A Boy And His Gun

[Mike SC Hunter]

You did good!!!!

 

[phubai8]

That's a very good writeup. Thanks for posting it.

 

[mooshoo]

I got all choked up, brought a tear to my eye! I just love happy endings

 

[hivel37]

Congrats to you on your find!

The gun in the back of my brain for many years was a Model 17. No particular reason I've not had one before now. This past weekend that itch was scratched by a very, very nice 6 inch 17-4. Happy old guy.

 

[sw44spl]

very nice, I had a 5incher but traded years ago.

 

[mditurno]

I remember being in a similar situation as a teenager. It was shortly after the new "L" frame Smith & Wesson revolvers hit the market and I was reading a review in Guns & Ammo thinking about how much I really wanted one but being that I was probably 13 at the time, it was just a dream. Shortly after I was 21 I was walking through a local gun show and there it was .... a 4" 686. $250.00 later and it was mine. 20 years later more guns than I can remember have come and gone in my collection but one has remained constant through it all ... the 686.

I still have it and shoot it today!

 

[Old Seabee]

Model 27

Very nice enjoy it congrats

 

[dirty gary]

I keep telling my wife "Its not a passion, its much more than that". Your story is typical, good luck finding that 3.5 inch

 

[M29since14]

Nice story - and a nice gun, too. Thanks for sharing both with us. Be sure to hang on to that 27 no matter what else comes along. That's a special gun for you, but sometimes that can be forgotten in the momentary excitement of a trade. Put that one on the "not for sale" list.

 

[MDMarauder]

Congratulations! That's a purdy 27..