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I am looking forward to the smell of fresh cut grass and some fishing. BRING IT ON. :cheers:

Did anyone go? Buy anything? Were the prices reasonable or high?

Looking at the box (if its original) its a late model gen2 and even though in great condition its not NIB I would use it for a carry.   On the other hand this could be a great reason to pick up another g19 and there's nothing wrong with that.   Decisions decisions I just don't know what to tell you :shrug:   Thanks for sharing its a great looking g19.

Very nice. I made the mistake of selling my s&w 9 a few years ago. I really miss it and hope to replace it with another someday. Thanks for sharing. :rock:

Seems like the prices on them are going down recently as well. Some are getting close to $2500 every now and then.

Man that 870 is sharp. Great find. I really like it just the way it is.

Kahrs are great. You are really going to enjoy it. Man do I like the two tone.

Not all 39s are C&Rs but all pre39s are and your just a young whipper snapper anyway. It was on GOC. I have traded with the seller several times in the past. Not sure I got a good deal or not. It cost a very shiny penny but I wouldn't sell it for two. I really like its age and history. Should be a very nice conversation peace for years to come.  Do you have a 39 and have you put any rounds through one? What did you think of it? Mine is more for the history than for shooting but I plan to put a few rounds through it just to see. I have heard good and bad with them. Seems some of the early ones didn't like the self defense rounds very much which is ok with me. I don't plan on using it for a carry anyway.

I truly wish I had a great story of how I found it but I guess the guy I bought it from gets that reward. I bought it from someone on one of the other gun classified forms. His story was that he went a estate sale and they brought out several firearms while he was there and he bought them. He did the research on it and found out that he had a classic with a bit of history attached.   Thanks everyone for the great comments.   It is a single stack 9mm. Magazine holds 8 rounds. The decocker is also a safety. I haven't had a chance to shot it yet, but plan to put a few rounds through it.

Wow that thing looks great. Can't wait for the range report.   Thanks for sharing.

I have several threads about my recent interest in older firearms and working my way back. I have finally made it back to my first C&R purchase and would like to share some photos of it with everyone. I am no expert but am interested in any experience you have with it. I think I have a 1956 S&W pre39 in good shape to be about 57 years old. Thinking about getting it lettered so I have the facts on it. My understanding is it is the first American made DA/SA pistol to make it into regular production. It also seems the serial numbers started at 1000 and went to about 2500 on the pre39 models. I have 15xx. Again any knowledge you can share about them and their history would be great. Also I wouldn't mind getting it closer to original, so if anyone has a box, paperwork, mag, etc that is the same age I would be interested in it. Now for some eye candy. Thanks

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Since we are telling stories about quitting here is mine.   I started with Redman when I was 11 or 12. Used it for 4 or 5 years then started dipping. Kodiak then Copenhagen and finished out with Skoal until my mid 30s. A good 20 year run or so. Tried to quit many time along the way, but no luck. It was impossible to quit.   When I was about 34 I hurt my back and for the next 2 years the pain got progressively worse. At first some BC would stay off the pain then predinione helped for a while. By the end I was only able to sleep a couple hours a night because the pain was so bad. Even then I had to be in a certain spot just so in a recliner to ease the pain. One day I got up off the couch and the pain hit me like a baseball bat. Its hard to explain just how bad it was. I didn't know it was possible to feel that much pain and not just pass out from it. I hit the floor screaming. It was so bad I was scared to move.   After a ambulance ride to the hospital, I was on some really strong pain medicine only awake about 2 hours a day for a week or so I did a little praying and the hardest thing I could think of other than the pain was quitting dipping. I said if the pain got better I would stop dipping. Went to the neurologist had a MRI and S1 was crushed. (A disk very low in the back) I was getting ready for surgery to help stop the pain about a month later. I started to quit dipping and had to take less and less medicine for the pain. Within that month I had stopped dipping all together and the pain got to a point that I could function without any medicine at all.   The Doctor said I made it through something that most people can't without surgery. (Not sure if he was blowing smoke or not) Now the last 2 toes on my right foot have no feeling and I always have some discomfort from it. I think the nerves that were being pinched in my back went dead, but I make through every day ok and I haven't used tobacco in a good 6 years.   Sorry to be long winded.

Auto complete really speeds this up.   Seems that as many times as I have entered my odds should be going up.   Good luck everyone.   Thanks Runco

Man that thing looks sharp. :cool:   I have got to get me one. :yum:

Another vote for the Galco though I think mine are the ankle lite models. I like it so much I bought a 2ed one.

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And gone. I went to check out and they were out of stock.

Get another 19. You can never have 2 many.

Congrats on the new baby. Awww its a g42 how cute.

Don't quote me on it but I don't think paypal likes mags.

Looks really sharp. I have moved a AR pistol on top of my got to have list because I want to put a brace on it and give it a try. I never really wanted or thought I had a use for a AR pistol before the brace. Let us know how you like it at the range.

I like to trade or buy and sale so I can try lots of different firearms. It is always nice to use a pistol for a few months or year and if I don't like it be able to sale it for the same as I paid or trade for something I haven't tried or think I will like more.

I have been into 357 revolvers S&W, Colt, and lever action Marlins. They are what I would consider collectable shooter. But a true collector for investment purposes would not be interested in the shooters I can afford.

My wife went to the doctor Friday for the second time in two weeks. After some x rays it was confirmed that she has pneumonia. They gave her a second shot and sent her back home with some prednizone and antibotics. Luckily the gave her a refill because me and my daughter have something :shrug:  as well.   Hope you get better soon. Sick sucks.   My wife and daughter had their ful shots this year but I didn't.