Recent content by shootfirstasklater

Fun Time Thank you all for the information! I know a LOT more about my .44 Special than I did before I came here. The only thing I don't know about it is how it performs on the firing range. So, Saturday I am am going to remedy that. Fortunately 400 rounds of ammunition came with the gun (I...

Thank you for the information. I looked on the box and label and I don't see any markings like a red circle on the box. Based on the information that everyone has been giving me I'm thinking this one didn't need a recall.

Kernel, thanks so much for the information!

As I said, I am a little cynical myself. And I have also been hacked a time or two as well!

Grayfox, let me explain "inherited it from a friend." A good friend of mine became a close friend to a client of hers over many years. The man had no family and no children. He was an older man and recently was diagnosed with terminal cancer. My friend and her husband helped him get his affairs...

Thanks Conrad. I'm glad that this isn't a recall! I dealt with that several years ago when I decided to try a Ruger LCP. I sent the Ruger back with recall issues and when I got it back it would still didn't perform properly. I got it back the second time and promptly SOLD IT! That's why I carry...

Brokenprism-I am a cynical person myself so no offense taken. My Cowboy Shooter friend, Aubrey, is a lifetime shooter, gunsmith, and leather tooler. He is the one who pointed me to this forum and gave me what information I have thus far. The rest was research. (which I do for a living) Your...

Thanks for the info and the welcome Dennis! As far as the inheritance, it was a (NICE) surprise to me!

I am new to this forum and am seeking information on a S&W .44 Special. I inherited this from a friend. It is "brand new" in the original box with all papers and has never been fired. (or so my Cowboy Shooter friend seems to think) The model number inside the yoke is 624 and the serial number is...