My favorite handgun is a revolver,,,
My favorite handgun is a revolver,,,
Specifically the S&W Model 15 Combat Masterpiece.
Perhaps it's nostalgia but it's the first handgun I ever received formal training with,,,
In the USAF during the early 70'S I was a courier for a Tactical Fighter Wing Command Center.
Our Colonel was a bit of a cowboy,,,
He not only allowed but demanded we be armed,,,
So I was sent to the armorer and was issued one of those handguns.
Hardly anyone in the USAF got more than the basics of handgun usage,,,
I made friends with the range master and got lots of shooting time,,,
In my not-so-humble-opinion I got fairly good with that revolver.
Anyways, 40+ years later it's still my favorite handgun,,,
I shoot Stella (my model 15) quite regularly,,,
As well as her sister Morgana (Model 67),,,
And Didi (Model 18), their baby sister.
I own 39 handguns of several different varieties,,,
And I enjoy shooting each and every one of those guns,,,
But I always go back to the Combat Masterpieces when I get serious.
You guys will accuse me of Blasphemy,,,
But my least favorite pistol is the venerable 1911,,,
I owned one when I was a teenager and shot the heck out of it,,,
And in recent years I owned another for a short while before I sold it off.
I don't know what it is about old slab-side that doesn't twang my chimes,,,
Both of mine were reliable and reasonably accurate shooters,,,
They are great guns that I never developed any love for.
At heart I am a dyed in the wool revolver guy,,,
Aarond
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