groundhog34
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So bc1023 what do you carry?
Korth semi auto: need your opinion.
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...and to think I balked at buying one when they were $1400. It just felt odd to buy a Italian made 1911...even when designed by Jardine (and he's local to me)
Yeah, I wish I would have bought a bunch back then.
None of this sort of thing. I mostly carry my Kimber Pro CDP. I occasionally carry my Glock 33. I have a KelTec P3AT as a backup.
Probably the two stainless S&Ws.
Another gun I passed up ($395), in my youth, for a 39-2 ($250)...because I didn't think 5 shots was enoughMaybe this vintage Smith & Wesson 52-2 more suits your tastes.
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Aesthetically I will join the club of not particularly caring for S&W autos, but the 52 is, in my own opinon, the best looking gun they have ever made, and that includes revolvers. I really, really think that is a good looking pistol. And, of course you are right. Every non-sigma S&W pistol I have shot was a beauty in terms of function and accuracy. For that matter, aside from the "Swocks", I am not even that down on the newer Sigmas. I mean, it's not a favorite, but they aren't the worst guns in the world either.
A buddy of mine in college got into shooting, and he called me up one day a couple of years ago and told me he had bought his first pistol, used. I asked him what he got, and sure enough, it was a 52 that he paid <drum roll> $300.00 for. It was in decent shape too. The bluing was a little worn, and the grips had some dings, but it was in good shape otherwise. Inspecting it, I got the feeling it spent a lot of time riding in a holster and very little time being shot. The best/worst part is that he was genuinely worried that he had gotten ripped off. He still has it and shoots it often!
A buddy of mine in college got into shooting, and he called me up one day a couple of years ago and told me he had bought his first pistol, used. I asked him what he got, and sure enough, it was a 52 that he paid <drum roll> $300.00 for. It was in decent shape too. The bluing was a little worn, and the grips had some dings, but it was in good shape otherwise. Inspecting it, I got the feeling it spent a lot of time riding in a holster and very little time being shot. The best/worst part is that he was genuinely worried that he had gotten ripped off. He still has it and shoots it often!
S&W did make some really nice looking autos. I own a dozen or so.
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How do the rounds sit in the magazine?
Oh, my....What fine taste you have, BC. You are truly the only person I know that lives up to the phrase attributed (I think) to both, Sir Winston Churchill and Orson Wells...
"My tastes are simple...I'm always satisfied with the best."
A sincere "Thank You" for sharing...
"My tastes are simple...I'm always satisfied with the best."
A sincere "Thank You" for sharing...
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BC,
really nice collection!
really nice collection!
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