S&W, M36

Wharfrat - My model 36 is my primary carry and I love it. Mine has serial beginning with BAB _ _ _ _.

I agree with you on the grips. I shot mine for a while with the factory grips . . sort of like holding on to a coarse horse hoof rasp. I switched mine out to a set of Pachmeyer (sp?) grips - I think they were called combat grips. They sort of wrap around the frame. I find them to be very comfortable and I no longer have a problem when putting a 100 or so rounds through it at the range.

I liked my 36 snub so much that I also found and purchased a model 36 with a three inch barrel. It too is a sweet little revolver. I carry on the belt in a Bianchi holster. The 36 snub tucks in tight to the body and is easily concealed under a sweatshirt, shirt tail, jacket, etc. I traded a Ruger 357 LCR in on mine and have never regretted it.

Enjoy your 36! :)
 
My 36 looks EXACTLY like that. Since mine (and yours) is in such good condition, I'd use it as a bedside gun as is. Hate to ruin it after years of carry. You can pick up a new model for that duty. Yes, the grip is hard to get used to, but it is beautiful and they don't really make them like that anymore. I paid like $190 5-6yrs ago for mine. It was a policeman's gun and hardly ever shot.
 
I love J frames and k frames. I have a couple of nickel-plated model 36s. One is practically unfired, so I keep that one in its original box. The other usually grabs a ride in the range bag no matter what else I'm shooting.
 
Way off topic - but topical

For Wharfrat196001 (or others familiar). Great picture. I would like to add pictures to my posts. How do you do it? I have a digital camera (a really good one). But just don't know how to enhance my posts. Pictures are entertaining but absolutely necessary for questions on reloading or repairs.
 
PolarFBear said:
For Wharfrat196001 (or others familiar). Great picture. I would like to add pictures to my posts. How do you do it? I have a digital camera (a really good one). But just don't know how to enhance my posts. Pictures are entertaining but absolutely necessary for questions on reloading or repairs.
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I just load pics through my cell phone. I have a Samsung Galaxy s5. Takes really nice macros. I load them through Taptalk app which is what I use on most forums. If you do not use your cell phone you would have to upload your pics to a Snapfish or uploaded site then point the forum to the url with your pics. Somewhere in this forum it explains how to load pics.
 
Wharfrat, for DA firing, the middle of the second section should be on the trigger. On a larger frame, the first joint itself can be on the trigger. While some folks might be able to fire DA from the first joint, that is best used in single action firing with a larger (target size) gun.

Part of the trigger control in DA comes from the tip of the index finger touching either the gun or the thumb as the trigger comes back.

Jim
 
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