[Taz's Master]

Originally Posted by Miguel Antonett

A real story: When I sold my Jeep a year ago, the guy that bought it didn't have but $10K in cash for the transaction - he drove from Atlanta to B'ham to get the Jeep... somehow he thought he was going to get it for $10K period; to make the story short, he popped up a S&W and put it on the table, he scared the **** out of me... and said "this is as far as I can go, $10K and I'll give you my gun..." and the rest is history. Since that day I own this:

And I know NOTHING about guns, haven't even fired up yet...

Buy some ear protection and a couple boxes of .38 special (I know it says .357 magnum, but do a little research, every .357 magnum revolver is designed to handle .38 special safely) and start at 7 yards. If you know someone who shoots, see if they'll take you to a range with them. Great gun (and nice holster), but it was built to be shot not pose for pictures. Once you're comfortable with the .38's shoot some magnums. If it isn't fun, and you don't want to keep it, watch some of the auction sites and see what they are selling for (not what people are asking), and take it to a gun shop where they'll treat you fair. But chances are you'll like it even more after doing some shooting.