I bought mine strictly because it was a limited-production model. It is the Talo edition, made for a distributor on a once-and-done basis. It's two-tone blued and polished stainless with oversize wood stocks (you can buy them from S&W as well as the manufacturer of them). But when I shot it, I was very impressed and glad I bought it not just for its exclusivity. It's been a fun shooter.

I belong to a gun club that basically is an indoor shooting range that is very active in handgun leagues and one of our better rimfire league shooters asked to try it. He shot three 10-round groups with it and said that with a little trigger work, it could compete in their leagues. He was thinking about trying to find one to use as a backup gun.

It's too bad that they have been discontinued in favor of the Victory. Not that the Victory is a bad gun, just that another good gun is no longer made.

Ed