Take what you read on teh intarw3bz with a grain of salt.
Here we have an "experienced shooter" trying to school a "novice" on the intricacies of S&W revolvers. The problem, of course, is that Mr. "Experienced" is flat fricken' wrong in nearly every particular.
Wow, where can I find one of the 2", non-stainless, K-frame, 686-3's that guy was talking about. Talk about a rare model. ;)
ReplyDeleteTamara, I want to congratulate you on your restraint. Your post COULD have very well started out:
ReplyDelete"Sir, you are an idiot..." and gone downhill from there...
What are the chances he has a 686 with the black chrome finish from the early '90s and bases all his"expertize" on that one piece.
ReplyDeleteGlenn
But metallurgy is hard!
ReplyDeleteOf course, though I know a bit about metallurgy, if Tamara told me 686s were made of aluminum and the barrel of Garands are titanium and all AR-15 uppers are constructed of platinum, I'd say, "Huh. I didn't know that." and believe from that point forward that they were made from aluminum, titanium, and platinum respectively. Tam's gun authority is absolute as Casa Thud.
ReplyDeleteThis is among one of the many reasons why I no longer "read" gun forums. I just search them every day for new posts from the top clued posters.
ReplyDeleteI'da gladly parted ways with many hard-earned dollars for that to have been a face-to-face conversation that I could have witnessed.
ReplyDeleteI LIVE for the look that dude would have had on his face when you finally straightened him out.
And I, too, admire your restraint. Prolly why it says "STAFF" under your name at TFL. Nicely done.
tweaker
Ummmm, wonder what he thinks a 586 is?
ReplyDeleteThis is why there should be a firearms knowledge test which you must pass before you can register to post on a gun forum.
ReplyDeletesnork.........The clerk at Davidson's is such a fount of knowledge concerning S&W revolvers.....
ReplyDeleteSo this means my new accessory is not, in fact, made of aluminium?
ReplyDelete*snort*
ReplyDeletePhlegmmy,
ReplyDeleteThe cylinder & barrel are stainless, and the frame is alloy.
Have I mentioned in the last five minutes what a great CCW gun the 642 is? I have its .32 Magnum cousin in my coat pocket as I'm typing this.
I wish there was always someone as knowledgable as Tam at my local gun counter. They tend to employ mostly cops in need of some extra cash that only know "Glocks are the greatest gun ever made". One guy, I spoke very briefly to today, seemed like a fish out of water. After my first question about a firearm he'd just handed me, he went mute. I generally wait to do any purchasing when one of two guys I like are there, both of which are gun guys at the least if not experts and I have bought frequently from both of them. I would probably buy more if there were more like them working all the time. Even though a month or two will have passed since the last time I'd seen them, they'll remember me by last name (granted it's memorable) and ask how I'm enjoying a particular firearm by make and model that I might have bought 6 months or a year or more ago...
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I'm thrilled I made that decision to spend a wee bit more. If the dry weather holds, I'll be out putting it through its paces for the first time this afternoon with jpg and Holly.
ReplyDeleteOh my god, I better slather my beadblasted 66-1 with oil before it rusts!
ReplyDeleteDr. Strangegun, I can just about smell the sarcasm from here (we do need an emoticon for that), but let's clarify for the less knowledgeable who may be reading this...
ReplyDeleteWhile the outside of a stainless gun is stainless and won't rust, the internal parts are not stainless. Those non-stainless parts can and will rust. I wouldn't "slather" on the oil though... it just runs and makes a mess. It only takes a few drops.
I said "Those non-stainless parts can and will rust". That's mostly just if they're left wet after being dunked or just left un-oiled in a badly humid environment. Salty air may be bad on 'em too.
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