S&W 469

[mongoslow]

well things went like this , I unloaded the Taurus M85 and wondered up to the pawn shop this morning to get rid of it and I ended up with someones old sock drawer S&W 469 ( meaning this thing was bought sometime in the mid to late 80s, had a few mags of ammo run through it and was tossed in a sock drawer or nightstand and not touched again, I figure a spouse or child found it after the owner was gone and decided to get rid of it,) it is very clean and low milage, tight as a tick, and had all the original paperwork and tools with it in the original box, I tore it down looked it over, lubed it and walked out to my range and put 10 round through it for a function check, very smooth double action, crisp single action, fromm 10 yards I hit the target with all 10 although my group sucked, lol, I think a little trigger time will tighten that up,, all in all not bad for a .38 Taurus and a $150













It fit right in my Sig P6/P225 holster

 

[SwampWolf]

Good deal for a great pistol. Congratulations!

 

[NIGHTLORD40K]

Wow, super clean 2nd Gen. Very nice!

 

[Bama59]

Very nice and new OE plastic panels with logo are very rare

 

[URIT]

Sweet "Mini Gun" you picked up! My 469 is a safe queen. Enjoy!

 

[bannockburn]

mongoslow

all in all not bad for a .38 Taurus and a $150

I think the correct phrase you're looking for is "Wow, what an incredible deal for a .38 Taurus and $150"!

Congrats on the great find!

 

[Tallball]

Nice!

 

[Ignition Override]

I just sent this to "mongoslow:
>>this is for other peoples' benefit also.<< To expand, Google "Luckgunner S&W chart".



Your taste in guns is polished and world-class, beyond any reproach.

Owning a very reliable, very rugged gun makes them quite rewarding, whether one shoots the tightest groups or not.
* I would rather miss some shots, than be a perfect shot with a gun which is not dependable and tough.

 

[P5 Guy]

Now you've got me wondering.
I thought the 2nd generation guns all had a barrel bushing similar to the 1911?
The pistol in the 1st post has the barrel bushing as a fixed part of the slide.
Is this a transitional?

 

[mongoslow]

Now you've got me wondering.
I thought the 2nd generation guns all had a removeable barrel bushing?
The pistol in the 1st post has the barrel bushing as a fixed part of the slide.
Is this a transitional?

I didn't try to remove it but it looks like it will come out

 

[Pat Riot]

Did you also buy a lottery ticket after leaving the gun store?

That is a very nice pistol!

 

[Ignition Override]

Pat Riot: True, that's a beautiful "heater".

mongoslow:
Again, I apologize for sending you that huge chart in a PM, Unsolicited, totally out of the blue.

My motivation for being Aggressive with postings of this chart (besides being retired)? After registering at "SmithandWesson forums' a few weeks ago, then buying my 5906, .....
it seemed apparent that no gun website created a "Sticky" with this chart---not even an S&W website's moderators. They would rather have people just fumbling, wondering what the various designations are.

 

[L-2]

Very nice gun to find & buy. It appears to be made 3/27/87, btw, based on the "Spec. Ord." number on the sticker.

 

[mongoslow]

Very nice gun to find & buy. It appears to be made 3/27/87, btw, based on the "Spec. Ord." number on the sticker.

I've been trying to figure out it's build date but I can't find crap about the Serial# anywhere

 

[L-2]

The Standard Catalog of Smith & Wesson book doesn't have every triple-alpha s/n range listed. Apparently, the book is based on just the authors' personal experience as to what they've seen or verified. Some triple-alpha sequences just aren't present in the book. The book also warns the triple-alpha sequences may not always be in chronological order.

Here's an excerpt from my Kindle copy:
1986 – TAK, TAL, TAN, TAS, TAT
1987 – TAK, TAS, TAT, TAU, TBC, TBD, TBL
1988 – TBC, TBF, TBL, TCB, TCW

Supica, Jim,Nahas, Richard. Standard Catalog of Smith & Wesson (Standard Catalog of Smith and Wesson) (Kindle Locations 17075-17077). F+W Media. Kindle Edition.