adcoch1
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So the other day I was hanging out with my buddy's boys, 12 and 15, and my 10 yr old son, talking guns. Turned into a show and tell, with all the handguns out of the safe. I was teaching them about the difference between action designs, when the 15 yr old (almost 16) picked up my 6" model 10-5 and says " now this is what a revolver should look like!" He's practically drooling over it, so I show him how nice the trigger is, and he wistfully says, "I need a s&w in my life..." It hit me that he was experiencing the same reaction I had to a model 29 that became my first revolver when I was 18.
He asked how much it was worth, and where to get one. I told him that even with the minor cosmetic issues it was about $500 bucks. He visibly deflated, and I told him I'd sell it to him for the $300 I paid for it 5 years ago. He got super excited, talked it over with his dad, and gave me the cash a few days later.
His dad took him out yesterday to shoot it and the boy is hooked forever. I will miss the old 6", but we have another s&w addict in the fold. Gonna hook him up with some dies and help him get started loading and casting for the old model 10.
He asked how much it was worth, and where to get one. I told him that even with the minor cosmetic issues it was about $500 bucks. He visibly deflated, and I told him I'd sell it to him for the $300 I paid for it 5 years ago. He got super excited, talked it over with his dad, and gave me the cash a few days later.
His dad took him out yesterday to shoot it and the boy is hooked forever. I will miss the old 6", but we have another s&w addict in the fold. Gonna hook him up with some dies and help him get started loading and casting for the old model 10.