Recent content by NCSUPackman

I bird dogged a LGS owner about another local pawn shop having a retired Charlotte-Mecklenburg Police Department officer selling several guns. One was a S&W99 special made for the CMPD (I posted about that model in a previous post) and two 4046s. The owner bought the S&W99 and one of the...

Recently picked up a Smith & Wesson 99 issued to the Charlotte-Mecklenburg Police Department (CMPD). These used to be a lot more numerous in my area when they were surplused out when the department went to the M&P. They had an magazine disconnect safety added by Smith & Wesson per the...

I came across this 2213 at a local pawn shop. It has the box, two magazine, the loader, and the carry pouch with the holster. It was one of the promotional run of 1500. I've been looking for one of these since I saw Jerry Miculek say in a video that is was one of his favorite smiths. Plus I...

I don't carry a Smith & Wesson with a lock; it's an unnecessary failure point. I also wouldn't remove a lock from a gun. Massad Ayoob had a great article in Combat Handguns a few years back. In the case he cited, an individual used a gun in self defense and the prosecutor used a Browning...

I remember Cabela's had some brand new 5946 a few years back and I think they were in the $600-$700 range and they were made in Houlton, ME. I think the story was they were over runs for the NYPD as that gun was still on their approved list for officers to purchase and apparently enough bought...

It's the D that pushes the price up. [instert your own joke here]. A CS9 can be found for around $400-$500 dollars. The DAO is what pushed the price up. They made less of the DAO then they did the DA/SA. I took my wife out to shoot and had her try several to figure out what she liked for a...

I'll take holster #3, Bianchi 469 holster. PM Sent. Sent from my SM-G991U using Tapatalk

Thanks everybody for the feedback! My main reluctance to pick it up was barrel length. I tend to like my revolvers 4 inch. I like the option to carry them and 6 inch starts getting a little long. As for where I got it, the locals should know that for that price, there is no way it was Hyatts...

I stopped into a LGS on my way home from work on Thursday and in the case was a 28-2, 6 inch, Highway Patrolman for sub $500. I texted a friend, ncbeagle, partially to verify I wasn't imaging things and he quickly appeared through the door. After thinking on it for a brief moment, and having...

I'll take the two speed loaders (#5) for $20 shipped. Please PM me the details.

The gunsmith restamped the serial number on the butt of the gun. You were right that a true Fitz special has the front of the trigger guard removed but that's recognized as a liability in this day in age. It was more of the spirit of the Fitz special: Taking a full sized duty gun and...

I don't know if people are starting to appreciate them or they are getting harder to find but I've seen the prices starting the creep up. At a local gun show today I saw several 3rd Gens and people were asking $400-450 for them; just the gun and 1 magazine.

I thought I'd share a few pictures of project I've always wanted to do and finally found the right gun and had the money to get it accomplished. I just got it back from the gunsmith yesterday. I wanted to create a fitz special out of a Colt New Service 1917 or something similar out of a S&W...

Long time reader, first time poster... I found a 6946 at a local shop today and it looked real good. I was completely clean inside with only some light surface scratches on the outside. It looked like it had been carried some and shot very little, if shot at all. After handling it for a bit...