Originally Posted by
Ron3
I'd want an older one for reasons stated.
But read up on proper inspection. Any gun can be worn out, damaged, or abused.
I know a now- retired cop who loved talking about his old Model 10 HB. He was not the original owner. He tried to qualify with it for off-duty use. (Issue gun Glock 22) in front of several people the barrel fell off during his qual. I never saw the gun and cant tell you what went wrong but it was the talk of the week. Or two.
My guess is corrosion or someone (and maybe S&W) had worked on it / removed or replaced the barrel and messed it up. But then again he said he'd had it for years and had fired it at least some.
I'm just saying inspect well because guns do wear out and / or can have problems.
Hell my Beretta Tomcat just killed itself recently and now I have a gun for a church gun-buy or something.
Car-fax? Gun-fax? Gun-fox?