————————I can make repeated hits into a six inch circle at 150 feet using S&W Chiefs Special that I have owned since 1971-—————
Amen, just as I and my S&W Mod 28 Hwy Patrolman are welded together since ‘73 and years on patrol and annual re-qualification shoots. I don’t have any idea how many have been down the barrel, but it’s in the thousands. You just can’t give up old friends like these for the sexy euro models.
Back in the mid sixties I had a S&W Mod 27 3 1/2 inch barrel. I loved it, but I blew the engine in my truck and traded it to a mechanic for a rebuilt engine. Oh that gun was fun to shoot.