Im sorry but I am still a noob to maya, I dont yet know what Softening the normals are either
Heres a render of the revolver. The only part pretty much im unsatisfied with is the body itself, way to blocky. Ive never used the bevel tool so ill learn how to do that today!

Ive also started a Derenger model without using booleans (well in very small doses on objects i dont have to smooth).