John:

As usual, a great article!! I only have one 44 special, a second model, without the ejector rod shroud, and believe it or not, was my first Smith and Wesson!! A gift from my then wife back in about 1972. It's kind of rough, but she had seen me admiring it at my favorite gun store. She managed to squirrel away the necessary $80.00 and I found it under the Christmas tree. One of the few times I've really been surprised. Someone had modified the front sight, and it has a little bore pitting, and some surface rust, but is really a sweet shooting gun.

Best Regards, Les

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