Thanks for that link NickA. Even though I'm mostly out of the business I try to keep learning.
Dave
Just a Hairy Special Snowflake supply clerk with no field experience, shooting an Asymetric carbine as a Try Hard. Snarky and easily butt hurt. Favorite animal is the Cape Buffalo....likely indicative of a personality disorder.
"If I had a grandpa, he would look like Delbert Belton".
A real walk down memory lane. I have a 25-5, .45 Colt, 4" bought use from Beach City Armory in Manhatten Beach, CA. Difficult to believe that in the early-mid 80's, SoCal was a great place to buy guns (3 day wait notwithstanding). Supply was good and shops would deal. Gun was probably a former Long Beach PD gun. Smooth action and great SA/Da trigger. I like taking it out now to indoor ranges, populated by people who have only fired poly semi's. Do a DA rapid fire series, and literally when the smoke clears, their eyes are big and they are checking their ear pro .
Also had a W.Ger SIG P220, really nice gun, Bu the price I could get for it a few years ago, surpassed my need to keep shooting it. Had nice Milt Sparks leather for it.
Not sure what the current street price is for a 25-5, but I ran across this while searching for some other Smith's higher on my list. Maybe somebody here and give it a good home.
https://www.gunbroker.com/item/819013538
Theres several in the reasonable price category at the moment.
Speaking of police trade in 25-5s
https://www.gunbroker.com/item/818725738
I didnt specifically mention the 2 4" guns (I think?) that were under that price by a fair bit. They were in the bidding process, so only time will tell where they end up.
Last edited by Malamute; 06-24-2019 at 07:40 PM.