Tony Mig
Member
I've been doing a lot of thinking, and asking questions lately about what my next gun should be. I was thinking about .44 Magnums, another gun in .45 Colt, and possibly even a 1911 of some sort.....
Well my mind was made right when I was made "an offer I couldn't refuse" by my old buddy the gunsmith. Seems he's been sitting on a 6" S&W Model 29-3 in nickle, a fellow gave him a deposit on this gun 3 years ago, and hasn't been back since to pay it off, and claim his gun. So my old buddy told me he'd sell it to me for the same price of $350.00, and if the other guy ever comes back, he refund his deposit.
This morning I stopped by his shop and looked the gun over, with the exception of some light wear marks on the back of the cylinder, and a small spot where it looks like the previous owner cleaned it with steel wool, the gun is in A-1 condition. It has the hammer mounted firing pin, but does not have the pinned barrel, or recessed cylinder, and I'm assuming a -3 model comes with the endurance package. The action is smoother than my other S&W wheel guns, it has the fat hammer spur, and serrated target trigger, plus those nice fat checkered square butt target grips that fill my hands so nice.
Now this took some serious whining, begging and pouting to the wife, but since I have a clothing bonus check due this month from the fire dept, she relented, and gave me the big "OK" to get it. I just turned in the paperwork for the permit, and the bonus check should be released sometime this month. My only concern is that I have this thing before our next bowling pin match, cause it'll be my gun of choice for knocking those pesky pins clear of that deep table.
On my way home from an HVAC job today, I stopped and picked up a box of 240Gr. XTP's, and a set of Lee carbide reloading dies. I have 50 rounds of brass I can start with, and I'll probably pick up a couple boxes of factory ammo by the time I get the gun.....
Yes gentlemen.....I'm excited.......
Well my mind was made right when I was made "an offer I couldn't refuse" by my old buddy the gunsmith. Seems he's been sitting on a 6" S&W Model 29-3 in nickle, a fellow gave him a deposit on this gun 3 years ago, and hasn't been back since to pay it off, and claim his gun. So my old buddy told me he'd sell it to me for the same price of $350.00, and if the other guy ever comes back, he refund his deposit.
This morning I stopped by his shop and looked the gun over, with the exception of some light wear marks on the back of the cylinder, and a small spot where it looks like the previous owner cleaned it with steel wool, the gun is in A-1 condition. It has the hammer mounted firing pin, but does not have the pinned barrel, or recessed cylinder, and I'm assuming a -3 model comes with the endurance package. The action is smoother than my other S&W wheel guns, it has the fat hammer spur, and serrated target trigger, plus those nice fat checkered square butt target grips that fill my hands so nice.
Now this took some serious whining, begging and pouting to the wife, but since I have a clothing bonus check due this month from the fire dept, she relented, and gave me the big "OK" to get it. I just turned in the paperwork for the permit, and the bonus check should be released sometime this month. My only concern is that I have this thing before our next bowling pin match, cause it'll be my gun of choice for knocking those pesky pins clear of that deep table.
On my way home from an HVAC job today, I stopped and picked up a box of 240Gr. XTP's, and a set of Lee carbide reloading dies. I have 50 rounds of brass I can start with, and I'll probably pick up a couple boxes of factory ammo by the time I get the gun.....
Yes gentlemen.....I'm excited.......
