Recent content by doubleclaw

Have been a big fan of them since the 1990s. The M17 is trash.

I've carried a Spyderco of one flavor or another since the early 1990s, and don't really plan to ever swap it out for another brand. My 1994 vintage Endura II stainless plain edge went with me on three deployments, numerous field problems and everyday carry for years and years, and it's still a...

"Stand Fast, Mississippians!" Thanks for the welcome! I'm from Hattiesburg, myself.

Thanks for the welcome! Baghdad is hotter than the hinges of hell this time of year, but things have been pretty quiet in the city the last couple of months. It looks a LOT different (and better) than it did the first time I was here 20 years ago, let me tell ya!

Welcome, and howdy from Hattiesburg, by way of Iraq! You ever go down to the Black Creek Range a bit southeast of Brooklyn? I've been shooting there since the 1990s, and it's still a good place to go burn up ammo. There's a few knuckleheads who trash the place every so often, so I carry big...

I don't know if he's still selling parts or not, but you might see if Lee's Gun Parts in Irving, TX might have one. He had a fellow in there who was a fair to middlin' hand at Smith & Wesson repairs, so he might have some parts left over. I *heard* they were going full-tilt online shopping...

That photo makes my heart beat a little bit faster. If you don't mind my asking, who did the work on it? What's the story on that rear sight assembly? I've never seen one quite like that before.

@Frank Black Agreed on all counts. I can see the S&W craftsmanship and attention to detail from your photos. The revolver style integral front sight with the colored insert is something you never see on a production automatic these days, and the lines are classic "1980s cop gun." I have less...

Oh, man...all these pics and anecdotes have me itching to get home so I can pick up the 645 and 4506 I just bought. I haven't owned either model since the 1990s, and I found an offer I couldn't refuse. Range time is gonna be LIT!

Good afternoon from the greater metropolitan Baghdad area! I've been a member here for quite some time, but haven't been around a whole lot due to work, life, etc. I just retired out of the National Guard after 23 years, and am now contracting overseas, which I like very much. I've been a...

I'll take the K frame rb Herrett's and the K frame rb Hogue grip.

Hello from Afghanistan! When I'm not deployed, I make my home in Hattiesburg. A more well-informed forum on Smith & Wessons you will not find. I haven't been here long, but have already learned a helluva lot about these fine guns. Take care!

Hey, y'all! I've been lurking about the forum a bit, but figured I'd better get on here and say hello, now that I've bought my first Smith wheelgun in over a decade. I've carried autos for years, but have always been a big fan of the classic lines of Smith & Wesson revolvers, especially the...

Hello, everybody! I've been lurking on the forum for a while, and thought I'd post my recent acquisition of a nice Model 19-3 that I found on another forum. I've been carrying autos for years, but I've always had a thing for the classic looks and lines of the Model 19, and I finally bit the...