WOO HOO!! Completed a Vintage Pistol Set Today

[Alfonse]

I love that pistol! Beautiful.

[DeaconKC]

doc that is gorgeous! What do you go by over at S&W Forum?

[muggsy]

sure but didn't Smith back then make a similar K22 that took the inserts for 22 but also shot the 22 jet round. Or am I dreamin.I think it was a Model 53 even. I think I took one in on trade once even but forgot some of the specs of the gun ..

You're correct, Jocko. I had a 22 Jet with the .22 L.R. cylinder inserts, but sold it years ago. I think that I still have a set of Herter's .22 Jet reloading dies somewhere down in the dungeon. You had to clean all of the lube from the cases or the bottle neck cases would set back and tie up the cylinder. I don't think that S&W made that gun for too many years, because of the problems that they had with it.

[TheTman]

Beautiful pistol. Congrats on the acquisition.

[doc540]

Thanks!

we're gradually getting there

a little more "correct" for 1953

[doc540]

Correct bore brush arrived in the mail today.

Without the Nox-Rust paper, I think this is about as close as I can get to replicating everything that came with the 1953 K-22 Masterpiece.

[Popeye]

Very nice. Congrats.