441 Conquests! (Oh, and the 6906.)
Oh, man! The 441 is one of my favorites! The -10s mean for- realzies single-engine go. Climbs like a home sick angel, smooth and quiet at cruise. I used to give check rides in 'em. Great birds.
Oh, this is a GUN forum. OKfine.
I had a 6906 in the '80s. It was popular with women in the Customs and Immigration Service, they said because it fit their hands well. I got one and carried it as a backup for a number of years, second to my fatter Sig 228, but only with magazines that had the finger extension. Nice gun. I had seven magazines for it. I had no problems with it, but I always felt it seemed more fragile than the tough-as-a-tank Sig. Maybe not true, just a feeling. Mine is still in the area but I haven't seen or fired it in almost 20 years.
People today complain a lot about the internal lock now on most S&W guns, though I haven't heard there have been many problems. *I* traded the 6906 because it had that magazine-trigger disconnect and I did NOT like it. In a training exercise one time, using a Sig 228, I inadvertently ejected a full magazine. If I needed to, I could have still pulled the trigger for one shot as I dove for cover. Not with the 6906. That mattered to me.
Elsewhere on the forum someone was asking about the magazine capacity. I called the current owner, a LEO about 30 miles away. He said they're marked for 12 rounds with witness holes on both sides. They are steel with solid plastic followers, and tough as nails, he said.
Funny thing, the serial number is NOT shown in the S&W SC! I got it in about 1985. I won't post it because I don't own it any more.
