Thanks folks!

Nice to know I'm not alone in the appreciation of this particular run of S&W's.

Good history too! 1996, one year run, limited numbers.

I hesitate to make changes, but if I did it would be a lime green front sight insert and a white outline rear blade. The new WO rear blades are awful, but the old WO blade is crisp and bright. I can see those best. For the time being, it has red paint on the rib of the front site, I'll change that to lime green. No permanent changes.

Something about this particular smokepole makes it right at home on a hunt. Old style touches, modern (but not too modern) lockwork, able to take the hotter loads up to @ 1200fps with heavy bullets. Oh yeah, just the right medicine. Might find a mould in the 280g area and keep them under 1000fps, best of both worlds. Penetrate like no tomorrow, big metplat to take game humanely.