Originally Posted by jnichols2
I bought myself a S&W 686 last Christmas. By January, I was thinking about a .44 Magnum.
I suppose I was thinking about a "Dirty Harry Gun", but none were available.
I ended up between a S&W 629 and a Ruger Redhawk. I chose the Ruger.
August came, and my 70th Birthday was coming up. I wanted something very special.
This time Dick's had a commemorative 6" Model 29 for $ 1,250.00, but I turned it down.
I bought a $ 2,800 STI 2011 (and three other lower cost guns).
Last night I was browsing the Texas Gun Trader sight, and saw a S&W 29-2 for $800.
The proper thing would have been to ignore it, but I inquired about it.
When I held it, I knew why I passed up the commemorative at Dick's.
This gun was the proper "Dirty Harry Gun" I had been looking for.
It was 96/97%, everything was correct, and it was 6 1/2", not 6".
Needless to say, I bought it.
I took it to the range today, and the Chief Range Officer tried to talk me out of shooting it.
I shot it, and Boy, was it sweet. The Ruger is a fine pistol, but the S&W has soul.
It has a very soft single action trigger. The first, at 7 yards, shot went off before I was ready.
But it was still touching the outer edge of the bullseye. The next 5 were dead center.
When I did my part, the bullseye was in peril, but I sometimes let the "rush" make me a bit sloppy.
I did severely limit my shooting today, and will try not to shoot it too often. But, I don't think I will wear it out. No way will I lock this gun up and not shoot it.
I thought $800 was a bit high, but the Range Officer thought it was way low.
At any rate, it's exactly what I've been wanting all year, and I'm happy with it.
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