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Originally Posted by madcorgi
This thread inspired me to drag out my Dad's .45 S&W that he brought home from the Navy. First time out of the safe in a year or more. I got the gun about seven years ago--it had been lost for a decade after his death, then turned up in a shed at my BIL's house.
I had it looked over by a local gunsmith, who pronounced it good to go, so I took it to the range and fired away. The thing is so heavy it's surprisingly soft shooting, and the trigger pull is light and smooth. Decent accuracy with the longish barrel.
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Those are fantastic, but very unappreciated guns. Every now and then S&W will manufacture a revolver in .45 ACP, not sell very many, and quit again for awhile. I really should pick one up one of these days.
One of my shooting buddies and I got to "fighting" over over one of these at a gun show many years ago. He won the coin toss and nabbed it. He also scored a good supply of .45 Auto Rim brass, eliminating the need for moon clips. He brings it pretty much every time we go shooting, just to remind me of that coin toss. What are friends for, anyway?
