My sentiments, exactly. Cal, you continue to delight so many with your discoveries. Thank you! Apologies for the zombie thread...but I have been busy and missed this post!
Nyeti,
Good to see you posting here and especially in this uber thread. I have been super busy of late and rarely post on any of the forums any more...but I have to check in on this thread from time to time.
Look forward to your article-- hope they will give you the space to make it a "best...
Cal, thanks for the new photos and updates for what is still (does this sound familiar) my favorite thread on this or any other gun forum. Ever.
Oh, and I ordered an autographed copy of Dead Aim thanks to this thread and look forward to reading it soon. Can't wait.
Also agree (of course) with...
Just bought a "Steve MecQueen" style S&W marked upside down rig for my old Colt Cobra.
Does anybody know who made these? Were they Bianchi 9R off-shoots?
Just wondering. Thanks for any input.
Can't remember if the 642 was first or my police trade-in 66 was. I bought them around the same time. I had been more into Colts and semi-autos in general, so I was a bit late getting into the Smiths.
Still have these.
Okay, update time.
I went to the range today and tried out some Federal Lightning and Winchester Super X 22s for comparison.
Shooting double action, I got zero misfires in fifty rounds with the Federal. I was getting hopeful but then in fifty rounds of double action shooting I had three...
Hmm, very interesting. I was at West Point about three years ago on my way to the Garand Collector's convention in Springfield and I don't recall seeing the M&P at WP either. Could have easliy missed it though...lots of neat guns on display!
Thanks so much guys. I will definitely keep y'all posted and let you know what the resolution is on this. The gun is such a sweet shooter in SA, I'm not sweating anything too much.
A buddy who is a much better shot than me got me to try some upside down "pinky" trick shooting with it and you...