Hello... and new (to me) 28-2 in nickel...

Red_Label · #1 03-20-2017, 01:25 PM

Hello all.

I've owned many S&W M&P pistols and rifles, but only recently joined the S&W revolver club... purchasing a used 329PD last month and a used 28-2 just yesterday. I'm so excited about my purchase that I figured I might as well join the S&W online community. I've wanted an S&W revolver for years, but my Taurus 4" ported M44 has served me well for many years (and about 1,000 hot reloads ran through it). Last month I picked-up a 329PD at my local Cabela's because they were having a sale on all used firearms (10% off) and so I got the 329PD for $680. That was worth it for me. It's SO light that it will be a pleasure to carry. I had shot it and it's mostly definitely NOT a pleasure to shoot. OUCH!!! I did just add a pair of X-frame grips to it last week though, so that should help. I'm not recoil sensitive, but that thing with full-power .44mag loads and the stock wood grips is just brutal to shoot. But I got it to backpack with in my local MT grizzly country. Recoil will be the last of my worries when a sow griz decides she's going to teach me a lesson. I carry 305 grain HSM "Bear Load" ammo.

Now... to the point of this thread (the "new" nickel-plated 28-2):

I've been wanting to get a S&W .357 revolver for years, but haven't found the right one until now. I was out for a drive with the wife in our convertable roadster yesterday (was very warm/nice out) and decided to stop by our local Scheel's just to kill some time. Made the mistake of walking through the gun section (as I always do), and spotted this S&W 28-2 sitting in the case. They had $550 on it. My safe is overflowing, so I tried to talk myself out of it... but I couldn't. It just really grabbed my attention. I must be a raccoon, because that shiny object would not leave my thoughts. My wife wasn't thrilled, but I told her that it wasn't something that you see every day. We ended-up having lunch in their cafeteria area and talked about it. She got on board and gave her blessing. I used the fact that she'd just bought herself a 2015 Subaru Forester Touring XT2.0 with 8K miles on it the day before... to justify my toy. Most of the time I just buy stuff on the down-low on my day off, when she's working... and then it goes into the safe. I always tell her about my purchases, but many times I wait a while. Anyways... this time she knew about it from the get-go. Normally I wouldn't give a second thought to buying something with her full knowledge, but this past six months I've bought about half a dozen new firearems. All of which she knows about. So I knew that I was pushing the limits with this, but she was cool about it.

Anyways... the sales guy who sold it to me knew it's history, so he passed it on to me. An older guy who never sells guns brought three of them in to sell (he didn't say why) and this was one of them. It's obviously not one of the 100 original nickel-plated 28-2s that are so rare. The owner sent it to S&W to have it nickel-plated (and have the cylinder replaced). The plating job is flawless and it looks like it came that way. I've bought a lot of guns there over the years and the sales guys are pretty low-key about people's new guns (because they sell them all day, every day). But I had at least 6 sales guys high-five me and tell me how cool this gun is, and the guy checking me out at the register said that he'd been watching it and was planning to buy it himself. Sucka! Should've jumped on it sooner. I think they have to wait a few days before they can buy stuff. I told my wife that this gun wouldn't last long at that price and the sales guys agreed. I'm in love. Just need to find the right holster to pack it in. When I'm in griz country, I'll pack my 329PD. But when walking my dog on our trails on the edge of town, the 28-2 will be on my side. I had been looking at small .357s (like the new Kimber K66) as a trail gun, but I can wait for one of those until later. This beauty had to come home with me RFN!

Btw... serial number on this gun is S2061XX.

mrsig · #2 03-20-2017, 01:43 PM

Welcome from Tampa

coachray · #3 03-20-2017, 02:27 PM

Welcome from Cincinnati

bigwheelzip · #4 03-20-2017, 02:46 PM

Howdy from South Carolina, and welcome to the forum.

You make a nice entrance into the revolver side of things. I love the shiny guns. If my husband walked through the door with that 28, he'd have to rassle me for it.

OLDSTER · #5 03-20-2017, 03:21 PM

Welcome from North Dakota

tekarra · #6 03-20-2017, 03:49 PM

Welcome aboard.

Red_Label · #7 03-20-2017, 03:50 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by bigwheelzip

Howdy from South Carolina, and welcome to the forum.

You make a nice entrance into the revolver side of things. I love the shiny guns. If my husband walked through the door with that 28, he'd have to rassle me for it.

Thanks for all of the replies everyone!

I like the cut of your jib! Any woman who'd rassle her husband for his revolver is quite a catch in my book!

Oh... and I'm from Billings, MT.