Restoring RUINED S&W 38 SPECIAL REVOLVER!!! Extremely Satisfying!!!!

Today I restored a destroyed Smith and Wesson 38 special revolver! Watch the video to see the results!

[@paulheitkemper1559]

"Where do you find these guns?" "I start with a perfectly serviceable gun, then I encase it in concrete for 6 months."

[@jonathanbias4506]

The suspension of disbelief is so real with these channels

[@70streetcompton42]

Qe tontería pensar así solo disfruta no denigres

[@eduardoalagostorres3777]

It's hard for me to imagine how those wooden handles rusted...😂😂

[@frankdoss6313]

that even caking of "rust" all over everything had to be quite a challenge (to create)

[@armyreaper63]

and its crazy with all the rust pitting on the outside that inside of the gun while nasty them parts cleaned up with zero pitting like it was packed in a grease on the inside.... almost like it was just covered in clay and left to rust for awhile not found dug up in a river bed.

[@JackedALF]

this is absolutely staged

[@yomomma7056]

and why has part of the handle been digitally pixelated at 2:15

[@PastorColston]

Looks like it was battered and fried. Lol

[@danjohnston3422]

Mom's gonna be SUPER pissed about her slow cooker.

[@dalebowman3666]

Good restoration of a pistol covered in brown plaster.

[@fawman101]

This channel and couple others greatest skill is getting these guns into these ridiculous conditions in the first place.

[@70streetcompton42]

No seas ridículo eso lo harías tu y por eso piensas asi

[@70streetcompton42]

Solo disfruta y deja el drama

[@galloglas6907]

Evaporust on the handles. He must be in some alternate reality where wood rusts. 😂😂😂

[@blakenoble4014]

The stuff can be used for other things....like a flat head screwdriver is meant for screws but can be used as a chisel

[@evatatus]

Great restore of this revolver, reminds me of my grandpappy

[@ravenblitz1969]

So can someone tell me, how all the fine wire springs were in such good condition?

[@captainamericaamerica8090]

They are made of rust proof materials

[@tonykourounblis1854]

The whole thing is a scam

[@user-li9zk2vz5y]

Это просто контент , искусственно состариные вещи

[@chrisbrodbeck1961]

Yes, they replaced the springs

[@Legion1203-ky4dl]

​@@tonykourounblis1854Your birth was a scam

[@deliveryguy7402]

I know that wasnt rust on the handles because they are wooden. So why use Vaporust? That looked like someone had dropped the gun in plaster.

[@ronniconnelly933]

I didn’t know revolvers had so many parts. I have a greater respect for them seeing this gun restored

[@halvarianknight4477]

Not every gun can be like the Sten Gun with a total of 47 parts, only 4 of which that really moved.

[@buckbuck3236]

I once repaired the trigger assembly on a revolver & let me tell you it was a bit of a mofo job, it was like I needed 3 hands all at once to complete the task ! 😂

[@MdAffak-dw4ws]

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[@jjd1983]

I'm nervous for this guy on the reassembly 😮 SO many parts!

[@EnzoLeproni-dc6kc]

if you think about it, it's simple, the center is the hammer: raising it, you rotate the cylinder, you block it by training the chamber and barrel, and you move the trigger back into the firing position. in double action you move the opposite, the trigger raises the hammer, which does as described before. the only thing apart is the L-shaped bar which prevents the firing pin from reaching the trigger in the event of an accident. a very ingenious system of levers and pins

[@gameoverlordN7]

The fact it still fires with no hickups is amazing

[@ninety5r639]

Restroring things that are rusty and beat up videos are satisfying asf to watch

[@italoamericano9409]

No lo puedo creer, que genio! Te felicito man, un trabajo perfecto, y no me esperaba que dispares. El mejor fimal .

[@mcgoodle]

I'll admit it; I've always preferred revolvers over semi-automatics because revolvers have "fewer moving parts." But this video showed that there's A LOT more going in a revolver than meets the eye. And, it showed why good quality revolvers are so expensive.

[@buckbuck3236]

FAR more accidents occur with a semi automatic weapon than with a single action revolver !.

[@ThurgoodJenkinz]

Double action

[@buckbuck3236]

@@ThurgoodJenkinz I stand corrected,,yes, double action 👍🏼

[@PANICBLADE]

What they usually mean when they say fewer moving parts is fewer EXPOSED moving parts. In my experience, people who say that are usually not experienced gunsmiths, but experienced shooters, so they don't know as much about what's in a handgun as they do about what's on it. DA revolvers usually have a trigger, a cylinder, a latch button, a hammer, and an ejector rod: about 5 parts that, if messed with or not navigated properly, can make the gun experience failure. A typical 1911 has a trigger, a slide, a thumb safety, a grip safety, a hammer, a removable magazine, a slide release/lock and a moving barrel, which is on a swinging link and exposes itself when fired in order for the gun to eject a casing and feed a new round. The 1911 was the US standard for semi autos until the 80s, so when people are referring to semi autos as having a lot of moving parts, they're likely referring to that platform of handgun. In an emergency, safeties can sometimes trip up startled shooters, and whether or not the slide has been racked ahead of time or the round was chambered properly also caused people some issues that the revolver circumnavigated with its external simplicity. Nowadays, there are semi autos with no exposed hammers or thumb/grip safeties, as well as more reliable feeding and extraction systems, which even 1911 platforms benefit from. There are more differences internally, of course, but that's beside the point. Both are uniquely reliable platforms now, and everything depends on what your intended use is. While things not being exposed make them less likely to be subjected to the elements or mishandling, it also means that, if something does interfere with them, you have to take the gun apart to fix it. Most revolvers need at least a screw driver to get at faulty parts. Most semi autos don't need a tool at all to get to what is likely to fail. It's also important to remember that more parts = more complicated = more likely to fail is a complete fallacy that is not universally true from an engineering standpoint. Yes, you shouldn't make things unnecessarily complicated, but a well designed machine, if it has more parts, likely utilizes those parts for a more effective and reliable result. In a computer, they often have cooling fan/vent systems that prevent the computer from breaking via overheating. The computer literally wouldn't be able to function very long without it, yet it consists of additional parts. Same with guns, Smith and Wesson used to have the firing pin that ignited the primers as part of the hammer itself. This actually led to a severe number of failures, according to S&W armorers, who would constantly repair these guns. They redesigned the firing pin separately from the hammer, now housed inside the frame of the gun, and now they no longer have near as many hammer/pin involved failures they have to correct, despite using more parts in the design.

[@davidhill1045]

I was mesmerised from start to finish...

[@melodymccullough5262]

Putting that puzzle of a gun back together would probably stress me out. 🤣 Great job! 👏

[@TheGodParticle]

I had no idea that there were so many parts to 38.

[@DAFORCEFilms]

Fried in the Colonel’s secret blend of 11 herbs and spices.

[@jamesmoore3365]

😂😂😂😂

[@kokoterider7463]

Wonder how they make the things grow with molds to simulate rust and plaque.

[@omarbastidas6867]

Admirable y satisfactirio desde el comienzo hasta el final. gran profesional . Gracias por compartir .lo felicitó.

[@joshbevill1770]

Thanks for test firing it . 👍

[@craigpfleger3705]

Why would the grips have the same color oxidation. Odd

[@danielshannon6027]

Police may be looking for that thing. 😉

[@johnnyl321]

that was the first thing I was thinking of too....he found someone's hidden evidence

[@olenielsen7025]

Stunningly great restoration. Remember that guns don´t kill people! People kills people!!!

[@Rebel_Tech]

Literally the first thing that popped in my head when I saw it: “Southern Fried Smith & Wesson”.

[@pacificdune]

This is a great video! I think it would be even more interesting if you started with the original gun and showed what you did to it before cleaning it up again.

[@nomis3045]

Well said. Obviously just covered it in some sort of concrete or something. How come those tiny springs survived without any corrosion and the threads and pins were all usable?

[@jimjam4082]

Personally, I like when my wood grips develops layers of "rust"

[@nomis3045]

@@jimjam4082 oh yes, one of life’s greatest mysteries is rusty wood. I’ve heard of ironwood but I don’t think that rusts anyway 🤣

[@captainamericaamerica8090]

@@nomis3045 they are made from Rust proof materials.

[@mikewhittaker5984]

I agree I claim bs

[@Axolol69]

amazing how there seems to be rust on the WOODEN grip

[@ThurgoodJenkinz]

ok

[@adamlux8245]

Maybe behind the scenes Marty had Doc use his Deloreons Tri-Flux Capacitor to remove that unique “wood rust”!

[@Ljgaming826]

Might be ironwood lolol

[@RandyShaffer-jc8qc]

Not rust

[@AtlasReburdened]

I think it's more amazing that you dont know what rust looks like😂😂😂

[@stevenkimsey7039]

It's on my list of must have revolvers

[@charllesoliveira5817]

Great job dude !

[@rogerjohnsen4027]

How coiuld it have so much rust and still have springs?

[@user-zv9yk7yf8r]

Пружины из более качественной легированой стали.

[@edwinthompson6510]

i do restoration work on armaments ,must say this is a good instructive video,,,,, but for the life of me he makes it look soooo easy,,,,,,,,, rusty screws n leavers bolts ,,, dont work that easy fr me,,,, i use a impact screwdriver even then heads of slot cross screw heads burr and endup having to precise drill them out ,, bu its all worth while in the end,,,,Ed

[@The_Real_RG3]

The spring that came out if the bullet chamber looked damn good. 🤔

[@vanmanrick1]

Smoke a joint and watch some guy clean a pistol. Life is good.

[@juanguajardo873]

Excelente trabajo de Restauración good Yop perfect 🙂👍🏽

[@igortokarev8460]

Превосходная работа! Мастеру респект!

[@micahperoulis]

I find it eerie to think about how this gun is probably someone’s secret from long ago. Great work!

[@Eduardot12345556]

Nah, it's artificially reliced

[@ghprose]

Revolvers are definitely underrated.

[@matthewrutherford6164]

Now that is how you restore thank you sir.

[@TheCHIEF092]

It is simply amazing that a revolver has that many parts.

[@robertwatson818]

it is a Smith and Wesson. T he insides are modular so there are not very many parts. A Ruger has even less.

[@SCP_Scarlet_Officer]

Rust on the WOODEN handle, Kinda strange…

[@zig2742]

Rust spreads you know… rust can be on almost any, along with mold and other things.

[@fuqui035]

This guy has a lot of patience

[@captainamericaamerica8090]

Very reliable. 38specials!

[@sidneydavidulrey453]

I would love to know the circumstances behind how it got in that condition.

[@unnamed715]

My guess is it slept with the fishes, along with the bodies of the souls it took 😅

[@geneb5482]

​@@unnamed715😂😂😂

[@MoxJet629]

This idiot destroys them all himself. You think he just happens to find a bunch of rusted guns?

[@MrLanternland]

@@zeekwolfe6251 What do you mean?

[@ryanhansen5484]

They are drowning them in acid that causes intense rusting very fast and burying them. All these youtubers are doing it for easy restoration videos.

[@markk3652]

Tremendous job restoring this one. Brass drift pins and plastic end hammers won't mar the metal upon disassembly. This one was pretty much ravaged by rust and corrosion, but I still winced while watching it being knocked apart.😮

[@marcusfry178]

Amen, I winced as well. Too much prying also, there are better ways.

[@davidbrewster5904]

You didn't notice he was using a metal hammer to at first trying to open the cylinder, then all of a sudden we see the plastic end being used? Did you also notice that every screw was removed with no problem?

[@markk3652]

@@davidbrewster5904 clever editing

[@ShotgunDart]

First, he is the one who ruined it in the first place. He removed every screw without problem, and it's coated in a layer of some shit he likely left it in for a month or three. Second, he's a hack. These aren't proper gunsmith tools.

[@colinj5291]

​@@ShotgunDart Guy is using a blacksmith's hammer and plastic Dixie cups lol.

[@markchizmadia2004]

The human mind and the human hand are truly amazing machines.

[@yanceyrobertson2414]

Extremely entertaining. I just love all these negative comments from people who have never brought an old pistol back to life. I bet if I scroll down far enough some self-righteous judgmental "expert" will criticize you for dry firing it, lecturing you that you might hurt it.

[@bryanduncan1640]

Why would wooden handles be covered in rust?

[@BigO460]

That’s clearly not rust

[@user-bw3tv8xs7z]

My first thought was it had been battered and deep fried; like someone got drunk and thought they were making onion rings. The next day, “Honey, hand me some aspirin… and have you seen my .38?!?”

[@aidanlegomaniac]

Hell yeah, swamp gun. Extra poison damage.

[@agnesmalloy7384]

Love this!! I hope I’m able to watch the whole video without falling asleep 😂😂

[@donparker1823]

Thanks for test firing. I was thinking this one was too far gone to shoot. That wooden vice was a very prudent idea.

[@looseele]

how in the world did that gun get such a uniform layer of clay all over it? And why did you have to use rust remover on wood?🤔

[@The_Butler_Did_It]

Must have been ironwood.

[@samouflage99]

That S&W was brought back from its eternal slumber and just asked: "What's for breakfast?"

[@thomasfreeman3262]

And yet more beating on it metal to metal with screw drivers and punches and steel hammers - more awesomeness. 😱😱

[@MrFYGY]

Wow very nice!

[@michaelvarble4392]

Great workmanship and great knowledge of the gun itself. Im impressed with the outcome. Thank you

[@arthuroneill517]

The semi automatic was a nice to watch restoration, i hope it is going to a museum 😢

[@patanvalle9379]

Nice work... the old S&W are the better ones, You can do anything with them and they will still work... the new models no longer have the quality they used to... This poor revolver was destroyed under all that rust and didn't even flinch when they asked it to work again... Congratulations and greetings from Buenos Aires, Argentina

[@davidschweikhart459]

Mr., I am impressed. First with your ability. Next, with your willingness to do this project. And third, seeing the parts of that pistol that were eaten away by rust as they were, you still (safely) fired that good old Smith and Wesson. GOOD JOB! 😎👍👍👍

[@alwignot3584]

Yeah, I didn’t think it was capable of actually firing..glad everything worked

[@davidbrewster5904]

Did you actually see THAT gun fire? I didn't! I saw him throw some (ONE) round into a chamber. Then he claimed the camera "overheated". I was born at night, but it wasn't last night!

[@tomperkins5657]

You might want to see a couple other posts before raving.

[@MrMuppetbaby]

I am ALWAYS absolutely amazed at what you do for these forgotten relics. I enjoy watching watch (timepiece) restorations too and there's really no difference. Precision work is fascinating to watch. Anybody can swing a ball-peen but you know exactly how & where to do it! Thanks again Rustic. Best, Tod in Vagas. :)

[@patrickmoore4232]

Gullible much?

[@raulleon1015]

I love the way it looks corroded but restaurated!!! very nice!!! a true pice of art!

[@thomasfreeman3262]

Now we have switched to a metal screw driver. Awesome. 😱

[@user-pn2vj8hd7q]

From how it looked before the restoration and how it looked after is a pretty phenomenal transformation. Well done buddy. Very well done.

[@ImGdiddy]

S&W never plated hammers or triggers. They were always case hardened. Absolutely amazing that the internal parts and the extractor mechanism were in the condition that they were considering the damage to the outside. This one must have been dragged out of a river after being there for a good while.

[@geneb5482]

Makes me wonder why it was in the river 😂

[@turdferguson8151]

​@@geneb5482you know exactly why lol

[@MoxJet629]

Wrong. They hard chrome plated a ton of hammers and triggers.

[@gmac8852]

Thrown in lagoon after murderous person murder people with it.

[@MoxJet629]

@@gmac8852 nah, this guy 100% rusts everything himself.

[@CarlosAguilar-cu2ek]

Nice work bellisssssssimo. I love 38 special

[@captainamericaamerica8090]

Best for personal protection. Very dependable

[@thegamerboy625]

Its a double action revolver. Meaning if you pull the trigger it cocks the hammer and shoots it.

[@blakewynn5193]

So much fun to watch! Thank you so much for firing it from a rig. It gave me a lot of peace of mind knowing it wasn't going to blow up in your hand! 😆 Again, great video!

[@christaylor2168]

That gun was almost petrified. You did a fantastic job on the restoration. From a rock to a working gun. Amazing

[@sosco22]

What do you use on the wood grips?

[@Life___stories]

Хорошо что в конце испытания проводите👍 приятно смотреть! Продолжай в том же духе!🤙

[@Mountain_Paladin]

This gun was intentionally put into a caustic solution and dried out to make this video. It was a controlled solution . Look at the springs and workings they're shiny and in near perfect condition. No pitting , even the engraving everywhere is near perfect.

[@burthoppy]

I see this also.

[@Mountain_Paladin]

@@burthoppy I like restoration videos because I love doing restoration. It gives me ideas to my projects. But when people stage it just to get views ....its sad.

[@austin7530]

No pitting? Ur joking right… did you even watch the whole video???

[@Mountain_Paladin]

@@austin7530 yes I did . I can create the same effect by spraying caustic liquid upon it. But with the severity of corrosion on the outer while the small intricate nomenclature like the springs were unaffected would allow a reasonable suspicion of a staged event. No doubt the motive would be to trigger views to a platform that gives financial benefits for such views. And yet it's just my opinion.

[@somnathghosal6954]

@@Mountain_Paladin the screws are opened easily.

[@georgebrown8312]

Amazing how you restored that old 38 special handgun to working order. I thought it was too far gone to be restored but you managed to restore it so that it can fire. It also looks much better than before. Excellent work.

[@JoseVeliz-st7zz]

buena que hiciste esa pistola está cálida

[@davidbrewster5904]

Right!! No half-smart person would even attempt to fire a round through that gun!

[@user-yy5rl5ml7y]

@@JoseVeliz-st7zzhi y hi hello Ruth, sure to authorise will be taken care of your own

[@74bobby]

​@davidbrewster5904 I sure Wouldn't

[@alexanderdembik8990]

Its absolutely amazing!!! You are cool!👏👏👏

[@joniwelson5437]

Kreeen.!! Bro..ini ahli bengkel revolver

[@AbandonedExplorationSquad]

When are we getting a hand reveal???

[@ZombieCraft-ds4bm]

Never seen a hand restoration, wonder how it’s done

[@bigcoacho2625]

Someone's got a hand fetish

[@largeboseheadphone6494]

Onlyhands

[@thegamerboy625]

@@largeboseheadphone6494 wow

[@garyburgmylifeandtimes6354]

There was no way I thought that pistol would ever fire again! Impressive to say the least, great job. The actual finished product looks pretty cool too. I'm not sure how safe it is but the fact that is works and fires at all is amazing.

[@bobweiss9138]

Nice job would like to see you use brass tools especially your sledge hammer ❤

[@jamiechandley7369]

I was wondering if you intend to file this weapon with the barrel in the condition it’s in. I would be worried that the corroded part near the cylinder would be a weak point that could possibly explode if you fire a .38 round out of that barrel.

[@rodneyfrost1674]

How did this gun get into this condition? What's all that yellow stuff? Maybe there is and interesting story here.

[@pacificdune]

Concrete mixed with mustard? I think this is cluck bait. He took a working gun, messed it up, then cleaned it.

[@swpo1]

This looks like if Mr Peanut was packing heat! Got himself a peanut gat!!

[@lucasmxo]

Melhor vídeo pra assistir parabéns 🎉

[@neznamstaneznamgdje]

Why don't you wash the revolver in distilled water first? This way there is a high probability that you will break something on it!

[@steveneastland4128]

Even though it must be so satisfying to chip away like this I can imagine how much fun you’d have with a vapour blaster

[@cayezara8110]

Wow! That was an amazing restoration! ❤❤❤

[@pwd1679]

Any idea on where one might find a barrell for a S&W model 19? Smith won't touch it, says it's obsolete.

[@wayneandrus240]

Excellent restoration work!! Very enjoyable!!

[@DomenicVermillion]

i can't even keep my apartment clean and this individual is out here breathing new life into relics. Incredible workmanship

[@rosyvillanava5796]

Buen trabajo que haces

[@steveavery1533]

Truly amazing! But I can't help but wonder how the gun got into such bad shape originally.

[@blatantpowder]

saw a comment saying they destroy them on purpose for content, so idk man, that thought is always in the back of my mind now that I watch these videos

[@gmac8852]

It was used for murder and dumped in lagoon but was found by restoration man to be restored and used again. Endless cycle of murder machines.

[@samuelfellows6923]

Fraudulent 😠

[@MrTruckerf]

A baseball bat is a murder machine if you want it to be. Anything can be, even your hands. @@gmac8852

[@user-zz7yj8jb7i]

Nice work. Impressive. I have a couple of pistols that went through a fire several years ago. Kept them in oil over the years, so they're in relatively good shape (compared to the stuff you've been working on). Is there a way to contact you with some pictures and a quote for restoration? Thx

[@MB-iv4mq]

The 38 special was my dad's favorite gun.

[@mojavepatrol4767]

it looks like a Victory model, I don't know where you live but a replacement barrel and side plate shouldn't be hard to get. I had to replace the barrel on mine and it wasn't that difficult to get the part. All you have to do is keep the originals in case you need to put them back...beautiful job..

[@TheFruitofTruth]

Never knew plastic/wooden handles could get so rusty! 😮 Sarcasm if you couldn’t figure it out.

[@MASI_forging]

I always enjoy and seeing, such a great restoration. 👍👍

[@r.tomrobison8307]

I'm amazed how far they had tear it down. Great job.

[@mrbuttneked]

awesome job

[@user-xc6wd3hb4s]

Nice restoration! Amazing how perfect the internal parts were! Too bad about the pitting on the outside.

[@nickmonaco960]

Depending on where that was found, I wonder how many bodies it has on it. Great restoration.

[@wandaeller5485]

Amazing just to watch....

[@timnavarrette3274]

Great save. Keep it in the house ,in a safe easy accessible place. Only you know where it's hidden. And of course,,a lick set on it. Safety!!

[@JLCra87]

I would have liked to see some of the surface pitting removed, but thats just my preference. Awesome restoration! 😎

[@edwinthompson6510]

maybe harden filler,,,, milliput i use "two part filler" can be drilled tapped when cured ,,,, Edwin J

[@ajaylahane2916]

The weapon is clearly seen artificially rusted or made so by dipping in some liquid.

[@helowrenchturn2]

🙄

[@pap_pap]

yea its pretty obvious, wood doesnt rust, rust isnt yellow like that, if it was tossed in a river it would look way diffrent

[@bobwallett]

Yeah and he's damaged the barrel on purpose too

[@billhenderson4135]

When he unscrewed the grips you could see shiny threads.

[@wellissone]

Eu percebi isso mesmo. O material usado pra ficar parecendo ferrugem, parece rejunte de azulejos. Nesse estado os parafusos não soltariam facilmente como pareceu