Recent content by cschell

I'd tell you, but you can't get there from where you are.

I agree. I haven't taken it to the range yet, and that trip is a minimum of three months away as I just had hand surgery yesterday. But dry firing this "DAO" pistol in the shop prior to purchase convinced me that Smith and Wesson was on to something and we, in law enforcement, should have given...

oh, they have all been added to the collection. I am searching for the original type tactical/light rail. Looking for leads on a tactical rail and how to install it

Well, after picking up a second 469 I made the financial mistake of stopping at another gun store on the way home. I am sure you can guess what happened. I found two more Smith semi autos that had been reduced to rescue me prices. I got the 439 for $298 OTD and the 4046TSW for $268 OTD. Does...

Well, after picking up the second 469 I made the financial mistake of stopping at another gun store on the way home. I am sure you can guess what happened. I found two more Smith semi autos that had been reduced to rescue me prices. I got the 439 for $298 OTD and the 4046TSW for $268 OTD. Does...

Thank you for your insight and advice. Hopefully after a couple of weeks after my right-hand surgery on Monday my strong hand will have healed up enough to allow me to head to the range and try again shooting with my weak hand. I think the gun is cool with its connection to firearms author and...

I would be delighted if I reduced it to only one per month. If it were only one per month, I would be good in the Smith realm for the next three years based on what I've added since the first of the year. But only three have been semi-autos. Yeah, but they were all purchased this week. I think...

Yeah, another rabbit hole for sure. On the way back from the shop that I bought the 469 at I stopped at another shop. Guess what? I left there with a 439. It was well worn but for $300 OTD I couldn't help myself. Hello, I'm Carl and I have a Smith and Wesson addiction.

Thank you for the responses. The owner allowed me to shoot it at the range prior to purchase. The gun ran well, but that first shot in double action reminded me why we all switched to striker fired semiautos in the 1990s. Regardless, it is now a part of my newly starting Smith and Wesson...

Thank you for your responses. I was able to get a lead on W.W. Buttler. His name is Warren W. Buttler, and he was a retired Federal Agent and Instructor. He authored two books on handgun shooting: "The Art and Science of Basic Handgun Accuracy" from 1991 and "The Armed Option: Zen in the Art of...

Thank you for the response. I was able to get a lead on W.W. Buttler. His name is Warren W. Buttler, and he was a retired Federal Agent and Instructor. He authored two books on handgun shooting: "The Art and Science of Basic Handgun Accuracy" from 1991 and "The Armed Option: Zen in the Art of...

Hello to all. A couple of things caught my eye recently in my never-ending wandering in search of interesting pieces. I ran across this blast from the not-so-distant past and am debating whether to pick it up and add it to my get to it one day project list. It is a Model 13-3 turned into a PPC...

Hello to all. A couple of things caught my eye recently in my never-ending wandering in search of interesting pieces. I ran across this blast from the not-so-distant past and am debating whether to pick it up and add it to my get to it one day project list. It is a Model 13-3 turned into a PPC...

Hello, I saw this piece in a LGS and am tempted to pick it up. It has a Novak rear sight, and the front sight is windage adjustable. The finish is okay with a couple of nicks on one side of the slide and a couple more on the bottom of the dust cover. It wears Pachmayr wrap-around grips. A couple...

It is a 5 inch barrel. The serial number reads to the outside of the swivel. That is, the barrel points left as you read the serial number from the swivel to the backstrap. Thanks.