My first handgun was a well used, perhaps abused, Colt Cobra .38Spl revolver. I bought it ten years ago and still have it.
BTW, I have always shot it, since day one, with +P rounds. The bore and chambers are bright as day...
I have retired it from daily duty but still keep it around, for nostalgia's sake, since that little gun saved my fat butt more than once!
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