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Section 8: Handguns
Subject: S&W 4566 TSW Msg# 879348

From:

Darryl Rogers

Joined 2/22/2004

To:

Mark Freburg (Read) Forum Manager

Joined 4/3/2000

My 659 did not have to adjustable rear sight. I do like the shroud that help keep it from snagging on clothes. What you just said strikes a cord. Man, I wish I had mine today as a carry gun.

I was in that stage of live in my early twenties were I had to rob Peter to pay Paul. I was lucky if I every did get what I needed. Started off with a 22 rifle then a shotgun. Then finally I got a very fine handgun M66. Then I traded that 22 and shotgun in for a Wingmaster. Man, I was set!

Nope not really!

Then I started putting my hearts desires on layaway. Slowly builting it up. Then started sell them one at a time to pay bills. After I had done that I swore I'd never done that again!

My wife backs me on that!

Then I finally started making money and could buy whatever I wanted and when ever I wanted. That was short lived however.

I will never sell any gun unless I step up in quality.

Right now I pretty much got what I want. There are some guns I want; a carry GM, a Remington 700SS in 22-250 or a Model 7SS in .223 or .243. for predator rifles! The GM will come first. Probably the SA Parkerized 1911.

Image below from Darryl Rogers - Image Title: Springfield Armory GM
Image Info: Springfield Armory Parkerized 1911

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For reference, the above message is a reply to a message where:
Oh heck, I didn't mean to imply I could buy everything I want! Heck no. but I think about my younger days when I wanted a gun, it always meant trading something for something else, and I never had much of a "collection" because it was always something leaving for something coming in. I still have to be selective, and we'll be living on retirement soon enough. But there are guns I really like enough to make a center of my collection. 1911s of course, but S&W Third Generation autos are another I really enjoy--enough that I have four of them. Thumbs Up

Completely gratuitous photo time!!! This little aluminum-framed sweetie is a lightweight compared to the all-steel 5906 beasts some of you guys own! I got this on a trade at one of Jerry's favorite haunts, Black Wing Shooting Center in Delaware Ohio:

Image below from Mark Freburg - Image Title: S&W 5904
Image Info: The ultimate Smith & Wesson traditional double actions were the third generation models, and among the best were the double stack 9mms. While the all-stainless steel model 5906 was the most popular and the thus the most well known, this model 5904, which has an aluminum frame for weight-saving, makes much greater sense for a private citizen. It can be carried with ease, yet is a 15+1 pistol for those who haven't drunk the polymer Koolaid and still appreciate a safety on their pistols. Unlike the Beretta 92, SIG P226, and others, this flagship of the S&W line is really a fairly compact pistol.

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