rswartsell
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I'll be right up front. I am making this post to plug the services of Clark Custom Guns;
http://www.clarkcustomguns.com/index.htm
The back story, one of my bosses is not a gun person and she came into possession of 3 revolvers and enlisted my aid in getting rid of them (by selling all 3 to me as it turns out). Don't worry, I went out of my way to be sure it was fair dealing. There is after all that old axiom about what behaviour one should avoid in the place where you eat.
One of the 3 was a very pretty 4" pencil barrel Model 10-5 Smith. High 90s % original blue, box and papers. What's not to like? Well maybe that 3/4" square on the outside surface of the cylinder taken completely to the "white" with concentric rings of heat discoloration and a slightly rougher metal surface in the middle. Kinda blows up "collector grade", don't care who you are. This spot resided at the back of the cylinder ending at the cylinder face. Looks for all the world to be a welding repair in progress to fill some sort of divot.
To get to the chase about exactly 5 weeks ago I put it in the hands of the revo smith at Clark for a Service Action Job ($ 115.00). I live in Shreveport so they are basically hometown boys to me. For an additional $ 90.00 all in, I got it back today in pristine (for all I can tell under close examination) visual condition with one of the sweetest Smith actions I have experienced. The smith isn't the least bit concerned about cylinder strength, so I'm not either.
Before you decide what that means I'll tell you that I am no stranger to sweet Smith actions. Between my 1905 M&P Target (circa 1910), a 1925 M&P, a professionally tuned 686-4 + (which I believe is an unassailable action) and a Model 14-2, I've been a bit spoiled. To put it in context I think Python DA is very good indeed, but not necessarily the best to be had.
I have not as yet shot the Clark Model 10-5, but am not worried about light strikes or such. Stormy today but you can bet I'll be out at Long Range Alley very soon to post a live fire update.
P.S. A whopping $5.00 of the total invoice was for sear replacement. I questioned him about this at 7 this morning when I picked it up and his response was such that it seemed almost a matter of routine, I wasn't 100% clear but I elected not to press the issue.
http://www.clarkcustomguns.com/index.htm
The back story, one of my bosses is not a gun person and she came into possession of 3 revolvers and enlisted my aid in getting rid of them (by selling all 3 to me as it turns out). Don't worry, I went out of my way to be sure it was fair dealing. There is after all that old axiom about what behaviour one should avoid in the place where you eat.
One of the 3 was a very pretty 4" pencil barrel Model 10-5 Smith. High 90s % original blue, box and papers. What's not to like? Well maybe that 3/4" square on the outside surface of the cylinder taken completely to the "white" with concentric rings of heat discoloration and a slightly rougher metal surface in the middle. Kinda blows up "collector grade", don't care who you are. This spot resided at the back of the cylinder ending at the cylinder face. Looks for all the world to be a welding repair in progress to fill some sort of divot.
To get to the chase about exactly 5 weeks ago I put it in the hands of the revo smith at Clark for a Service Action Job ($ 115.00). I live in Shreveport so they are basically hometown boys to me. For an additional $ 90.00 all in, I got it back today in pristine (for all I can tell under close examination) visual condition with one of the sweetest Smith actions I have experienced. The smith isn't the least bit concerned about cylinder strength, so I'm not either.
Before you decide what that means I'll tell you that I am no stranger to sweet Smith actions. Between my 1905 M&P Target (circa 1910), a 1925 M&P, a professionally tuned 686-4 + (which I believe is an unassailable action) and a Model 14-2, I've been a bit spoiled. To put it in context I think Python DA is very good indeed, but not necessarily the best to be had.
I have not as yet shot the Clark Model 10-5, but am not worried about light strikes or such. Stormy today but you can bet I'll be out at Long Range Alley very soon to post a live fire update.
P.S. A whopping $5.00 of the total invoice was for sear replacement. I questioned him about this at 7 this morning when I picked it up and his response was such that it seemed almost a matter of routine, I wasn't 100% clear but I elected not to press the issue.
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