Price was $49.99 direct from CRKT.com. It has a high polish, with ebony wood inserts in the handle, and a nice heft to it, without being too heavy. The blade locks with a liner lock, and seems fairly strong. It reminds me a lot of a beautiful little Almar knife I have somewhere around here that I haven't been able to find for a while.
I usually carry a tactically oriented clip knife for EDC, but once in a while it's nice to have a slim knife to slip into your pocket on Sunday go to meetings.
I took some pictures along with my J-frame and a speed loader for size reference.
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nice revolver. Those smiths are tack drivers. I have one with the hammer. If you cock the hammer and use a crimson trace laser grip, you can put all 5 bullets in the same hole from 7 yards away. Revolvers are more accurate than autos because the barrel is fixed in position while autos have barrels that can be removed for cleaning. Also, the sights are directly on the barrel instead of on the slide that is also not fixed in position. Also, unless you're a psychopath, you really don't want to shoot another human being. Most people will wait until the last second before they shoot. Often that means the perp is already on top of them. If you fire an auto pushed up against the perp, if the slide is nudged back, it won't fire or it may fire once, then jam. A revolver will fire just fine nudged up against the perp.
Without the CT laser grips, I could not hit the side of a barn because the sights are so small, black, and invisible. Also, without the hammer, the 15 pound trigger is too heavy for accurate firing. Senior citizens over the age of 90 often have trouble pulling the trigger double action, but have no problems firing it single action with a hammer.
Anyways, nice gun. Love those snubbies. I remember saving up money for my first gun, a snubbie Colt detective special. It took me a year to save up enough money to buy it. But, right when I had enough money, they started selling Glocks. I ended up buying a Glock instead because it had all the characteristics of a revolver, you can pull the trigger quickly without having to flip a safety switch and carry 3 times the capacity of a revolver. I still carry a S&W snub occasionally, like you. Makes a great backup gun. Or a primary gun in a low risk situation. In the hood, it's a Glock and a snub, but in west Plano, a snub is all you need.
I'm getting the itch for a good tactical knife myself. I'm leaning towards an automatic knife but gosh the prices! Pretty much over the sticker shock & now it's a process of narrowing it down to what I want/can afford. Any suggestions? I'm looking at a H&K Benchmade. Looks good and prices aren't crazy to high.
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Blade HQ has a nice selection to look at. I'm looking at Piranha Bodyguard. It is also an auto and in S30V steel. They come in all different colors if you're into that thing. Cheers.
