I usually close the shop early on Fridays and make a trip across town to the gun store to see what they've gotten in during the week.Friday is payday and if it's been a good week I'll usually have a little cash accumulated to spend on something that's too good to pass up.I've been searching and hoping for a nice 9MM single or single/double action on a full size frame to carry and also to shoot quite a bit.I had an exceptionally good week and the cash envelope had 7 crisp c-notes in it which I was going to put in the safe when I got home.One of my best friends and mentor was pulling in the parking lot when I got there and we were having the usual chit chat at the used gun rack when I decided to take yet another look in the pistol display case to see if anything new had showed up.
I saw a now familiar shape under the glass.I've been wanting to get my hands on a Springfield SA-35 since it was introduced a few months ago,and I couldn't believe my eyes when I saw they finally had one.The store manager was talking to my buddy when I very impolitely interrupted their conversation and told him to "Gimme that Springfield and grab a form".The price was $699 and I was in love.Thankfully WV dropped the sales tax on firearms so the hard earned fun money from this past week was enough to get the pistol that I was wanting more than any other except a Sig P210,and one of those will take a lot more fun money,so I'm tickled pink.
It looks to be a well made pistol with a very smooth slide and a decent trigger that will get better after a few hundred rounds.I wanted to shoot it before dark but until I got some match type ammo loaded and disassembled and cleaned the pistol it was too dark to shoot.Tomorrow I'll find out if it's worth the wait and the money.
I saw a now familiar shape under the glass.I've been wanting to get my hands on a Springfield SA-35 since it was introduced a few months ago,and I couldn't believe my eyes when I saw they finally had one.The store manager was talking to my buddy when I very impolitely interrupted their conversation and told him to "Gimme that Springfield and grab a form".The price was $699 and I was in love.Thankfully WV dropped the sales tax on firearms so the hard earned fun money from this past week was enough to get the pistol that I was wanting more than any other except a Sig P210,and one of those will take a lot more fun money,so I'm tickled pink.
It looks to be a well made pistol with a very smooth slide and a decent trigger that will get better after a few hundred rounds.I wanted to shoot it before dark but until I got some match type ammo loaded and disassembled and cleaned the pistol it was too dark to shoot.Tomorrow I'll find out if it's worth the wait and the money.