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Today our elderly friend stopped by and he gave me his Smith & Wesson 642 revolver. He has not been feeling good and his wife wanted the gun out of the house. He is 86 years old and has a bad case of COPD. The revolver has the crimson trace grips and has had 20 rounds fired thru it. I wanted to give him money for it but he refused to take it from me. Now I have a 38 special and i'm not really a revolver guy. I will hold on to it to remember him by. I really don't think he has much time left. He is retired Army and thank god his medical insurance is more or less covered.
 
nmedge said:
Today our elderly friend stopped by and he gave me his Smith & Wesson 642 revolver. He has not been feeling good and his wife wanted the gun out of the house. He is 86 years old and has a bad case of COPD. The revolver has the crimson trace grips and has had 20 rounds fired thru it. I wanted to give him money for it but he refused to take it from me. Now I have a 38 special and i'm not really a revolver guy. I will hold on to it to remember him by. I really don't think he has much time left. He is retired Army and thank god his medical insurance is more or less covered.
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It sounds like you made a true friend in the fact that he trusts you enough to give you such an awesome gift.
 
nmedge said:
Today our elderly friend stopped by and he gave me his Smith & Wesson 642 revolver. He has not been feeling good and his wife wanted the gun out of the house. He is 86 years old and has a bad case of COPD. The revolver has the crimson trace grips and has had 20 rounds fired thru it. I wanted to give him money for it but he refused to take it from me. Now I have a 38 special and i'm not really a revolver guy. I will hold on to it to remember him by. I really don't think he has much time left. He is retired Army and thank god his medical insurance is more or less covered.
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Wow. That is pretty special. Seems like he wanted to go to someone who could appreciate it. Special guy.
 
nmedge said:
Today our elderly friend stopped by and he gave me his Smith & Wesson 642 revolver. He has not been feeling good and his wife wanted the gun out of the house. He is 86 years old and has a bad case of COPD. The revolver has the crimson trace grips and has had 20 rounds fired thru it. I wanted to give him money for it but he refused to take it from me. Now I have a 38 special and i'm not really a revolver guy. I will hold on to it to remember him by. I really don't think he has much time left. He is retired Army and thank god his medical insurance is more or less covered.
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Is it the standard 642 or is a performance center 642? I have a 642 PC and love it. It is light.

If you do decide to shoot it , you might find it easier on your hand with a set of these . https://www.brownells.com/handgun-parts/grip-parts/grips/s-w-j-frame-diamond-pro-grip-prod78354.aspx

I bought a set and liked them so much I bought a second set for my nickel 36.
 
Bassbob said:
It's nice that you have something to remember your friend by. You should shoot it. They're nice guns.
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10mmLife said:
It sounds like you made a true friend in the fact that he trusts you enough to give you such an awesome gift.
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Agree on both accounts. It would be something my kids would find after I'm gone. That one has special meaning, (see what I did there ☺️)
 
nmedge said:
Today our elderly friend stopped by and he gave me his Smith & Wesson 642 revolver. He has not been feeling good and his wife wanted the gun out of the house. He is 86 years old and has a bad case of COPD. The revolver has the crimson trace grips and has had 20 rounds fired thru it. I wanted to give him money for it but he refused to take it from me. Now I have a 38 special and i'm not really a revolver guy. I will hold on to it to remember him by. I really don't think he has much time left. He is retired Army and thank god his medical insurance is more or less covered.
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An awesome gift that shows he respected you, it also shows your level of character as someone who can be trusted with such an offering. A great man rewarding another great man.
Truly outstanding.
 
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