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For some years now people with very deep pockets have been buying up all kinds of collectible guns at ridiculous prices. Smith & Wessons, Colts and a few others. GB is full of these guys. Speculation is that they're buying them as investments. I have to wonder if they know how long it takes for...

A nice gun for sure. But nowhere near worth what it sold for. :rolleyes:

Tennessee shows 52%. I think that our gun owners are lying. The number should be much higher. Everybody I know has at least one gun. ;) As for California, bear in mind that the vast majority of their population lives along the coast. Check a voting map and you'll see than once you go 2-3...

My first gun forum was the original The Firing Line some 25 years ago. It was a small community at the time and we were all pretty close. But the original owner was a bit full of himself and didn't take well to criticism. (putting it mildly) He ended up running a lot of good people off. He was...

Interesting...... :rolleyes: I don't seem to remember any particular scuffle. We all poke at each other from time to time. That's just the internet life. ;)

Without tearing the gun down and inspecting it myself, I can't say for sure. The series 80 firing pin safety plunger lifts up to allow the firing pin to move and is spring loaded to force it back down to the safe position. So a sticking plunger would keep the safety in the fire position. I...

A bit too light for me. It would be a real hand full with heavy bullet .44 Special loads. I like my 696 no-dash. Same gun but in stainless steel. I have carried it when hiking and camping in places where bigger critters roam. Never felt a bit undergunned. ;)

No, they were actually in some form of business administration. She was an administrator at the local VA. Very smart at her job, but totally lost in everyday life. :rolleyes:

I once dated a woman that had two PHDs. Poor girl was dumb as a box of rocks. :rolleyes:

Win 231 has been my go to powder for non-magnum handgun calibers for many years. I've used it in everything from .32 S&W to .44 Special with excellent results. Other powders will likely produce more velocity, but 231 works well in so many different cartridges that I stick to it. As far as your...

There's already a thread about this. But, I'll repeat. I WANT A LIGHTWEIGHT MODEL!

I think SA hit a major home run with the design of their manual safety. Its far better than the original and even better than the C&S which I have in one of my guns. Unfortunately they won't sell it to regular customers. They consider it a safety item that must be fitted by a competent...

Its a Hi-Power. Nuff said. ;)

I will have one of these! 😍 Now, if we can just get SA to make it in a lightweight version. :rolleyes:

30 seconds to a minute for the powder to take effect? More than enough time to get killed. Again a big NOPE! 🤬

If the serial number on that hang tag is correct, 581087, that gun falls into a very large block listed in the Standard Catalog of Smith & Wesson ending in 1942 with serial number 700000. Best guess would put this gun as being from the late 1930s. Therefore it would be chambered in 38 Special...

I've never seen the commercials. After looking at the website, I do remember seeing these before. NOPE! 🤬 It looks like a gun and will likely get you shot.

A different time and people had different views and values. Back in the day, customizing cheap mil-surps was a popular thing. Look at all the mil-surp rifles that got sporterized.

I may be mistaken but, I believe those are a set of Rogers grips from the 60s-70s and are made of Bakelite. These were quite popular with LEOs back then.

If the serial number starts with a "V", its a victory model. Otherwise its an old Military and Police Model of 1905. In that case the nickel finish may be original. Check the sides of the grip frame and underside of the barrel for a "N" marking indicating a factory nickel finish. Its definitely...