I LOVE THE OLD THREADS THAT ARE STILL RELEVANT. YOURS IS AN INTERESTING STORY, INSPCALAHAN.......
MY LOVE AFFAIR WITH S&W REVOLVERS, AND MOUNTAIN GUNS BEGAN, WHEN I WANDERED INTO A LGS, THAT I RARELY FREQUENTED, AND SAW A VERY CLEAN, STAINLESS, 4" S&W REVOLVER UP ON THE WALL. UP UNTIL THAT POINT IN TIME, I HAD OWNED ONLY BLUED COLT DIAMONDBACKS AND PYTHON REVOLVERS......
THE DURABILITY OF A STAINLESS GUN IS REALLY WHAT ATTRACTED ME, AS I WAS LOOKING FOR A GUN THAT I COULD TAKE INTO THE WOODS, AND ON CAMPING / FISHING TRIPS......
THE GUN TURNED OUT TO BE A 686+ MOUNTAIN GUN. NONE OF THE NOMENCLATURE MEANT ANYTHING TO ME. UPON HANDLING IT, I DECIDED THAT IT WAS JUST WHAT I NEEDED. A COUPLE OF YEARS LATER, I FOUND A 625 MG, IN .45 COLT, IN A GUN SHOP, DOWN IN FLORIDA, THAT NEEDED A NEW HOME. I STARTED TO REALLY LIKE THE MG CONFIGURATION, FOR ITS VERSATILITY OF PURPOSE--RIGHT AT HOME IN ANY ROLE......
BY THEN, I WAS HOOKED ON S&W REVOLVERS, AND I HAD PURCHASED 2 MODEL 629s---A 3" AND AN 8 3/8" VERSION. I THOUGHT THAT I REALLY "NEEDED" A 62 9 MG, IN .44 MAGNUM. I PURCHASED A BRAND NEW ONE WITH BOX AND PAPERS, AT A LGS. AFTER ABOUT A MONTH, I SOLD IT AT A LOSS. I JUST COULD NOT WARM UP TO THE IL. I PURCHASED A USED PRE LOCK 629 MG, FROM GB, AND PAID MORE THAN THE NEW ONE COST ME. AT LEST, IMHO, IT WAS A REAL MG, THAT I COULD BE PROUD OF........
I LOOKED IN VAIN FOR A 625 MG IN .45 ACP. I KNOW THAT THEY DO EXIST, BUT I HAVE NEVER SEEN ONE. I ENDED UP PURCHASING A SCARCE 4" MODEL OF 1989, ON GB, SPENDING CLOSE TO $1500. WHEN ALL WAS SAID AND DONE. I DO NOT REGRET THAT PURCHASE ONE BIT ! ! ! IT HAS THE NICEST TRIGGER, OUT OF THE BOX, AND IS THE MOST ACCURATE, OF ALL OF MY S&W REVOLVERS......
I WAS NEVER A FAN OF THE .41 MAGNUM CALIBER, SO I NEVER FELT THE "NEED" FOR SUCH A MG......
MY MG COLLECTION STANDS AT 3, PICTURED BELOW. ALSO BELOW AE MY TWO 629s. THEY WEAR PRE-BAN, SAMBAR STAGS BY EAGLE GRIPS. THE MOUNTAIN GUNS WEAR AHRENDS, TACTICAL CONVERSION GRIPS......
AS YOU MUST HAVE GUESSED, I HAVE AN AVERSION TO MODERN S&W GOODYEARS.......
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