Model 24-3 Lew Horton Special
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There's one like it on GunsInternational for $1950
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Always liked 3" snubs
Model 24-3 Lew Horton Special for sale
Model 24-3 Lew Horton Special for sale online.
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Always liked 3" snubs
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That Lew Horton special has a special price.
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Those grips won't need much to take care of what looks to be scratches in the finish.
Get yourself a bottle of Birchwood Casey Tru-Oil, and then mix a little with mineral spirits to thin it down to a 50/50 mix. Apply a light coat with your finger, it may take a few coats, to blend it in with the existing finish. You're probably aware of it but those grips would represent $250 of the price of the gun.
I bought mine in 2009 for $650, and I thought that was a lot... as previously said, they have no where to go but up. These particular guns represented a ground breaking change for S&W N-Frames at the time. It was the first factory produced round butt grip frame done on the N-Frame, prior to that a round butt N-Frame was only available from custom gunsmiths.
Get yourself a bottle of Birchwood Casey Tru-Oil, and then mix a little with mineral spirits to thin it down to a 50/50 mix. Apply a light coat with your finger, it may take a few coats, to blend it in with the existing finish. You're probably aware of it but those grips would represent $250 of the price of the gun.
I bought mine in 2009 for $650, and I thought that was a lot... as previously said, they have no where to go but up. These particular guns represented a ground breaking change for S&W N-Frames at the time. It was the first factory produced round butt grip frame done on the N-Frame, prior to that a round butt N-Frame was only available from custom gunsmiths.
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I paid $800 for mine a few months ago, but it has a couple of "flaws." The previous owner installed a weird front sight that I don't care for, but I suppose I can live with it. And it didn't have the original grips, but an ugly set of aftermarkets that I replaced with a set of Altamont "Cokes." Also it's a -6, with the lock, so that hurts the price. There was a -3 like the OP's in the case at the same time, but it was $1200. I figured for $400 less, I didn't mind lock that much.
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On the other hand, it did come with the box and papers. I've fired it a few rounds, but haven't had a chance to go to the range in months.
On the other hand, it did come with the box and papers. I've fired it a few rounds, but haven't had a chance to go to the range in months.
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Nice gun OP........I like "em" too.
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The 29 on top is supposed to be a Lew Horton special, I have no proof it is only what I was told when I bought it. When you shoot it with full house loads it's kind of like laying you hand on an anvil and allowing some one to smack it with a hammer. It is now a .44 Special to me.
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