The Smith I miss most came back home today, 14-3

I owned a S&W pre-14 a few years back that I loved, then I foolishly sold it. That darn revolver was so accurate it made even me look good. I've had seller's remorse ever since.

Well, I just happened to park across the street from a local gun store this morning, by accident of course. Then I accidentally, again, opened the door to this gun store and walked in, by accident.

There she was, a model 14. Included the original box but not the original grips. I couldn't resist; $575 and she's in my safe. I sure hope she shoots as good as the one I sold

Thought I'd share the story and a couple pictures with you folks.

Thanks all for the kind words. Anyone know what grips this one most likely came with? On the box the stocked is marked as "S".

red rick said:

You could remove the grips and see if the serial number is on the inside of the grip .

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Well, the first clue these were not the original grips is the pistol would not fit in the serial number matched box. The "S" was also a clue as these are target grips I think, probably would say "T".

Funny-ish story on my pre-14. I met a bud in Portland, OR a few years back at a shooting range. It was one of those days, I'm sure you've all had one, or two, or more, where I could not miss. He watched me put up a 10 yard group where the last 4 rounds went though the same hole with that old pre-14, double-action to boot.

My mission-impossible with this 14, which I've decided to accept, is to repeat the feat and thereby put another smile on my mug