I "inherited" a pistol from my grandfather yesterday. He's still living, fortunately, he's getting older (had his 85th birthday recently) just doesn't want guns anymore. He's been giving them away to different family members for a couple years. I have been wanting a 22 pistol for a while and mentioned to him that I was looking for one over dinner one night. He said, "I still have this one that I got a long time ago...do you want it?" OF COURSE!!! What a silly question...
Its a Smith and Wesson Model 651 "target kit." 4" barrel, J-Frame revolver with a target site set-up. Its a 22 Mag, and came with the 22LR Wheel too. He gave me the original box, the paperwork, his permit to buy, even the original cashier's check receipt he got when he bought it. He worked for Lear-Siegler and for a time they were able to get S&W guns at some sort of employee discount. So, he got this, a 41 Mag, and another 22 for my dad in 1987. The coolest piece of paperwork (to me) is the note from his employer describing the process by which he was to pick up and pay for the gun.
I was really excited to get it, as its a pretty nice piece. I have a couple other pistols, but they are all "heavy" shooters and my wife has not enjoyed the experience. I'm hoping this will be good to try her into shooting a bit more.
Ok, enough blathering. Here are a couple pics. Needs a good cleaning, but I don't think its been shot much at all in the last 33 years! It still has the inspection tag on it! And, NO, Its not for sale, EVER!
Its a Smith and Wesson Model 651 "target kit." 4" barrel, J-Frame revolver with a target site set-up. Its a 22 Mag, and came with the 22LR Wheel too. He gave me the original box, the paperwork, his permit to buy, even the original cashier's check receipt he got when he bought it. He worked for Lear-Siegler and for a time they were able to get S&W guns at some sort of employee discount. So, he got this, a 41 Mag, and another 22 for my dad in 1987. The coolest piece of paperwork (to me) is the note from his employer describing the process by which he was to pick up and pay for the gun.
I was really excited to get it, as its a pretty nice piece. I have a couple other pistols, but they are all "heavy" shooters and my wife has not enjoyed the experience. I'm hoping this will be good to try her into shooting a bit more.
Ok, enough blathering. Here are a couple pics. Needs a good cleaning, but I don't think its been shot much at all in the last 33 years! It still has the inspection tag on it! And, NO, Its not for sale, EVER!