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08-03-2009, 03:44 PM
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Pawn Shop Find
As promised, here are the photos of my $225 OTD pawn shop find. Smith & Wesson Model 439. She has some honest carry wear, which, it is fixing to get a whole lot more once I put it in my carry rotation. Very accurate. With help from other forum members, she left S&W in 1981.
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08-03-2009, 04:28 PM
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Congrats!! Great Find & Good Price for sure..
What did you have to do to it to get it to shoot better?
Inquireing Minds Wanna know??
Gary/Hk
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08-03-2009, 04:57 PM
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right on good find man and good price
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08-03-2009, 10:47 PM
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Nice find, and nice pistol!
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08-04-2009, 08:56 AM
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Good deal!!
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08-04-2009, 09:05 AM
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Well, if you are gonna steal a gun from some poor pawn shop, I reckon that's a good one.
Well done.
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08-04-2009, 09:32 AM
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Well, that is just a wonderful find - congratulations. The 439 was my first semiauto, and my heart still skips a beat whenever I see one - silly as that may be. Yours is really a nice one, and that price is just amazing. Have fun with it!
BTW, in terms of standard-pressure ammo: I carried 115-gr STHPs and 115-gr Fed BPs in mine back in the '80s . . . I don't think you'd go wrong with either of those, though I'd probably lean toward the BPs as classic, reliable, and amazingly accurate.
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08-04-2009, 01:34 PM
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I've always thought that the 39/439 models were among the most beautiful semi-autos made. That looks to be in fairly good shape.
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08-05-2009, 12:22 PM
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Originally Posted by FirebirdV8
I've always thought that the 39/439 models were among the most beautiful semi-autos made. That looks to be in fairly good shape.
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+1 on that. Classic design that S&W will never return to. The S&W 39 is as classic as the 1911 design and the Browning Hi-Power. The 439 is closer to the true 39 than my 639
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08-05-2009, 02:05 PM
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Nice find. I like the looks, it has character, load it and leave it be. Great carry sidearm.
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08-05-2009, 10:58 PM
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That is a really nice find. Do yourself a favor and install a new recoil and firing pin spring. They are easy to get and install and you will know that they are new. It's the smart thing to do. I would buy all I could find at that price. You will enjoy shooting that one.
Bruce
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