581/681 Raving
Having recently (in the last 6 months or so) been bitten by the S&W bug, I obviously don't have too much experience with these fine revolvers. About 15 years ago, I used to enjoy using my shooting coach's fine model 17s and 14s, but no other real experience shooting revolvers. I was always into 1911s, really, liked other autos, but never liked anything as much as those .45s...
Until now. I picked up a 19-6 in november, and followed that up with a 681 in december. The K frame was nice, don't get me wrong, I liked it. That 681 was something else, though. Even with the big pachs that came with it, it was fun to shoot, and darned accurate. Never thought I'd be fan of fixed sight revolvers, either. Recently, a 581 came up for sale in my area, and darn it, I couldn't afford to buy it (I'm out of work at the moment). I decided to sell my 19-6 to fund the 581. Glad I did it, 19s come up rather frequently, of all shapes, sizes, and ages, and 581s, not so much.
Finally took the pair shooting with some friends today, and they are both sooooo much fun to shoot, whether my wimpy target reloads or full house 357s. Removed a 2"x2" area from the center of every target w/ my 158 swc loads. WAY too much fun!
I do believe I now have a mistress to my 1911 love. So anyone else who loves those fixed sight L frames, post what you like/love about 'em, customized ones, stock, whatever. show some pics!!!
here's mine, both no-dashes:
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