First step-- make sure the inletted stock blank is the right size for your Smith- two main frame sizes, regardless of gauge- R frame-- longer- longer barrel lug than on FW series- also, lock plates for a FW Smith will have machine screws in the front section, plus the main one in the top rear of the plate-- If you try to fit a R framed Smith into an inletted blank for a FW frame Smith-- it ain't gonna be pretty! RWTF

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