Recent content by Abbotson

I've seen two in the wild in 40 years of gun shows. Looks exactly like a Jovino! Great find!!

From everything I can find the -9 was only made for a few months July-ish to December(?) in 1990. Another rare one from S&W. I kinda miss mine.

Oooh, I got a gen 3 Glock 19 for only 850! Woo hoo! Wait a minute....

Sold my .32 for a Ruger LCP in .380 and never regretted it. The Seecamp was beautifully made but way too finicky to count on in a pinch.

Someone said they're entertainment. They were right. I go to see a few unusual things, a few things I've never seen etc. Bargains are, not nonexistent, but very, very rare.

The good old days. Not quite like shopping 03s, Lugers, P38s and Enfields all stuffed in barrels for $50 or less, each. But really good times.

Working for my local sheriff's office, we took some "clients" to Brushy when it was still operational. Never heard a bus load of men get so quiet so quickly.

Have never seen a 4-inch in the wild. Very nice!

I've been lucky to see several of these over the years. Seeing this one reminds me that most of the ones I see are in very nice condition some complete with box and docs. Why, I wonder, are they all so nice? Maybe one day I'll bring one home as nice as this one.

From what I've seen, they're a tough sell. And I won't get into converting to .44 Special.

I'll add the caveat - when left basically stock. Sights, lights etc are fine. When you go monkeying with the internals, you're seeking solutions to problems that don't exist.

I remember reading several years ago Chuck Taylor had a 17 with, I think, north of 100k rounds.

Add the fees for conversion that I can only believe are punitive and the almost total lack of competent gunsmiths who aren't a year or two behind and you start to wonder "why even bother." One smith I talked to quoted 2300 as a start for a nice old heavy duty i had as a donor gun. I could buy a...

Great shooting and a very interesting load.

My 329 in a Galco IWB is joy to carry.