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I posted a couple of days ago about finding one of several guns on my wish list, a Model 940-1 in great condition. I also mentioned that there were several others that I reluctantly left behind. That was Thursday. By this morning (Saturday), I just couldn't stand it and went back up to the shop...

Well, I just happened to be near my favorite LGS this afternoon with a little time to kill when I couldn't finish my errand (I found out the hard way that you can't just walk in to a Social Security office any more, you need a appointment, for Heavens' sake! Don't these people work for US!?!?)...

Dropped in to my favorite gun shop today and found 4 or 5 used S&Ws that I'd love to take home. I settled for one of two Model 19 2.5", a dash 5 with the matte black finish, Pachmyer Presentation grips that were open on the bottom to expose the serial number. It looks to be in great shape...

My beautiful spouse,Tammy, passed peacefully last week following surgery at a hospital here in Mesa, AZ. Her older children, Cristi and Chuck, and Cristi's husband Aaron were there with me. We spoke with two neurologists in the morning. Their diagnosis was that after being in a coma for nearly...

I had a coupon from Don Hume on Ebay in my email today, so I went over to see what they had. I'm a sucker for Hume's holsters. They really appeal to my sense of style at this point in my life. (I was near-100% Safariland-Bianchi when I was working, for the same reason.) The very first piece on...

I want to publicly thank member Bob, AKA "tripledipper," for a pleasant dialogue and excellent deal on a lightly-used Bianchi Holster. He sounds like the kind of guy you'd want next door. Thanks again, Bob, awesome meeting you, even if it was only over the internet!

After a message from two-bit cowboy (Thanks Bob!), I looked at GB for my current Grail Gun, the 60-4. I came across one on there a day or two ago and placed a bid that was quickly run over by a Mack truck. :eek: I decided to bid aggressively and ended up winning a really good-looking 60-4 from...

Has anyone heard of "tightening up the action" or "narrowing the forcing cone" on a Model 27? I've been around guns since the 1970s and this is the first time I've ever heard of this... thank you!

...so when an e-mail from Guns.com popped up with some used S&Ws, I had to examine it closely. Yep, turned out that they had some police turn-in 4-inch 64s and 65s. I already have 3 64s, 2- 3- and 4-inch, so I turned my attention to the 65s. Looks like they had 65-3s, -4s, -5s, -6s, and -7s. My...

Back on the merry go round, with a blindfold this time! I've got to stop going to Kittery Trading Post. It's not costing me a fortune - they have pretty good prices on used S&Ws - but nearly every time I check their site, I buy something. :confused: Today was no different. 4516-2, 3 magazines...

I was just on one of the Facebook gun pages when I came across this post. It was translated from Spanish. "(from) Norley Yusti Hello friends, greetings from Colombia, hope you can help me with a doubt. Is it possible that Smith and Wesson revolvers have been assembled or assembled in countries...

I just can't leave well enough alone. I've been planning a makeover for my Model 10-10, repatriated from Australia's Victoria Police Armory a few years back. I finally came across a 3" S&W barrel on Ebay a couple months ago for $55, which looked factory-fresh when it arrived. So last week I took...

Gosh darn it (I'd say what I'm really thinking, but those pesky rules....) I hate you guys! OK, not really. I was reading our good friend RufusG's post about "Aftermarket 69xx grips" when I saw the all-too-familiar name, Robertson's Trading Post. I've made a few purchases from this Tennessee...

Does anyone know what the engineering change (or other reason) is on the Model 42-2 Centennial revolver vs. the 42-1? The SCSW doesn't even list the 42-2 and I'm unable to find the info through a forum search or elsewhere. Thank you!

I was doing my periodic browsing of online gun dealers and "stopped by" Kittery Trading Post up there in beautiful Kittery, Maine. These are the folks that I bought my 4513TSW from a while back, so needless to say, they're always on the "browse" list. Well, sure enough, they have a Model 37...

I recently came across one of these in .22 on GB and impulsively bid and won. I had one in the 1970s, the .25ACP version IIRC, that I picked up through my good friend and gun-enabler in Denver. Since this one was in Loveland CO, and my buddy had several of these pass through on his FFL, it would...

I've had this for a couple weeks, but a newborn miniature horse foal that's living in the house because her mom couldn't feed her and she caught pneumonia, a newborn silky goat whose mom also couldn't feed and (yep) in the house, a bovine virus that a couple of the horses caught and need to be...

I'm catching up on posting acquisitions from the last couple months. The "incentive" was picking up a new 60 yesterday and posting my story about acquiring it. I figured I'd take a couple photos of each and show off. Anyway, I was browsing GB last month and came across this. It's a 2" 15-2. It...

I knew it, I knew it! I just KNEW if I went in that shop they'd have something I couldn't resist. So here's my story. (IMHO the "how you came to acquire a particular firearm" is at least as interesting as the gun itself. Am I right?) I'm still recovering from shoulder replacement surgery, but...

I've been watching this one on GB for quite a while. It went through at least 3 cycles without getting picked up, so I decided to go for it. It appears to be one of the 1997 Zanders blued slide-anodized frame units. For $375, I figured, why not? Here are the GB photos until I can get it in hand...