Nightcrawler
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Just for grins, I headed out to my favorite gunshop today to price a Ruger GP100. I was pretty sure he didn't have one in stock, so I was going to have him order me one. I had finally decided to follow the advice of my fellow High Roaders and get a nice, sensible 4" .357 revolver, specifically, a Ruger GP100 4" Stainless, with adjustable sights.
I stopped in McDonalds, and I thought to myself. "I wonder if he still has that Rossi .357? I wonder how those are? Heh. Watch him have a 4" Smith M57 in .41 Magnum like I've been lusting after. Well, if he has one of those, I"ll buy it, since I've wanted one so bad. Heh, just my luck he'll have only a 6". I won't buy a six incher; last thing I need is another 6" N-Frame. The Rossi is probably cheaper than the GP100, but the GP is stronger.
So, I head to Freeman's, and low and behold. A 6" Smith & Wesson 57 in .41 Magnum, in MINT condition, for $350.00.
I tell him I'd have preferred a 4". He said he had one, but had sold it only days before. Guy came in and sold both of these revolvers to him at once. Both of them looking practically unfired.
So, I went looking for a .357, came home with a .41 Mag. That will undoubtedly settle my problems with not having enough power, LOL.
I tried, THR, I tried. I tried to be the sensible guy, and a .41 Mag that I couldn't pass up (they don't MAKE 'em anymore!) landed in my lap. I now have a matched pair of 6" N-Frames, one in .41 and one in .45.
The only thing I regret is the grips. The M57 has the beautiful factory grips, even nicer than the ones that came on the M25-5, but they don't provide a comfortable hold for me. So, I'll probably replace them with Pachmayers. Any other suggestions? Something that comes up under the trigger guard., so my finger doesn't hit it.
Anyway, that's my story for today.
I stopped in McDonalds, and I thought to myself. "I wonder if he still has that Rossi .357? I wonder how those are? Heh. Watch him have a 4" Smith M57 in .41 Magnum like I've been lusting after. Well, if he has one of those, I"ll buy it, since I've wanted one so bad. Heh, just my luck he'll have only a 6". I won't buy a six incher; last thing I need is another 6" N-Frame. The Rossi is probably cheaper than the GP100, but the GP is stronger.
So, I head to Freeman's, and low and behold. A 6" Smith & Wesson 57 in .41 Magnum, in MINT condition, for $350.00.
I tell him I'd have preferred a 4". He said he had one, but had sold it only days before. Guy came in and sold both of these revolvers to him at once. Both of them looking practically unfired.
So, I went looking for a .357, came home with a .41 Mag. That will undoubtedly settle my problems with not having enough power, LOL.
I tried, THR, I tried. I tried to be the sensible guy, and a .41 Mag that I couldn't pass up (they don't MAKE 'em anymore!) landed in my lap. I now have a matched pair of 6" N-Frames, one in .41 and one in .45.
The only thing I regret is the grips. The M57 has the beautiful factory grips, even nicer than the ones that came on the M25-5, but they don't provide a comfortable hold for me. So, I'll probably replace them with Pachmayers. Any other suggestions? Something that comes up under the trigger guard., so my finger doesn't hit it.
Anyway, that's my story for today.