If You Could Only Own One Smith & Wesson… What Would It Be?

[SixgunFife]

Is that Doc Barranti’s leather work? I’m waiting on some of my own to arrive this week (I hope) for a . . . ahem, Lipsey’s SP101 in .327 Fed Mag.

Indeed it is! I really like his revolver gunleather.

 

[shil]

My first choice would be a 5"-barreled Model 27. Close second: 4" Model 586 or 686.

 

[Law-dog]

Four inch Model 65. Everything you need and nothing you don't. (Though, to be sure, I embellished mine a bit...)

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And you have polished it a bit too. Looks great. Where did you get those grips? Makes a workhorse look like a BBQ gun.

 

[Onomea]

Thanks.

The ivory grips are by Dan Collins. Grant Cunningham tuned it. Two different engravers did the inlay and polishing. It was quite a project.

 

[Wheelgunner 642]

Indeed it is! I really like his revolver gunleather.

The hat was my second clue!

 

[Wista]

That's an easy one. 629 4 or 6". Can kill anything on our continent, easy to carry, accurate, etc, etc. Got my first one in the 60s (29 8 3/8).

S&W 547 in 3’’barrel| because it shoots all 9mm and 357

 

[Mike SC Hunter]

One S&W????????...............That would be the S&W factory!!!!!!!!!!!!...........That way I'd have them all...........By The way OP........It ain't ever gonna happen.

 

[Rocketmedic40]

Combat masterpiece 4” K frame

 

[duke2002]

1950 target. 44 spcl

 

[ladder13]

A <4” Nickel Registered Magnum…..because.

 

[roundels]

Does the Model 39 ASP count?

 

[Mike SC Hunter]

Does the Model 39 ASP count?

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Aaahhh..........The good ol days......

 

[Cartwright Jones]

The answer is obvious. The one gun nobody else makes anything comparable! The mighty Model 500, 4-inch! At 57 ounces it's as light as many long-barreled .44 magnums yet delivers greater energy from that stubby barrel! Capable of reaching 2,200 fpe from the short barrel, the cartridge is so over-powered, there is no need to push it. My 380 gr. Matt's GCHC using Lil 'gun, loaded to 1,543fps/2,003 fpe will put down anything on this continent. The gun is supremely accurate, and thanks to the efficient brake, has a surprisingly reasonable recoil! Five round strings DA, rapid-fire are more "comfortable" to shoot than .44 magnum from my S&W M69! Loaded way down to .44 energy levels brings recoil into the non-existent category.
As can be seen in the pictures next to my Colt Python, the M500 is a beast, but a lot smaller than easier to tote hands free, and have strapped ON YOU in an emergency, while your slug gun is "over there" somewhere.

 

[WolvesFan]

If you could choose just one Smith & Wesson firearm to own—whether for personal defense, fun at the range, or collecting—what would it be and why?

Would you pick a classic like the Model 29, a reliable Shield Plus, or something unique?

I’d love to hear what the community values most, as this could influence an upcoming giveaway contest!

What's your must-have Smith & Wesson?

Any of the 69XX series. I have both the 6906 and the 6926.