Recent content by XTrooper

Age: 61 for a few more months. Though I occasionally carry a revolver (Smith & Wesson 3" Model 29-4 or Model 58), my regular EDC is a Heckler & Koch P30L V1 .40 S&W.

See above. I agree on all counts.

No. My first off-duty/concealed carry gun was a nickel-plated Smith & Wesson Model 10 with 2" barrel which I purchased new in the '70s.

A little knowledge (and experience) is a dangerous thing.

Yep. I knew that! I had my Lew Horton M24-3 on my mind when I typed that. :D

I love the .480 Ruger with its relatively low pressure. It's one hell of a lot more pleasant to shoot the high pressure rounds like, for instance, the .454 Casull. It's a real shame it isn't more popular because it deserves to be, in my book.

They are Smith & Wesson "combat grips" and, in N-frame form like yours, currently sell for $200 and up when in nice condition. ;)

Thank you, Drail! :)

Ahrends, by a long shot.

Thanks, amigo! ;)

That original run consisted of 500 revolvers. In 1989, they made another 2532 of them, this time as Model 29-4's dubbed 3" Specials (product code 101251). They were shipped wearing Pachmayr SN-GR rubber grips rather than combats. Here's a photo of mine after it was customized by Gary Reeder. I...

I carry this Smith & Wesson Model 29-4 3" Special customized by Gary Reeder. It's kept loaded with Speer 200gr Short Barrel Gold Dots.

2nd Series Colt Detective Special Smith & Wesson Model 24-3 Lew Horton Smith & Wesson Model 29-4 3" Special/Gary Reeder Classic Smith & Wesson Performance Center Model 627 8-shot

My 29-4 3" Special/Gary Reeder Classic which I carry nearly every day. BTW, the .38/.357 snubbies that have been posted are only "large bore" in the alternate universe their owners must be living in; they aren't in this one.

This is like complaining your duck boat won't hang with the cigarette boats plying the bay. If you use these revolvers for their intended/anticipated purpose (carried a lot, shot little), they will serve you well for many years. As far as Smith & Wesson somehow harming themselves by...