Smith & Wesson Factory Procedure for Disassembling a Revolver 

I’ve been disassembling these for years and feel like I learned many new tricks after watching your video. You are a gift to the gun community

You just saved a lot of guns from being damaged. Thank you.

Well that was 24 minutes well spent. Thanks for sharing your knowledge.

As an owner of 2 Victory revolvers and a Model 19-3 Combat Magnum, the vid's you've posted are treasure beyond measure. Thank you very, very much.

This man has 163k subscribers. If just a quarter or third would donate just a dollar or more a month to his Patreon it would go a long ways to helping Gunblue. You can’t put a price on this man’s knowledge. A true treasure.

This is the kind of timeless expert information RU-vid was made for. Thank you, Sir... And heres to all the fine craftsman of this country! 🏆

Between you and Jerry Kuhnhausen's S&W books I've learned a LOT, Thank you!

We're watching the master at work. These videos are priceless. Thanks Gunblue!

I was an Air Force CATM Instructor. This was the exact same way they taught us in Tech School back in 1980 to work on our M-15's.

Oh shit! Your camera quality is excellent. I haven’t been here in a while. Thank you for taking the time to educate us. Without people like you, jewels of information like this would be hard to find.

Excellent presentation. I did warranty work for S&W as a licensed gunsmith in New York City. I took the armorers courses at S&W for both revolvers and pistols and still have the manuals. It was and is a responsibility I take very seriously. Your description is exactly as it was taught.

Great information for us revolver folks. Thanks.

I just want to echo all the previous comments of appreciation sir. Anyone who owns a S&W revolver (especially the older models) understand how important it is to take extreme care when disassembling and reassembling the firearm. Thank you!

I’m a big revolver person, and really appreciate you, and the channel ❤🇺🇸🇺🇸🇺🇸

Thank you! I just inherited two S&Ws, one from 1945 and another from 1952. While I don't want to have to open up either one, it's amazing to see an expert do it!

I have 2 S&W revolvers (.22 and .357) and I think they are awesome! But the challenge has been how to properly dismantle them for cleaning etc. After having seen this video I know how to do it. Thousand thanks🤗 and greetings from Finland🇫🇮

...just the information on the screwdriver was worth the price of admission...

Boy. I have learned a bunch of good tips watching your video, It's great. Thank You for caring enough to post this instruction!

I first thought this was another boring video but the patina on to ol victory was beautiful but the more I watched the more I listened and the more I listened the more I learned very informative and well said thank you probably never do this but it was a pleasure watching you

I saw your original S&W video and have used many of the techniques you taught there. This is a great addition to that first video. Thanks.

Excellent. People who were gunsmiths at the old factories, manufacturing guns the old way, not this modern profit only driven LEAN process need to put their skills l on the internet, lest they be forgotten forever. I wanna see guys from the New Haven Marlin factory talk about their processes.

This sir is such valuable information to maintain and preserve our investments in the SMITH & WESSON revolvers. Thank you so much. I remember watching the armorer for The Oklahoma City Police Department do the disassembly and assembly, just as you have demonstrated here. That was back in about 1972, I had a new Model 28 Highway Patrolman 6" and a set of target trigger and hammer for it. Things were a lot different back then and he had invited myself and a buddy to bring our pistols to the police range where he had his gunsmith shop. I still have that model 28 and enjoy target shooting with it in spite of my old eyesight. Again much obliged for the excellent and detailed instruction, which I have found nowhere else other than your channel. God bless you and yours sir.

Thanks for passing on part of the craft!

Thank you Captain, you taught us all an amazing skill. I would have never realized this could be done with just a re-tooled screwdriver.

I have a Victory revolver in beautiful condition and I thank you for sharing your knowledge.

That's how I learned the correct way to disassemble and reassemble any Smith & Wesson revolver

Thank you very much for this video. How simple you make it seem.

Best video on the subject

I don't even own a revolver and yet I'm fascinated watching this man with his craft. What a blessing you are, sir.

colorado school of trades offered an armorers course through Smith and Wesson when i went about a decade and a half ago. wish i coulda afforded it, but our design and function class on it was pretty comprehensive on it's own. appreciate the video, it's a great refresher!

Hi Gunblue, Much appreciate the tutorials about revolvers. I have watched all your revolver videos including your handloading videos. plus many others. I am a 38 / 357 revolver fan and figured out how to disassemble with your prior video shown with the S&W 45 Long Colt, and whether or not to buy a new Model 19 which I did, including 686 4" & 6", 586 4", 27 6.5", 627 for USPSA and Steel plus the new 3", 4" and 6" Colt Pythons. My Uncle was a retired Des Moines Police Officer and imagine you and he are similar in age. He gave me his service revolver 19-3 which I still have, had it repaired twice by Smith & Wesson for end shake and gas seal on the cylinder. I no longer shoot full house 357 with that gun - it runs fine on 38 Spl. The new guns get the 357. We were bow hunting and fishing buddies since I was a child until he passed. Anyway, your voice and vernacular reminds me of him. 1. Will you please show more tutorials how to repair commons problems for S&W revolvers i.e, sear, hand, proper end shake corrections, etc. I know you've commented that you cannot, but learning from a trained armorer would be most valued. The only other reputable source I can find is the Kuhnhausen Shop Manual. 2. Can you show correct methods for smoothing out the trigger pull weight that will not decrease reliability for S&W revolvers? 3. Anything you can teach about Colt Revolvers - Pythons? 4. Anything to teach for more accurate handloads for 38 Spl / 357 for plated, cast, jacketed, coated bullets for hunting and competition use?

Sir you are a treasure. Greatly enjoy all your videos!

Saw this video when it first came out. Now I'm coming back because I bought my first Smith and Wesson. Model 60-18 from a pawnshop. Being a rare model I would like to make sure I come to a professional

Excellent video with solid information. Thank you, sir!

Always informative and entertaining too! Thanks again for making the effort and sharing.

Thee best video I’ve seen to date on how to correctly disassemble the Model 10, Victory models, and their variants. Thank you for sharing your knowledge with us! Your legacy continues!

Great information, love your channel, God bless.

This was excellent and helped me so much. Greatly appreciated, sir!

Recently my model 10 trigger is extremely stiff, I have to open it to see what's going on inside. Your video is so helpful!

I’m 24 years old and I had the honor of inheriting my great grandfathers S&W Model 13-1, produced late 1976-1977. It’s become my favorite revolver to shoot and carry! Thank you for your straightforward and informative video sir. I know how to clean Beretta 92s and Glocks, but revolvers are relatively new to me still. Happy shooting brother🤘🏻.

Awesome video! I wish that I had found this BEFORE I opened mine up. Now I understand the error of my ways.

Thank you GunBlue for this detailed video. I feel much more confident about disassembling my revolvers after viewing it and I will take great care, as you instruct, in the process. Many thanks.

I had a K frame sitting around for years that was given to me disassembled. I finally got it reassembled thanks to you!

If I had a Smith and Wesson, I would try this out. Had a relative bring me a Taurus .22 revolver to get working, and opened up the frame, and there was a hard gunk in there, that was binding it all up. Got it cleaned up and lubricated, and the difference was amazing. I don't think it ever worked that well for them before. I always seem to find that there are always special tools that you have to keep on hand for all sorts of items to get things assembled and disassembled with less trouble.

THANK YOU VERY MUCH for this great video!!! I especially appreciate your comments and instruction on proper screwdriver design and use. I have number of S&W revolvers, and i now feel much more comfortable with their care.

Awsome video. Wasn't looking for this but it was very helpful. I have some old s&w revolvers from my dad that I would guess have never been apart, and cleaned / oiled inside.

Thank you VERY much for the exalent tutorial! The Victory model that I inherited from my father, was a "Leand-Lease" gun, that left the factory in .38 S&W, and was sent to England, converted by the firm of "Cogswell & Harrison" to .38 Special, and apparently sent back to the R. C. M. P. My father bought it at a local gun shop, in our home town, when he took a part-time job as a night watchman, in the '60s. It has the 3 inch barrel, is still a good shooter!

Very helpful vid. Been reluctant to disassemble my model 19.

You are definitely a wealth of information...like the gunsmithing version of Paul Harrell. I haven't needed to go inside a S&W yet, so this will be helpful when that day comes. Thank you!

Thanks for the video, great to see how the factory teaches it.

That simplified that so much for me

I just watched the baked beans vid… now, back to weapons!

Wow, I have the first video from a few years ago and I love it. So cool. I have a lot of S&W revolvers

Thank you for the great information. Loved it.

Fascinating to watch a master at work. Thank you!

Thank you sir. Wheel guns are a lost art. You give us handy folks the ability to maintain the tools we use and love.

Great demonstration. The best I’ve seen!

Thanks for the video. Sold off all my S&Ws, but this works for Taurus and Rossi, probably others. Some nice tips.

Glad I found this. I just picked up a 32-20 1905 4th change that has a lot of the bluing gone that I'm thinking of rebluing.

I ran into Mike today at Tractor Supply, he said he'd bought a nice private collection of antique firearms.

I love S&W revolvers. It is well made.

I really have enjoyed your videos especially the wheel gun videos and I've never cared for them until recently. I've owned 1 S&W Model 36? snub nose that I didn't care a lot for,I've always liked autos especially the 1911. I recently acquired 3 S&W 's a lemon squeezer or 38 short hammerless,a model 17 and a model 28 in 357. The hammerless is in great condition the other 2 need work and your videos have helped with that.. thanks again..

I have 3 military and police pre models and the information you have given me allows me to feel confident in talk g them apart for deep cleaning. Thank you so so very much doug

Thank you for sharing what knowledge you took your personal time to learn long ago. I have a Model 10 and I just love your channel thanks again sir

Fascinating. I have never tried dissemble my 1979 vintage model 66 or my 5 year old 642 air weight. Both need a good cleaning. Thank you

Thanks a lot. I've only done one, a five screw from 1947. For unknown reasons I had to reassemble it four times before the hammer would fall freely with all the screws snugged down. Now it works great, but I still don't know what went wrong the first three times.

awesome video! I cant tell you how helpful it is for me to trying to bring my fathers service revolver back to life. Thank You!!

Fantastic. Thank you sir.

I'm thinking about cooking baked beans!

Sir, I've just received two S &W revolvers and watched your video about S & W and was very impressed, so much so I shared it with my brother, and I even subscribed. Thank you 🇺🇲

Thank you very much, for taking the time, to share your knowledge and teach others

This was incredibly useful for my novel research, thank you so much!

Thank you uncle. greetings from Turkey

that was a really informative video nice work thanks .

Great Video! Thank you very much. Just the way Archie used to do it at our PPC shoot in the late ‘60s…

i learned something new again today!!!

Going in my saved videos, thanks

Another good video. Keep'em comin

Excellent Video!!

Real pleasure watching you work!.... A true technician, and thanks for showing us all how to do it properly, and isn't that the goal? Please keep up the good work. Thanks!

Wonderful tutorial on how to disassemble a S & W revolver. Since these pistols cost so much S & W should include an appropriate screwdriver. IMHO the screws should have torxs heads so there is no possibility of slippage..on all firearms .

When I took the armourer's course, they had us work exclusively on stainless models. they didn't show your techniques to protect the blueing. It was also a week long course, not a two week course. We assembled 3 revolvers and, of course, the third one was actually pretty good. I took the course in 85.

PRICELESS video! Well done sir. You're a great teacher! God bless YOU!

great info!

Thank you for sharing your knowledge with us.

Best youtube video I have ever seen! Thank you sir!

This video is a tressure ❤ learned a good lesson

Well done!

As always it was a pleasure to watch a really well made video and to learn from you.

Nicely done, Sir!

Thank you for the video 👍

Fantastic video sir, thank you so much.

Splendid. Thanks Chief.

Much thanks for the knowledge sir

Señor muchas gracias ...saludos desde Argentina 🇦🇷

Thank you for sharing your knowledge good sir.

Excellent as always, thanks

*Thank you* for this valuable video.

Thank you for your video I have that exact pistol and have been terrified about taking it apart. Now I feel confident that I can clean it😊

Oh my god I found a knowledge gold mine of a channel! Subbed to u sir will be watching both old and new ones