BLACKHAWKNJ
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There was that small batch of brushed nickel M-28s made for the Florida Highway Patrol, some members have them as family heirlooms.
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Cloudhunter
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Thanks for all the notes. I thought there would be others like me out there.
As to my mis-statement...I meant a brushed nickel Model 28. As much as I've read about them being scarce to non-existent, I thought for sure I saw at least one of them.
Thanks for making me welcome on the site.
Dan
As to my mis-statement...I meant a brushed nickel Model 28. As much as I've read about them being scarce to non-existent, I thought for sure I saw at least one of them.
Thanks for making me welcome on the site.
Dan
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Cloudhunter
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KalamazooKid,
It was MC Sporting Goods in Grand Rapids. I went to Western, graduated in 1982. Have lived out west ever since.
We used to drive to Bob's in Hastings, is it still there?
Dan
It was MC Sporting Goods in Grand Rapids. I went to Western, graduated in 1982. Have lived out west ever since.
We used to drive to Bob's in Hastings, is it still there?
Dan
Ah thanks Dan!
MC is gone now (3-4 years ago maybe) but Bob’s is still going strong. And I’m a Bronco grad myself! (1978). Thanks for all the memories!
Now that is an interesting post. I know a couple long-time gun-dealers who have told me the same thing about the popularity of the various M&P revolvers. In addition to the M&P revolvers I've been told they sold the various Ruger Six models as fast as they came in...….which wasn't very often. I remember in 1979 when Idaho State Police switched to the Model 65. Dad appreciated the strength of the Model 28, but he loved the more compact and lighter 65. Evidently the Model 65 was also hard to find.
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I was stationed at Fort Drum, N.Y. back in the nineties (1996-2000) and there was a gun-shop run by a retired New York state trooper in the nearby town of Black River. He was the same way with all the "old guns". I was an enlisted man with a young family so even a $100 was a big deal, but I spent many hours in that shop. We just don't have those type of gun-shops here in southwestern Idaho. Here it's all about the big box stores with their inventories of new firearms and even the independents focus on semi-auto handguns and semi-auto rifles. Guess I'm getting old.
jcs266
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What a great thread! Wow this brings back memories. I remember the 70's and remember all the things he said. It seems like ages ago now.
Hair Trigger
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Great walk down memory lane, OP. I suppose reasons like yours is why I look for S&W's of my younger years also. I worked as a Correctional Officer when in my mid-20's; we carried Model 10's when I first started, then "graduated" to M65's when the state replaced the mish-mash of pencil and bull barrel 10's in about 1979. I fell in love with the S&W revolver, and became a member of my unit's pistol team. We competed in PPC matches with other units and private citizens, and I bought my first revolver, a M19-2 with a 6" barrel and Patridge front sight. Most guys shooting 6" barrels were modifying them with heavier barrels, action jobs and shooting Open class with break-front holsters, etc., and I didn't have the bucks to build a gun like that, it broke my butt just to afford a stock ten-year old used revolver. So, I sold the M19 and found a nice M66-1 with a 4" barrel and shot in the Service Revolver class. I was no Jerry Miculek, but did fairly well. I left DOC after 6 years, but kept that M66 until about 2007, when I had a totally stupid moment and sold it to a friend, (who still has it).
Now, in retirement (I left corrections and worked as a Registered Nurse for 36 years), my goal is to have one example each of a medium frame .357 Magnum, a large frame .357, a large frame .41 Magnum and a large frame .44 Magnum, all from the 1960's-early '70s era (pinned and recessed). All I need to finish now is the M29, I have a M19-3, a M28-2 and a M57 no dash. I decided to look for blued guns, and barrel length was not important, but prefer a 4 or 6" barrel.
Now, in retirement (I left corrections and worked as a Registered Nurse for 36 years), my goal is to have one example each of a medium frame .357 Magnum, a large frame .357, a large frame .41 Magnum and a large frame .44 Magnum, all from the 1960's-early '70s era (pinned and recessed). All I need to finish now is the M29, I have a M19-3, a M28-2 and a M57 no dash. I decided to look for blued guns, and barrel length was not important, but prefer a 4 or 6" barrel.
I grew up in WM and remember going to MC Sporting Goods as a kid. Cool memory.
Right at the end of Maple Street! Yep, was at Hum-Drum from 90-92, shipped TDY from there to Ft Benning, then Desert Storm in 91. I attended First Baptist Church of Black River just down the street, great people there. Anyways, I went into that shop a time or two, once to ask if a Beretta M9 (92) magazine would fit (brothers) Taurus PT92. Turns out it will insert but not lock in place. So he judges that I'm military and asks "How many do you have?" I showed him some M9 magazines that were refused by the arms room for corrosion from being left outside. He offered to buy them but I ended up swapping them to a guy in the barracks for a pair of boots.
I wasn't quite the enthusiast I am now and didn't pay too much attention to his stock. No doubt he had some real treats on those shelves.
I can recall looking at both a Winchester manufactured M1 Garand and a Winchester M1 carbine. I can also recall a Winchester Model 12 Trench Gun. It was over twenty years ago and ,like you, I wasn't as knowledgeable but I do recall it was a great store. He retired and closed the shop in the fall of 99. He was tired of all the governmental red tape and wanted to be truly retired.
lppd4
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Hair Trigger; Now said:
