What made you a S&W fan?

[Freedomfirst]

I have a S&W 686 with a 4" barrel that I keep close by in my house for SD if ever - God forbid ! - I should need it. I call it my "work horse".

Load it up with Speer Gold Dot 135gr. JHP's to reduce recoil and get off a 2nd shot without a problem per my range work. I also use it in IDPA matches with inexpensive .38 FMJ's.

My wife likes my 386 Night Guard but with Hornady .38 Critical Defense FTX rounds for her hands - it is a .357 Magnum that holds 7 rounds - I don' t think S&W makes it anymore. They seem to be getting much more into semi-auto pistols these days.

I like and stay with the tried and true !

 

[malph]

For me, it was my brothers Model 10. I started handgun serious handgun shooting with Glocks and then HKs and shot the snot out of them. My brothers old Model 10 amazed me though. The thing was just soooo shootable. Plus, the history and (at the time) price spoke to me. I could not believe a gun that at the time sold for so little (used) could be so good. I found out I enjoyed shooting and collecting the Smiths more than the more modern plastic stuff.

 

[357-RevolverGuy]

The first time I saw and held a model 67 stainless Combat Masterpiece at a gun shop was when I got hooked and ended up putting down some cash that same day to take it home. I still have it. Has perfect balance, feels great in my hands, and just looking at it you can see such fine craftsmanship throughout the frame and design. Shooting it made me appreciate it even more. The 67 is one of the most accurate revolvers I own and I think balances better after every shot than a 19/66. These days I own Ruger's and Smith's but the Smith's are the ones I would never sell.

 

[Cazador Desnudo]

I forget the name of the film right now. An officer and several soldiers were in a foxhole. The officer tells one guy to attack an enemy position, and the guy gets shot almost instantly. The officer tells another guy to attack the nest, and the guy gets up and starts running the other way. The officer pulls out his .45 revolver and shoots the coward in the back. Anyone recognize this? Was it Band of Brothers?

When I went to buy my first firearm, I wanted a .45 revolver. I got a Governor, and I've been a S&W revolver fanboy ever since.

 

[robvious]

Well it goes back to my dad like many of us... K22 with stag grips... I actually don't remember my first time... standing inside my father's arms "shooting" cans at the creek... it was a bond that spanned the rest of his life... early years of IPSC in the 70's when I actually just watched and dreamed as a child... I have some of dad's wheel guns.... someday they will be my son's... pay it forward... take a kid to the range... memories are priceless...

 

[Wee Hooker]

Well, I guess I've been one forever as the first gun I ever shot was my dad's service revolver, a K-38 Combat Masterpiece and even after that, being the top shooter in a Junior College course as a young man, armed with Model 10's, I thought highly of Smith and Wesson, but frankly was too young and ignorant to see many things properly in life.

This Model 36 is what set me on my quest/sickness/mania/conquest many years ago and I haven't looked back! What ignited your fire?

Had a Taurus blow up in my hand. Since then, I don't skimp on quality for the sake of saving a few $.

 

[NYPDS&W]

My Dad was a police officer and then sergeant on the NYPD from 1957 to 1982 and carried a Smith and Wesson military and police 4 inch .38 pencil barrel both on duty and off duty. I always liked that revolver and knew I wanted one some day. I went on the job in 1984 and chose the Smith and Wesson model 10 HB and carried the chief off duty. After Dad passed I would take the old Smith out for a spin on patrol once in a while and wore his sergeant's shield too. Now I'm retired and my son is eying my Dad's old Smith. I also am the original owner of a model 65 3 inch that I carry once in a while................

 

[cp1969]

Traded a Model 700 Remington 7mm Mag for a Smith & Wesson Model 18. It was love at first sight-in.

 

[chez323]

I went with a buddy when he met a guy he was buying a S&W 629 performance center 3" unfluted cylinder 44 magnum. Till that time, I'd not given S&W's a second glance. Once I saw that gun and held it, I was hooked!

 

[66snub]

Dirty Harry, Lone Wolf McQuade, and Detective Jack Cates...

 

[Magster]

The first time I held a Model 19. My reaction was WOW! Could a gun be more perfect?

 

[ChefJeff]

My first revolver was a Taurus tracker. I got tired of the feeling of sand when puling the trigger. I thought I could save a few bucks.

I love my 629 and 38.

I like my sp101's too.

 

[raveneap]

Quality; Customer Service

 

[williamlayton]

To be honest---I was looking for friends----any friend I could find.

Blessings

 

[russp1]

The model 1905 we found when cleaning out my in laws house got us hooked on shooting and then no matter what type of gun we were looking for, S&W had something that fit the bill.

 

[KenBen22]

Clint Eastwood in Dirty Harry. Thats the reason most of my handguns are revolvers.

 

[brokendowncop]

They kept my brothers alive.

 

[Garybock]

What made me a S & W fan - I hold one in my right hand.

 

[Lil' LadySmith]

The gun I learned to shoot with as a kid was a .38 special S&W. Was a great gun to learn with but spoiled me forever! No matter what other guns I shot (normally whatever friends had) I always remembered how nice that .38 was.

Oh yeah, we later found out that old thing was a pre-war outdoorsman. No wonder I was spoiled and became a S&W fan!

 

[papajohn428]

Gun Digest......I collected the annuals, and spent all my spare time drooling over the catalog section in the back. S&W's just have "the look", the lines, and later on when I got to shoot a few I was thoroughly hooked. When I went to buy my first centerfire handgun the salesman asked what I was looking for, and I just said "Smith & Wesson." When he handed me a new 686-2 it was love at first sight. I walked out of there with the gun, ammo, a holster, and three speedloaders. I still think the 686 is about as good as it gets, but that hasn't stopped me from adding a 36-1, a 24-3, a 15-3......you get the idea. They're ALL good!