<SPF> Smith & Wesson (S&W) model 15-3, 4" barrel, blued Combat Masterpiece. Gun is in 93-94% condition with holster/carry wear. It is still tight and timing is good. Bore is good. It just has been shot, which is what it was made to do, and it shows. Would make for a great trail or truck gun. No box or papers.

****SOLD PENDING FUNDS**** Asking $375, shipped to your FFL.

First "I'll take it" email to me at bigbore45colt @ ptd.net (remove the space in front of and after the @) gets it. Payment by USPS money order or cashier's check. Feel free to email with any questions.

I am going to list this on a few other forums to maximize exposure and will leave it for a few days and, if unsold, will take to auction.

Thanks for looking!

Matt

Save me from myself.

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Luckily I have one myself. And it's a family gun so it's not going anywhere; Ever!!

The grips are wrong, but the action is soooo smoooooth. 1948-ish M&P 5".

1) That's a honey of an M&P

2) K-frames: Nobody can 'eat' just one

3) Being a gen-yew-wine Certifiable Long Goner, you can take it from me: It's all or nothing

HTH

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To type MINE! But, alas, no bueno. After recently snagging a P220 and a P226 that left a pretty strong vacuum in the gun fund:(

K-38s never die...

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Until that beautiful K-38 popped up! That was just wrong:)

Found it at the LGS last December. No box, docs, or tools, just a simple, effective gun rug.

Came with a reduced-power Wolff Power-Rib spring kit installed (or a clipped trigger return spring; I took the grips off and could see the mainspring but haven't disassembled the gun).

Haven't shot it either. (Did clean it, though.)

Perfect timing. Tight lockup. No cylinder end play. The typical smooth K-frame action (feels like a factory PPC gun). Round butt (grooved). Smooth 'Combat' trigger. Target hammer. Hogue grips w/S&W monograms.

42 ounces, No waiting

Price was $499 + tax OTD, which I think is pretty low for a 98%-99% Model 14-6. Not many were made.

I also think I'll probably wind up selling it. I like it, but I really have no need or use for it, and if I keep it, I'll just wind up buying widgets for it.

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I really want a 586 with the 6" full underlug barrel. Beatiful guns and I'm a sucker for a nice 357 Magnum so I can shoot 38's and magnums both in them. I love my 4" GP100 and its slicker than oil on water now but it just doesn't have that classic Smith look. I won't get rid of it but someday I hope to find a really nice 6" 586 to add to the stable.

No time like now for a 586. Prices on the six-shot 586 and 686 seem pretty depressed to me, and it probably won't last forever.

The only exception right now seems to be the 8⅜" versions; that barrel length is 'hot' right now, and prices range from high to absurd.

Other than that, I'm sure it sounds silly, but I don't like shooting short brass in long chambers.

I got away with low volumes of .38 Special in .357s more than a few times, then shot a very large amount in one particular 686 and never could get it clean to my satisfaction. I suspect the last .135 or so of each chamber was at least somewhat eroded, but I had no way to get a good look at them. I only know they wouldn't come clean, and I tried every trick in the book, plus a few others that weren't.

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I have a short Model 19 that stays loaded with Winchester 158 grain LHP .38s, but I don't shoot many .38s in it because of the potential for crudding up the chambers. If I ever get over my current 1911 fetish I need to work up a +P .38 level load in .357 cases so I can shoot that little gun enough to get good with it.

NM

For one thing, the brass was cheaper. Opposite of .38/.357, I know, but still true. It also worked very well.

I did that long before the 686 episode (during and after, too), but that was probably the 'last' time for me.

OTOH, I am sorely lacking a single action and sometimes think of getting a cherry old Flattop .357, and I'd shoot .38 Specials in it.

I suppose us gun cranks ain't the most objective of sports.

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nm