Similarly, I have a first year Colt SAA Gen. 2 produced in my birth year. I shoot it regularly but I feared damaging the matching numbered grips so I keep those in my safe and I have a set of working grips mounted, Lett’s, if I recall correctly.
Three months ago a friend ordered a Model 25 in .45 Colt. Right out of the box the cylinder wouldn’t turn. Tried pressing the latch to release the cylinder and no luck. It was shipped back through the FFL and it is still in S&W’s hands. He is very discouraged as we both own several Smiths...
One year after my home was completed I put in a row of arborvitae on both sides of my property line. What used to be three feet are now eighteen feet. Privacy is no longer a concern.
Pistols that look like someone took a possibly decent frame and added every possible “enhancement” until it looks like a freak show. The judicious application of enhancements can result in a refined firearm.
I’ve been getting numerous texts, at least twice daily, trying to buy my home for cash. It gets irritating after a while. I may no longer have use for a “family sized” home but it is my home and at this point in my life I’m not relocating to an unfamiliar neighborhood or town just to downsize.