1972 S&W - Too Nice to Shoot?

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doc540

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K-38 Masterpiece: 14-3

Well, the "to shoot or collect" question got answered today :o

sighted in at 50yds for silhouette matches

Final adjustments put 6 rounds in the 11 o'clock position after shooting low right.
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In my world that was the correct answer.
By the way it is still collectable just take good care of it and enjoy the shooting.
 
i shoot everything i own. I dont care how expensive it is. To me its like buying a nice car and looking at it but not driving it.

now you know it shoots just as good as it looks. :)
 
thnx

got another set of the Herrett-style target grips on the way

fit my hands perfectly

like sitting in the drivers seat of a '72 Cadillac Eldorado

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I think if you knew it was unfired, like if you got it from family or you bought it brand new, leave it that way. However, in this case, shoot it and enjoy it. You really are not devaluing it any by shooting it. You just have to take care of it.
 
I've got a '48 K-38 that in very nice condition...and shoot it all the time!
They're just too nice a firearm not to use! There's a difference between use and abuse. I would never take it out on a camping or hiking trip...but a trip to the range? You better believe it!


And doc...that is one sweet looking K38! Very nice!
 
Anyone that owns an S&W masterpiece like that is a FOOL not to shoot it.
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However.....we sure do love those fools (when they sell one that is) ;)
Long live those that buy nice guns, never shoot them, then sell them.
 
Guns like that K-38 show that it is folly to contemplate what all around barrel length, etc., is best. You do not play golf with a single club, whether it be a Driver or a Putter! Buy several, and have the best one available for the job at hand...in this case, "...for silhouette matches..." A wonderful gun for that purpose...not so much for concealed carry.
Welcome to the wonderful world of revolvers!
 
My 1972 14-3 is on the opposite side of the spectrum: it's so dog-ugly that I felt pity for it. That is, until I shot it. Easily the most accurate and sweetest trigger of my Masterpieces.

Here you see as I try to remove the remnants of some plastic wood the crazy previous owner incorporated to the stocks

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Shoot the ever loving hell out of it. When your dead will it matter that you kept it a safe queen and didn't enjoy shooting it???????:D
They were made to shoot. I see no point in owning a gun that shouldn't be shot because of possible hurting value or possibly putting a ding or scratch on it:eek::rolleyes:
 
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