I have decided that I am buying no more handguns. BUT the two IL Smiths that I have I love. For the most part I do not buy handguns for a romantic relationship, I buy them for tools. Right now I have too many tools.

As far as old vs new, many think that there were not production problems on vintage firearms. WRONG! Truth is that CNC machining is very accurate, MIM parts have proven to work and keep costs down. The two piece barrel was something Smith should have done a longgggg time ago. DW proved the accuracy, and durability of two piece barrels.

Around here there are not any vintage 19's that I have seen for a fair price, so if I have to have one I would not hesitate to get one of the classics. My model 21 IL classic is a work horse.