S&W Pic Thread

[skosh69]

Here's my new to me S&W 29-3, 10 5/8" bbl, .44 Mag that my brother so generously gave me yesterday. He's had since it was new and he passed it down to me.

Now, I need to learn how to shoot, clean and maintain it. Right now, it makes a rattle noise around the grip/frame area when you hold it upside down and tip it back and forth. I took off the grips looked but saw nothing, is that normal?

By itself...

And with my unit patches and crests...



Does having a S&W redeem myself any for having the Kimber????