I’d probably do .357 magnum now, using .38 for most practice rounds.
When I had my .44 mag, my first shot usually temporarily stopped all shooting for a few moments. When I was last at the range with my Glock 43x, someone had a 7.62 mm SBR- made more of a ruckus than my 44 ever did. It was severely distracting.
I never understood folk's objections to the lock. It seemed a very reasonable addition.That’ll be fine, simon1
The Hillary hole (AKA, S&W’s lame attempt at placating 2A unfriendlies who weren’t even seeking appeasement), as seen on someone’s destitute (rust) S&W
And the Hillary hole plug, complements of Original Precision Bulletproof Parts
It affects the looks a little bit, but wouldn’t stop me from buying. Some people just like being upset.
Exactly … well, the eye of the beholder part.
) who loathe gunsafes or enjoy leaving firearms laying around for all to see, then yes, the Hillary Hole certainly is a great idea!
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It's a great idea for all the folk that can't afford gun safes.Exactly … well, the eye of the beholder part.
The advent of S&W lock, as well as Springfield Armory (IL) & Rock River Arms decisions to back & finance SB-1657*, was to placate political unfriendlies … if y’all are the sort (not you, Ron
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Nature of the beast my good friend.Exactly … well, the eye of the beholder part.
The advent of S&W lock, as well as Springfield Armory (IL) & Rock River Arms decisions to back & finance SB-1657*, was to placate political unfriendlies … if y’all are the sort (not you, Ron
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I can agree with this wholeheartedly. I think it is a fantastic option for those who don’t have safes and young children. But it should be exactly that, an option.
But it is an option. If you don't want to use it the S&W guns still functioned the same as if they did not have the lock.I can agree with this wholeheartedly. I think it is a fantastic option for those who don’t have safes and young children. But it should be exactly that, an option.
I myself married young. And before I knew it, I became a police officer and suddenly, not only had a few guns in my house, but also a few children.
Damn woman wouldn’t keep her hands off of me.
Even then, I was a responsible gun owner. I don’t remember firearm manufacturers providing locks with new firearms back then in the early 80’s, but I do remember keeping the very few firearms I had, un loaded and up and away in a closet separate from ammo, young children and prying eyes.
But I also did something much more important as my young children grew older and as an attentive father and responsible gun owner and I observed and became aware of my young children’s innate and natural curiosities of the world and all things including firearms?
And specifically the firearms that they shared a home with?
Let me tell you, because I am not only a responsible owner of quite a few firearms, but I am also the responsible owner of quite a few children.
When the minute they became of age to listen and reason, don’t under estimate your children, that age is pretty young. I helped them with realizing and understanding ‘The Forbidden Fruit’ of firearms.
I sat them down and not only explained to them everything about their fathers firearms, but also what firearms are capable of in the hands of not only the experienced and responsible, but also in the hands of the inexperienced and irresponsible. I can still remember after all these years, the looks of expressions on their little faces as the things I told them hit home in their little consciousness and they understood the importance of the message I was delivering to them.
I also remember making a solemn promise to them that I never broke. Promise’s parents make to their children, those children will hold their parents to them, so it’s very important to keep them.
I promised them and made this deal with them that anyone of them could see, touch, hold and discuss Dad’s guns anytime they wanted. That’s right…. Anytime they wanted. Night or day.
But….
They could only do that when their father was with them. And I can tell you, every single one of them, held me to this promise. I can even remember, the first time my oldest son who was about 9 years old, suddenly coming to me and asking to see my shotgun? At that time, I had my sleeves rolled up and changing the oil on my truck.
But I realized by the look in his eye, it wasn’t really about him wanting to see the shotgun. It was about him needing to see, if his father would keep his promise, of actually stopping whatever he was doing, because yes, his 9 year old son is that important to him. I realized at that moment, keeping this promise was not only very important to a curious 9 year old boy, but it effectively took away ‘the desire’ for the forbidden fruit.
In saying all this, I also always took my children with me, on mandatory trips to the range. They not only got to see and hear the accuracy and loud percussion of firearms, but also it’s destructive abilities on things like bottles, bricks and watermelon. They also got to help daddy pick up the brass at the end of our range session.
I am very proud of the fact, that when my oldest son was 12, him and a couple of his friends were walking home from school. They had to walk by an apartment complex and one of my sons friends found a loaded .32 ACP pistol on the ground by an apartment garbage dumpster.
My son would not let his friends touch the firearm. Instead, he convinced them to all do exactly what Eddie Eagle taught his father and his father passed on to him. “Don’t touch, run and tell an adult.”
They ran to our house where I was getting ready for work and told me. I put all three of them in the back of my police cruiser and we drove to the apartments and I retrieved the pistol from behind the trash dumpster. The pistol was loaded and was stolen.
No way of knowing, but it most likely was pitched there by a gang banger at that time, who was running from the police. I was so very proud of my son and his friends. I actually called in late for work and took them for ice cream.
The moral and point of this huge story and diatribe, is taking the time to deal with the ‘forbidden fruit’ when it comes to the curiosity of children and firearms works.
No, it is not a replacement for keeping your firearm’s safe and secure from anyone, not just children. But I know for a fact, my children were safe, not just because I was a responsible gun owner, but because I turned them into responsible and educated gun owners, before they ever even owned a gun themselves.
Imagine being in the third grade and being a educated and responsible gun owner?
Imagine that!
Never thought of that but you have a point, I searched images and from a cursory look none of the year models have it. ?
I have the original box and paperwork somewhere but I think it is '85, or was it '89? Parkerized. The only other firearm I have with that finish is a 1943 Paratrooper Carbine.
Same here i have 32-20, .38 spc/.357mag and .44 spc/.44 mag and not to forget .22LR
