Just traded for a S&W Model 19

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Thanks for all the replies guys I still haven't had a chance to shoot it. If everything goes well at the ranger I intend to use this gun as a carry piece.
 
Good trade. I agree with those who say, don't trade these guns!

I have some Ruger .357s and they're beautiful pistols. If I didn't have a .357, there's no way I'd buy a GP-100! I hefted one at a local gun store several months ago and didn't like how its barrel lurched forward in my hand. They took the steel out of the handle and put it in the barrel, so it threw the weight forward. It would be fine if it was a range gun, but if it was a home defense gun it would be distracting as hell! I want a gun that has easy pointability, and the S&W 13/19 and Ruger "6" series have astounding pointability. It's easy to pick up targets and track them with the earlier guns because that's what they were designed to do. Even the 4-inch 686s have better balance than the GP-100s, but they're still too heavy for comfortable camping or trail guns. And the 6-inch 686s (of which I have two) are jokes for outdoor carry!

The Model 19/66s are beautiful guns which are great for home defense and outdoor use. They're also great for the range. But if you're going to be standing in a range shooting with one hand and five shots in your cylinder, then the GP-100 and 686s are the way to go! In short, if I didn't have a .357, I wouldn't buy any current production gun. I'd get a Smith 66 or a Security-Six.

Sorry for the rant. It's a sore spot.


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Excellent deal. I <3 my 19-2. Classic goodness. I'm gonna shoot it until the topstrap or forcing cone can handle no more, or I've passed away.

I've got Smiths and Rugers. To me, Smiths are like fine precision sporting goods, and Rugers are their knuckle dragging brothers. Both are great in their own way, but I shoot the Smith's more.

A pinned and recessed 19 is like a work of art. Python's have their fans, but I believe 19's are the peak of the .357 design.
 
And my new nickeled 19!

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OMG, Sweet, Deaf!

I'm Curious : The name isn't due to firing full house .357's without ear protection, is it? :what:
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Say what OldArmy?

Oh, the name.... Deaf Smith. Deaf Smith County, Texas.

Erastus 'deef' Smith. Sam Houston's scout. The same Deaf Smith who fought from day one of the Texas Revolution to the Battle of San Jacinto (yes he was hard of hearing but one hell of a man.)

While he didn't want war he told Stephen F. Austin: "I told you yesterday that I would not take sides in this war but, Sir, I now tender you my services as the Mexicans acted rascally with me"

Fought at Battle of Concepcion, and the Grass Fight, At the Alamo, he served as a courier to William Barrett Travis and carried Travis's letter from the Alamo on February 15, 1836. As Sam Houston's scout he found Mrs. Dickenson's party after the fall of the Alamo.

Ran an intelligence unit that spied on the Mexicans (has he himself did many times.)

At Harrisburg, he captured a Mexican courier with dispatches revealing the strength and position of Antonio López de Santa Anna's army. On 21 April prior to the Battle of San Jacinto, he and his men destroyed Vince's Bridge, the means of any retreat or reinforcements of both armies. He then joined his unit to participate in the main battle, riding as fast he could to join his friends after he and his men burned the bridge.

He was the courier that took the captured Antonio López de Santa Anna's orders to General Filisola's army to retreat from Texas.

He captured General Cos, who had escaped from the main battle.

Oh, and also Charles 'Skeeter' Skelton, Sheriff of Deaf Smith County. One good lawman and writer who, as a youngster, read everything he wrote.

I am only fit to strap the sandals of their feet (but it's a hell of a name.)

Deaf
 
Say what OldArmy?

Oh, the name.... Deaf Smith. Deaf Smith County, Texas.

Erastus 'deef' Smith. Sam Houston's scout. The same Deaf Smith who fought from day one of the Texas Revolution to the Battle of San Jacinto (yes he was hard of hearing but one hell of a man.)

While he didn't want war he told Stephen F. Austin: "I told you yesterday that I would not take sides in this war but, Sir, I now tender you my services as the Mexicans acted rascally with me"

Fought at Battle of Concepcion, and the Grass Fight, At the Alamo, he served as a courier to William Barrett Travis and carried Travis's letter from the Alamo on February 15, 1836. As Sam Houston's scout he found Mrs. Dickenson's party after the fall of the Alamo.

Ran an intelligence unit that spied on the Mexicans (has he himself did many times.)

At Harrisburg, he captured a Mexican courier with dispatches revealing the strength and position of Antonio López de Santa Anna's army. On 21 April prior to the Battle of San Jacinto, he and his men destroyed Vince's Bridge, the means of any retreat or reinforcements of both armies. He then joined his unit to participate in the main battle, riding as fast he could to join his friends after he and his men burned the bridge.

He was the courier that took the captured Antonio López de Santa Anna's orders to General Filisola's army to retreat from Texas.

He captured General Cos, who had escaped from the main battle.

Oh, and also Charles 'Skeeter' Skelton, Sheriff of Deaf Smith County. One good lawman and writer who, as a youngster, read everything he wrote.

I am only fit to strap the sandals of their feet (but it's a hell of a name.)

Deaf
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Great name. I learned something. He reminds me of the guy in the Dos Equis commercials!

He has three little black books, just for women named Jaunita.

Mosquitos refuse to bite him, merely out of respect.

His anecdotes, have subplots.

Someone is still laughing, from a joke he told in 1997.

etc. etc.
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Thanks,

-ROA
 
Hello all,
Did someone say pictures? I have a few of them, thus.

A friend of mine gave them to today........
to check out and clean.
we are going to get a group together and go shooting, and we will be taking these along too.
 

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And some more pic's.

The top one is a H & R 999 in pristine condition, and the bottom one is a smith model 19-4 in almost as good a condition.:D
I owner told me the smith was shot once or twice then put away in the holster in a drawer for 30 some odd years.
After I cleaned them, which didn't take long I told
the owner "Don't ever sell them, if you die give them to me first."
 

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No pictures, but my brother traded his KelTec P3AT, 2 extra magazines, and 200 rounds of .380 ACP ammo for a pinned and recessed 4 inch S&W Model 65.:D Yeah, we couldn't believe it either. We even had the same victim!:what: He really wanted those KelTecs. His wife is carrying the P32, and he's carrying the P3AT.:uhoh:

The Model 37 is in my front pocket on duty and on my belt off duty.;)

My brother hasn't started carrying the Model 65,...yet.

ECS
 
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