that mistake once. ) and I'll send you a check to cover your costs.

Deal.

Seriously though, I’m hoping this is a good shooter. Always loved playing with the Detective Specials when I worked in a gun shop as a kid. Rough exterior but functional is fine by me.

[Poconnor]

You could have done worse. I drunk bid on three S&W 66s. I won all three. That site with the all the chopped guns made me sad. I’m sure they were all recovered by a police department and some evil anti gunner requires them to be destroyed. I think the parts are ridiculously expensive.

[NEPAKevin]

It's a good thing they don't let me drink at work, else I'd have a shiny smith 29 right now and missing a rent payment

Words which awakened some long dormant brain cells to and caused George Thorogood to get stuck in my brain.

[JRB]

My Father has distinguished taste in bourbon, single malt, and S&W's. Occasionally those hobbies converge when he's in front of Gunbroker and some interesting stuff comes around because of it. The last 'score' was a sub-$400 M1917 .45 that was in rough shape, but had surprisingly good lockwork, cyl gap, no endshake, etc. Should make a fun shooter.

That everygunpart site is heartbreaking. Seeing band-sawed S&W Hand Ejectors, N-frames, and Colt Delta Elites laid out ignominiously next to POS Jennings and Hi Points just makes something *ache* inside me.

[TGS]

Nice.

A cerakoted revolver? Sounds like a perfect project gun to modify however you see fit. Put whatever sights or exotic finish you want on it at this point...you're not ruining a piece of history anyways.

[hufnagel]

I'm glad I quit drinking before the days of online shopping and social media.

you need to drink to use social media.

[Nephrology]

At least when it comes to online gun purchases after you’ve had a bit of Evan Williams and are surfing gunbroker. Saw this on GB late last night/early this AM and thought throwing out a bid I figured wouldn’t win the auction was a good idea. Read the fine print AFTER I bid. Well, guess who’s now gonna be the proud of a beat up Detective Special that’s been cerakoted? That’s right. This guy. Hopefully she shoots ok.

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I blame p-f.com, of course. All these recent threads by DB and 03RN and others about old wheel guns got me in the mood for another wheel gun. Oh, well. Only cost me $235 w shipping.

... the number of guns that I won for almost this exact reason is a little too embarrassing to admit. Evan Williams, though.... Jack Daniels isn't that expensive!!!!

You could have done worse. I drunk bid on three S&W 66s. I won all three.

You are my secret hero.

[willie]

Likewise, avoid Gunbroker when on pain meds. That's how I ended up with an Expanse upper on top of a Smith lower. No shit.

[BillSWPA]

You may have just made a good purchase. Cerakote might not be Colt Blue, but it would not bother me on a gun that is intended to be shot rather than collected. If the internals are okay and it shoots reliably, you got an amazing price. If it needs easily made repairs, you still did okay. If the repairs are not so simple, I have taken worse gambles.



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[TGS]

You may have just made a good purchase. Cerakote might not be Colt Blue, but it would not bother me on a gun that is intended to be shot rather than collected. If the internals are okay and it shoots reliably, you got an amazing price. If it needs easily made repairs, you still did okay. If the repairs are not so simple, I have taken worse gambles.



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Regardless of it being a beater gun, I'd strip it off that revolver ASAP.

A college buddy of mine runs a factory-certified cerakote shop. He refuses to cerakote revolver cylinders, says that it can mess with the lockup and timing. I had originally approached him with my project gun because 1) he's a friend, 2) he does good work, and 3) I've used him before. He sent me to Robar.