So I have been searching for a 2.5" model 19 for a bit. After carrying the 4" 19 and the j frames, I wanted to split the difference and get something I wanted, something I can EDC in the desert, woods, and around my small town. One firearm to do it all. I love 357/38 so I began my search.
Didn't have much luck locally looking around shops, had some bad experiences on GB, and all of the ones I saw here were so nice and collectors pieces I would have felt bad tearing it up doing what I do. I paid more than I would have if I had come to this realization a few years back, but you can't take it with you and when I want it, I go buy it.
Luck struck and member here had a 19-5 for sale that was a shooter and it was in AZ to boot so I jumped on it and took the three and a half hour drive to the valley.
From picking it up in person I immediately went and dropped it off at Nelson Ford's shop before I headed home so he could give me a nice trigger job and do anything else he needed to do. Then I set about ordering up my preferred K frame CC grip combo... bk grip adapter and altamont classics. Then a nice AIWB holster from Erich over at Side Guard who has done about seven of my revolver holsters now and I am in business.
Here she is fresh from the Doctor with the new grip setup:
I have 135Gr Speer GD Short Barrel for day to day cruising. 158 Gr Deep Curls for when I'm out and about, and some hard hitting 180gr hard cast loads for when I'm up in black bear country. All in 357 flavor. The speed loader holds the 38 +P version.
I can carry her anywhere I need to where I like to travel now and I could not be happier with my purchase and now that she is back, today is a good day.
Didn't have much luck locally looking around shops, had some bad experiences on GB, and all of the ones I saw here were so nice and collectors pieces I would have felt bad tearing it up doing what I do. I paid more than I would have if I had come to this realization a few years back, but you can't take it with you and when I want it, I go buy it.
Luck struck and member here had a 19-5 for sale that was a shooter and it was in AZ to boot so I jumped on it and took the three and a half hour drive to the valley.
From picking it up in person I immediately went and dropped it off at Nelson Ford's shop before I headed home so he could give me a nice trigger job and do anything else he needed to do. Then I set about ordering up my preferred K frame CC grip combo... bk grip adapter and altamont classics. Then a nice AIWB holster from Erich over at Side Guard who has done about seven of my revolver holsters now and I am in business.
Here she is fresh from the Doctor with the new grip setup:
I have 135Gr Speer GD Short Barrel for day to day cruising. 158 Gr Deep Curls for when I'm out and about, and some hard hitting 180gr hard cast loads for when I'm up in black bear country. All in 357 flavor. The speed loader holds the 38 +P version.
I can carry her anywhere I need to where I like to travel now and I could not be happier with my purchase and now that she is back, today is a good day.
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