Evidently liking revolvers isn't the only way to mark yourself as being "old"
Times change.Tastes change. I'm 45. My father started me shooting when I was twelve (1980). My first handguns were the S&W model 65, 28, and 36. The first handgun that I owned was a Colt Trooper Mk III with the 6" barrel. But by my late teens/mid-1980's I wanted semi-auto pistols. Revolvers were old, clunky, obsolete and just not cool. Television shows and movies such as Miami Vice, Lethal Weapon and Die Hard had a lot to do with that attitude. Also I went into the Army Reserve when I was eighteen and revolvers just weren't part of the scene.
I didn't return to revolvers until (approximately) ten years ago when I purchased a Model 28 at a gunshow simply because there was something about that old warhorse that grabbed my attention.
In the past ten years I've purchased three semi-auto pistols and bought or traded a couple dozen revolvers. My duty sidearm is a Glock 19 with the Glock 26 as my off-duty sidearm. The Model 49 Bodyguard is my B.U.G. I just like revolvers.
But I have concluded that being interested in revolvers isn't the only mark of an "old-timer" vs. a younger shooter. A few days ago I took my Model 745 into my local gunsmith/LGS to have a little work done on it. The shop was busy that day with a bunch of guys looking at the various black rifles as well as the most recent polymer handguns. Several of those men were about my age I might add.
However I found myself focusing on a S&W 659 and a 6906. When I asked the salesman to let me look at them he seemed surprised by my request, but then said something about me bringing in the "old" auto and being a fan of the "older" stuff. The 745, 659 and 6906 are from the eighties. Old? Because I was interested in looking at a couple autos that didn't have polymer frames? Old?
Good grief.
Anyway I like revolvers. I carry polymer framed autos for work and CCW (with the exception my my Model 49), but I have no intention of giving away my six shooters.
Times change.Tastes change. I'm 45. My father started me shooting when I was twelve (1980). My first handguns were the S&W model 65, 28, and 36. The first handgun that I owned was a Colt Trooper Mk III with the 6" barrel. But by my late teens/mid-1980's I wanted semi-auto pistols. Revolvers were old, clunky, obsolete and just not cool. Television shows and movies such as Miami Vice, Lethal Weapon and Die Hard had a lot to do with that attitude. Also I went into the Army Reserve when I was eighteen and revolvers just weren't part of the scene.
I didn't return to revolvers until (approximately) ten years ago when I purchased a Model 28 at a gunshow simply because there was something about that old warhorse that grabbed my attention.
In the past ten years I've purchased three semi-auto pistols and bought or traded a couple dozen revolvers. My duty sidearm is a Glock 19 with the Glock 26 as my off-duty sidearm. The Model 49 Bodyguard is my B.U.G. I just like revolvers.
But I have concluded that being interested in revolvers isn't the only mark of an "old-timer" vs. a younger shooter. A few days ago I took my Model 745 into my local gunsmith/LGS to have a little work done on it. The shop was busy that day with a bunch of guys looking at the various black rifles as well as the most recent polymer handguns. Several of those men were about my age I might add.
However I found myself focusing on a S&W 659 and a 6906. When I asked the salesman to let me look at them he seemed surprised by my request, but then said something about me bringing in the "old" auto and being a fan of the "older" stuff. The 745, 659 and 6906 are from the eighties. Old? Because I was interested in looking at a couple autos that didn't have polymer frames? Old?
Good grief.
Anyway I like revolvers. I carry polymer framed autos for work and CCW (with the exception my my Model 49), but I have no intention of giving away my six shooters.
