Hi Folks,
I recently picked up an excellent condition S&W Lew Horton 3" 24-3. This may be the best looking revolver ever made (beauty in the eye of the beholder type of thing) and chambered in my favorite round (44 special).
I mostly carry big bore revolvers as I don't find them uncomfortable and prefer the larger round. But my regular big bore carries are all stainless steel rugers that will never have any real investment value. This 24-3 is different. It's blued, which represents its own challenges, and has real potential investment value. With that said, I bought because of my desire to carry and shoot it, and not for an ROI. Only thing is, I have this little voice of reason thing in the back of my head saying "don't be stupid, you'll ruin it". The rest of me is saying "carry it, shoot it, just try to maintain it the best you can".
As more background... I'm definitely more of an accumulator than a collector. I don't own any safe queens and if logic prevails, this would be my first.
What say you?
The below is not my actual gun...
I recently picked up an excellent condition S&W Lew Horton 3" 24-3. This may be the best looking revolver ever made (beauty in the eye of the beholder type of thing) and chambered in my favorite round (44 special).
I mostly carry big bore revolvers as I don't find them uncomfortable and prefer the larger round. But my regular big bore carries are all stainless steel rugers that will never have any real investment value. This 24-3 is different. It's blued, which represents its own challenges, and has real potential investment value. With that said, I bought because of my desire to carry and shoot it, and not for an ROI. Only thing is, I have this little voice of reason thing in the back of my head saying "don't be stupid, you'll ruin it". The rest of me is saying "carry it, shoot it, just try to maintain it the best you can".
As more background... I'm definitely more of an accumulator than a collector. I don't own any safe queens and if logic prevails, this would be my first.
What say you?
The below is not my actual gun...
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