"Butter Job" on SP-101

[gobe]

Many moons ago somebody posted some pictures of an SP-101 that had a "Butter Job" done to it. I can't seem to find it, but am very interested in the 'How's' to do it (for a non-gunsmith). Or, is it recommended that a 'smith' do it?

I've got a 101 in .357 Mag with a spur hammer that I am seriously considering having 'bobbed' to a spurless and would like to smooth the whole the whole thing out while I'm at it. I sometimes use it for CC, especially in Winter when it's easier to carry concealed and has more punch than my 'always carry' S&W 442 J-frame. (Sorry guys ... I had it a long time before the LCR came out.) Recommendations/suggestions?

 

[BlkHawk73]

Butter or toothpaste? The latter I've heard of but butter?

 

[gobe]

The guy that wrote the article and posted the pictures will recognize it because that's what he called it. I'd never heard the term before that either. It's descriptive though, if you ever saw a stick of butter that's been out at room temperature for a while ... all the edges get rounded and smooth.

 

[BlkHawk73]

Ohhhh ok, I was thinking action feel not the smoothing of the edges. Me bad. :lol:

 

[Cholo]

Could this be the topic?

http://www.rugerforum.com/phpBB/viewtop ... 61&start=0

 

[Allen207]

The term I have heard in the custom gun world is "melted". Basically removing all sharp edges. You see it in custom carry 1911 packages fairly often.

 

[gobe]

Thx for the try Cholo, but you're talking about internal clean-up and I'm looking for the external smoothing like Allen 207 mentioned. "Melting" is a very discriptive word for what I'm looking for. Whoever posted it had pictures of the 101 after the smoothing process. There wasn't a sharp edge on it. It did look "melted". Not only was it pretty, but I couldn't see where it could possibly catch on anything. Really smooth.

 

[Jimbo357mag]

Here are some slicked and polished SP's from recent posts.

http://www.rugerforum.com/phpBB/viewtopic.php?t=55759

http://www.rugerforum.com/phpBB/viewtopic.php?t=43026

http://www.rugerforum.com/phpBB/viewtopic.php?t=38108

...Jimbo