Rebuilt 38 Target Masterpiece

by DeeBee @, Tuesday, April 22, 2014, 11:18 (3860 days ago)
edited by DeeBee, Tuesday, April 22, 2014, 12:33

Haven't had much interesting to post for some time, but just finished a project that was right on target for this group.
I've been a fan of Jim Cirillo's approach to combat handgunning for time and wife and I wanted to upgrade our double-action skills. I had an abused 38 Target Masterpiece with a ringed barrel and poor finish that wouldn't shoot a group. Sent it off to be rebarreled with a good barrel from same era, refinished it with Cerakote, and had him re-work the internals to make it as close to a perfect DA as humanly possible. Got pictures of the finished gun last night (minus the holly target grips I'll put on it when it gets home).
This will primarily be wife's range gun with HBWCs, but house gun, too, with 135gr GD's. If I'm nice, I hope she'll let me learn to shoot it a la Cirillo with 158gr LSWCHP FBI loads.

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Rebuilt 38 Target Masterpiece

by Cherokee @, Medina, Ohio, Tuesday, April 22, 2014, 13:02 (3860 days ago) @ DeeBee

Looks good, should shot well. Let us know how the wife likes it and if you ever get to shoot it.

Nicely done. I set up a target Masterpiece for my

by Rob Leahy ⌂ @, Prescott, Arizona, Tuesday, April 22, 2014, 13:35 (3860 days ago) @ DeeBee

Step mother. It has Buffalo Bore's wadcutters in it for her. She shoots it about twice a month with a group of friends.

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Very purposeful.

by Hoot @, Diversityville, Liberal-sota, Wednesday, April 23, 2014, 06:46 (3859 days ago) @ DeeBee

Is it still DA/SA?

Very purposeful.

by Me, Wednesday, April 23, 2014, 11:41 (3859 days ago) @ Hoot

DAO - I believe leaving a SA notch on despurred hammer is an accident waiting to happen. If I want to return it to bullseye use, I'll just put in a new target hammer.

Very good.

by Hoot @, Diversityville, Liberal-sota, Wednesday, April 23, 2014, 12:06 (3859 days ago) @ Me

I knows it's easier just to lop the hammer spur but I agree with your choice.

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