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Old 04-07-2011, 02:48 AM
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Of the three LH's I have in the safe, I was only aware of two being LH guns. I actually had another and again I didn't know it was a LH or I'd have kept it.

LH produces firearms that are configured correctly for specific needs and they do it before the factory can make a case for them. In so doing they prove markets and make larger runs or trends in specifications possible for the factory.

Once these firearms are shown to have a market, the factory can commit to making them in numbers.

IMO, LH is prescient in their designs. I know that a 3" .44 in either Spl or mag is a fantastic carry gun for the woods and I know that their other designs are equally thoughtful for the task at hand. Witness the Mtn Gun in S&W's line, that had roots in LH design.

I value mine highly and they'd literally be the last to give up if it ever was the case that I had to.
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