Mike Irwin
Staff
Of course, this is all just an indication of the fanatical bias I have against Smith & Wesson and their guns, so please keep that in mind...
Went looking for .44 Special ammo today. Of course no one in Northern Virginia has it for a reasonable price (Blue Ridge has reloads for almost $25 a box? I don't think so!)
If you know Blue Ridge, you'll know that their prices are generally pretty obscene, but I amused myself by trolling the used cases...
A nice Model 15 for $395.
A .38/44 HD for $500.
A 4" Model 19 with a stupid Tasco red dot for $685???
Then what do I see? No, wait, that cant' be right... BUT IT IS!
A 6" S&W Model 19, very very nice shape, a 19-5, so it's just after the P&R was dropped, excellent trigger (someone's been in there for an action job), and the bluing is in EXCELLENT condition. The only problem, which for me isn't a problem, is that the front sight has been reduced considerably in thickness.
Nice gun, but I'm not going to buy it at the prices that Blue Ridge asks for its used guns, for God's sakes...
But wait a second... No, that can't be right? You're joking, right?
I'LL TAKE IT.
The price?
$200.
It was a consignment gun. It will be coming home in 2 weeks...
That makes Model 19 number 3. I now have the full set of standard barrel lengths, 2.5", 4", and 6".
That also makes my 5th S&W .357 Mag.
And my 12th S&W revolver over all.
This anti-S&W bias of mine is getting to be totally out of hand...
Went looking for .44 Special ammo today. Of course no one in Northern Virginia has it for a reasonable price (Blue Ridge has reloads for almost $25 a box? I don't think so!)
If you know Blue Ridge, you'll know that their prices are generally pretty obscene, but I amused myself by trolling the used cases...
A nice Model 15 for $395.
A .38/44 HD for $500.
A 4" Model 19 with a stupid Tasco red dot for $685???
Then what do I see? No, wait, that cant' be right... BUT IT IS!
A 6" S&W Model 19, very very nice shape, a 19-5, so it's just after the P&R was dropped, excellent trigger (someone's been in there for an action job), and the bluing is in EXCELLENT condition. The only problem, which for me isn't a problem, is that the front sight has been reduced considerably in thickness.
Nice gun, but I'm not going to buy it at the prices that Blue Ridge asks for its used guns, for God's sakes...
But wait a second... No, that can't be right? You're joking, right?
I'LL TAKE IT.
The price?
$200.
It was a consignment gun. It will be coming home in 2 weeks...
That makes Model 19 number 3. I now have the full set of standard barrel lengths, 2.5", 4", and 6".
That also makes my 5th S&W .357 Mag.
And my 12th S&W revolver over all.
This anti-S&W bias of mine is getting to be totally out of hand...