Welcome brother !!! Welcome to the great world of S&W firearms. I've owned several models both revolver and semi-auto and they have all worked great without any failures of any kind. When I'm not carrying my newly acquired Ruger LCP then my gun of choice is an early '80s S&W 469. It's a great 9mm auto with 12 round pre-ban mags. A local police chief bought two of them back in the day, one for himself and one for his son. His son was not interested in it and it sat unused in the box all these years. I basically bought it new in box just a few months ago. I have also thought about getting a M&P 9mm to replace it, but it runs so perfectly I think I'll just keep things the way they are.
Anyway, give us a range report and let us know how you like your new piece. Congrats on your great accomplishments too !!! Shoo

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