Alternate title: Jay channels Flounder - "Oh, boy, is this GREAT!"
Sometimes, Baby Vulcan smiles on you and you find the right gun. More rare, however, is when you find the right gun at a price that makes you wonder if the seller knows what they have.
Without further ado, I present this week's firearm:
Sometimes, Baby Vulcan smiles on you and you find the right gun. More rare, however, is when you find the right gun at a price that makes you wonder if the seller knows what they have.
Without further ado, I present this week's firearm:
This is a Smith & Wesson Model 19-5 .357 Magnum. Xavier has a really good write-up of the Model 19 here, so I won't waste my fingers. Bought it from GOAL - Gun Owner's Action League (and folks, if you live in MA and support the Second Amendment, join GOAL. If you're a member, send in a donation. And make sure you make the Heritage Banquet in September).
They rated this gun as 80% finish. If this is true, then most of the guns I own, including some that I bought new, are 60% at best. Only the Model 17 is in as good a shape as this gun. I can't wait to see how it shoots - if it's anything like the 17 or the Model 10 I expect it will shoot MUCH better than I am capable of...
Here's another shot of the 19 in its native habitat:
I just HAD to make use of the extra police schwag I inherited from my grandfather... ;)
Oh, and as for the price... Let's just leave it that I paid half of a John Edwards haircut...
6 comments:
I mentioned getting together tomorrow if you'd like to shoot it... ;)
Grrrrr! Hatehatehate! Can't ya feel it?!?
::grinz:: Just kidding, of course. It's only jealousy. Congrats on a great find! I'd love to have one but those that cross my path have always been a bit too pricey.
Oh dat's NICE! That's like the perfect revolver, IMO.
Beautiful revolver. The Model 19 was the first revolver of quality I owned, and was a real eye-opener on the shooting potential.
Off topic: Our little buddy is now a right winger (well, when compared to the moonbat fringe, that is), apparently. At least that's what he's being called. Jay, you'll love this:
http://www.balloon-juice.com/?p=8428#comments
Ignore the post, Cole is simply a Sullivan wannabe. Seriously, don't even read the post, it's something kos would be ashamed to type. Instead, read the comments. They're so hilarious that I want to roll around in them. Now, Cassidy is a pro-war Bushco tool!
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