What was your first Smith and Wesson??

[1Celticfozzie]

My first S&W was my first pistol I bought. a sigma series 9F in 1999 for $300 if I remember correctly. Trigger sucked and wouldn't chamber hollow points until the feed ramp was polished. Guy at the gun shop talked me into it and out of the Glock 17 I wanted. He threw in 100 rds of the dirtiest and crappiest 9mm I ever shot. It was my do everything pistol for a couple years. CCW, combat league, night stand, even shot a deer with it. Traded away many years ago. Kind of wish I still had it.

 

['79 Magnum GT]

New 6.5" Blue M29-2. Got it for $350 in February 1978 from Shooters Supply Gun shop in Holcomb NY. Down the rode apiece Creekside Gun shop had the exact same model for $700. Unfortunately it was stolen on August 31 2012 by a punk kid that lived 1/4 mile down the road. I discovered it was gone the next day shortly before I was informed my mother had just died. It's not likely I'll ever get it back either.

Rick

 

[woodsltc]

A new-in-the-box model 17-4 that I still have and shoot a good bit (top right in the below pic). I love the gun, but wish I still had the one I traded to get it.......a used Colt .22 Diamondback. Five years later the Diamondback was discontinued and the cost for one has skyrocketed.

Don

 

[kilo charlie]

337. Great to carry, but brutal to shoot. Traded it for a Glock 26.

 

[John in Yuma]

1986. Brand new Model 38. Bought from Going Western in Millington, TN. At the time, I was really worried about having a concealable(!) revolver in my possession.

 

[bananaman]

My 1st. was a 1919, 1905 4th. change .38 given to me by my father. My son has it now. Sorry, no pics. Bob

 

[Pizza Bob]

A model 28-2 with a 4" barrel. I bought it (ca 1972) strictly to have it converted to .44 Spl using an original Model of 1950 barrel purchased from J&G Rifle Ranch. It was converted by George Matthews of Downey, CA into the most accurate Smith that I own. Still have it...

Adios,

Pizza Bob

 

[madmikeb]

My first was a 4" M19, no idea of the dash but it was P&R. Paid $125 and wish I still had it. Been downhill ever since!

 

[Onomea]

Three digit Triple Lock in very bad shape. Had it restored. Wound up giving it to my little brother.

 

[duke2002]

A beat up 4in 28 fresh out of college. Paid 98$ for it. Took me three month to pay off!

 

[cowboy94916]

My first was a 17-2 3t's bought December of 1975 for Christmas present from my wife. Still own and use it.
It was followed in April 1976 by a 27-2 3t's when I figured out we were getting a tax refund check.

 

[erikpolcrack]

Mine was a plain-jane used Model 10 I bought with my second weekly paycheck from my first summer job back in the mid-60s. Weekly salary was roughly $75 and I paid $50 for the revolver. My first paycheck had met a similar fate, but the gun was a nicely sporterized 03A3 Springfield. The vast majority of my discretionary purchases since then have been in a similar vein.

 

[JohnHL]

My first S&W was a 6" 629-1 w/box and docs that I purchased from my shooting buddy in Feb. 1988 for $250.00 and I still have it.

He used the money to buy one of them new fangled model 659s.

John

 

[The Norseman]

The First S&W; a 1985 S&W Mdl 29, 44Rem
Mag, blued, 6-1/2" half lug bbl, new in the
box (blue slip cover box), owner's paper,
cleaning rod and cleaning mop, and brown
moisture barrier paper.

I was new to S&Ws so I didn't know what
dash model, or if it had the 3 T's (target
trigger, hammer, stock/grips).

I do remember I traded it off for another
S&W, but don't remember which one.

 

[Ameshawki]

First one I owned was a 67 no dash. Gift from dad. Still have it, first year production complete with stainless sights. First one I spent my money on, hmmmmm. I think a 36 SB two inch. That one is long gone. For some reason I don't seem to hang on to J frames. There was a 28-2 back in that same time frame, probably number 3. And a 59. Both of those are gone as well.

 

[326MOD10]

Purchased in 1984 using part of my enlistment bonus.

10-8, 4 inch.

Added the T-grip and grips later.

 

[dobegrant]

My first S&W was a 6" 686 in early eighties (81-82)

 

[Rimfire Fanatic]

My first was an SW 40F in about 1993 maybe.

 

[jkingrph]

My first was a M-14 (K 38) I bought just before graduating pharmacy school in the spring of 1968. Dad had a K 22 and I had shot it quit a bit from jr high through college. I did pick up a K 22 of my own a couple of years later, still have both.

Last year while in a local shop to order a M 48(.22 Mag) I spotted what looked like a K 38 Combat Masterpiece, like I had qualified with in USAF OCS. When they pulled it out it turned out to be a M 18 . .22 Combat Masterpiece, I went home, did some research called back and made a deal on it. Now I need to find a .38 cal Combat Masterpiece, 4" to match.

N

 

[growr]

Inherited my Dads k22 and K38 6" bbl......started an affliction like few others!