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S$W M41
Freedom Arms M97 .44 Spl
Both adapted to RDS for hunting
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S$W M41
Freedom Arms M97 .44 Spl
Both adapted to RDS for hunting I have always wanted to shoot a 41. I occasionally shoot a falling plate match, and many of the better shooters shoot one. Nice pistols!
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Two left on my "bucket list": a "shooter" 9 mm Luger and a S&W M-57 .41 Mag. Not desperate for either one, but would like to have them. The Luger just because they are cool and would complement my P-38 and the .41 because it should have been popular, but never really made it. Both are worth pursuing in my opinion. The 57 Smith is just like shooting any other N frame (awesome), and the Luger is a real hoot to shoot. The toggle action is definitely different.
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My bucket list gun ain’t unobtainable. It’s merely a S&W Airweight Mod 38
The Mod 38 is the one with the shrouded hammer. No special reason, I just like them. The modern incarnation is the Mod 638 Airweight.
My Ex took the 638 Airweight I had, I’ve been carrying a 642 which is arguably better for pocket carry than the 638, especially when you learn to stage the trigger for careful aimed shooting.
No matter, the 638 itch ain’t gone away, it’s a want rather than a need. I expect to succumb eventually.
"...if the gentlemen of Virginia shall send us a dozen of their sons, we would take great care in their education, instruct them in all we know, and make men of them." Canasatego 1744
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The 657 MG was my bucket list handgun. Bob sold me one of his several years ago.
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Mine has been a pre-war Colt Officer's Model .32 S&W Long. Pretty scarce, not many made because by then the .38 Special ruled the roost among bullseye shooters. I have finally found a nice and (sort of) affordable one. Presently on its way to Chez Gnoahhh.
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I didn't know that I had a bucket list handgun until I went to the Lakeland gun show and fingered a Scandium frame S&W 360. It didn't take a lot of research to read that guys were describing shooting a 15 ounce .357 Magnum like a bomb going off in your hand. I'd had a 4" M66 that I didn't like, so I wasn't going for something half the weight with that lock hole. Since I always thought that a +P .38 Special was a good choice for a CCW handgun, more reading turned up the fact that S&W made a pre-lock 9 ounce Scandium frame .38 Special +P for two years back in 2000 called the 337 PD. I found a minty one on consignment from a gun shop in Georgia and bought it. Not fun to shoot, but at only 12 ounces loaded it sure disappears in my pocket.
My other auto is a .45
The bitterness of poor quality is remembered long after the sweetness of low price has faded from memory
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Mine has been a pre-war Colt Officer's Model .32 S&W Long. Pretty scarce, not many made because by then the .38 Special ruled the roost among bullseye shooters. I have finally found a nice and (sort of) affordable one. Presently on its way to Chez Gnoahhh. I’d love to see pics of this one after it arrives!
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If I have a bucket list gun, it's the Silver-Chrome HiPower I stupidlysold years ago - just months before it was announced that no more HP's would be made by FN.
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S&W 460 XVR in 5” barrel version! memtb
You should not use a rifle that will kill an animal when everything goes right; you should use one that will do the job when everything goes wrong." -Bob Hagel
“I’d like to be a good rifleman…..but, I prefer to be a good hunter”! memtb 2024
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The only bucket list gun I never owned was the Luger that Hitler offed himself with. Really want that one. Any leads? I believe Adolph used a Walther PPK Yes he did
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Mine was a S&W model 15. Great gun.
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Well I went and did it, twelve years after the fact, my j-frame redundancy is restored to its previous level…. I done got me a 638…… ![[Linked Image from i.postimg.cc]](https://i.postimg.cc/TPxyBGqk/IMG-0137.jpg) Which as can be seen is very different from the 642 it supplants 🙂 Especially since I can no longer see what passes for sights after I cock the hammer for those single action carefully aimed long shots without reading glasses anyway… ![[Linked Image from i.postimg.cc]](https://i.postimg.cc/y8D4BSnx/IMG-0126.jpg) Next expenditure…. another Uncle Mike’s Combat Grip from somewhere since I switched out the ones just recently from the 642 that are now on the 638.
"...if the gentlemen of Virginia shall send us a dozen of their sons, we would take great care in their education, instruct them in all we know, and make men of them." Canasatego 1744
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Mine was a S&W model 15. Great gun. I have one of these coming to me. A truly underappreciated pistol--IMHO one of the best 38 specials ever made
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I want a wwi or wwii 1911. I run across them, but haven't bit the bullet yet. Should have picked up a couple to atleast have and enjoy until I find a nicer one.
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I want a wwi or wwii 1911. I run across them, but haven't bit the bullet yet. Should have picked up a couple to atleast have and enjoy until I find a nicer one. How nice does it need to be? I picked up a US Army 1911A1 from the CMP a month ago. Colt - dates to 1944 for 1250.
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That 4 in diamond back that I had to sell. A 5in super Blackhawk and a 1911. Possibly a contender
there is no man more free than he who has nothing left to lose --unknown--
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If you were searching for your last handgun, one you have wanted for a long time or one that maybe puts everything you like in one package, what would it be?
I have always wanted a target pistol. One that was great for learning the art of handgun shooting. I thought I found it recently but am disappointed in what I chose. I don't want to bad mouth any company over a sample of one, so I will leave it at that.
Anyway, what would you choose?
I was looking for one that would be ideal for carry optics. I seem to be able to shoot a dot better than iron sights, which makes carry optics fun. Wish I would have ponied up and called Wilson Combat and had them put a dot on a CQB, but I didn't. Hindsight is 20/20, they say.
I shoot a Glock 47 now, and it does everything I need, it is just not nice. [i][/i] The S&W M 69 .44 magnum with the 4.25" barrel.
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I’m seeking a 5” SS S&W Pre-lock in 44 magnum. Might just be my grail pistol.
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