Originally Posted by The_Real_Hawkeye
Originally Posted by RoninPhx
My first model 19 four inch was acquired in the 70's when i was playing popo. I have fired thousands of rounds through it. The sights have not fallen off yet.
I've had two adjustable sight S&W revolvers get sight damage from transporting in gun cases. The vulnerability is in the rear sight plate, which is very thin steel.
Plus some folks just like the look of a fixed sight double action. There's no school like the old school.

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