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The Blue Book is worthless now! That gun would bring more than $700 on gunbroker.

I can't imagine how difficult your situation must be. The only thing more difficult must be losing a child, but both are so unimaginable neither can be measurable. All we can ever do is make the most of our time with our loved ones and cherish memories, all while hopeing for their eternal peace. I will keep you and your family in my thoughts and prayers.

I have seen some Smiths double in price over the last couple of years.

That's a 2.5" barrel. The 3" will have the full length ejector rod and may exceed $1k.

They have went up a lot and I would say $600 would be a safe number. There are several similar that are well over $700 on gunbroker.

Where I have worked the company pays overtime for the officer to sit, retrieve, review footage, and show for court. I imagine there are some places that the officer's entire job is to work cameras , but then I don't know how that works.

Actually, there are a few 64's that came as 357's and a few 10's that came the same way. The majority of those 64's were for Oklahoma State Patrol.

I have heard that quote from him before, but truth is even if you went to court and lost you were no longer bound by even the $50 max fine. If you pled your case and was found guilty it was the typical $50 fine (because our city court judge was appointed and not elected), plus court fees, and it was a moving violation after that. I didn't see this happen but a few times. Most cases were dismissed, and I agree that most should have been. Our court clerk was the one who submitted the form to the department of safety and it was no different for a photo enforcement ticket or a standard ticket. I met two people who came to visit concerning a notification from the department of safety about their suspended license. Believe it or not, but they were both very corgel and just wanted to know how to fix the situation. Both stated they had paid online and felt the payment must not have been received, and I actually believed them. If I recall it only took a few days after missing court for the suspension to take place. Edit: I text a friend and asked if he knew why or how we were able to suspend a license and he brought up a good point. The accused had their license suspended for failure to appear and not for the citation itself.

Not true, they suspend the license of the registered owner after so long. I know for a fact. I did hear of an interesting event. A woman got her ticket in the mail, went in and plead guilty, but stated she did not have the $50 to pay. Since at this point it is still considered a civil violation they decided any action to take was going to cost them far more than $50. I never heard what became of it but the last I heard they just forgot about it. That city that I worked in no longer has traffic or red light cameras.

No, the magnums have a longer cylinder. Those are somewhat common, but they are still pricey and desireable. Now it is the three inch 66 that is highly sought after.

I was getting ready to recommend it. It is a little stout, actually very stout, but if you need it you will not care. It actually was not as bad as I was expecting. However, I tend to like recoil, and especially like heavy recoiling pocket guns like my 45 win mag derringer.

Like everyone else has said, EAA, Sig, 3rd gen Smiths, and the 1911 platforms are your options if you are anti-Glock. But here is the deal, most of those, with maybe the exception of the EAA are kind of limit you to mid power 10mm loads. The verdict is still out on how much a Sig can take. Most hard core 10mm fans lol myself tend to own a Glock 20 whether they are a Glock fan or not. It's about the only one who can take a steady diet of nuclear 10mm loads. I know where there is a 6" Para 1911 10mm for sale.

I am moving this beautiful survivor to the classifieds later.

The 40 Shield recoil is mild. I don't know why, but the 40 Shield recoil doesn't feel as drastic between the recoil of a Glock 26 and 27.

I have owned a 40 shield, a 9mm shield, a 43, and an XDS. The only thing I found better about the XDS was the factory sights. While I preferred the Shield over the 43, I wouldn't talk someone out of the 43. I felt the finish was better on the Shield over the XDS and the 43. I also felt the Shield was built to handle more rounds during its lifetime; it felt like a combat handgun and not a pocket toy. The Shield, in both calibers, outshot the 43 and the XDS. The 43 may have been the least favorable as far as ergonomics, but honestly they all felt about the same. Three times over about three months I had the magazine come unseated in my pocket on the XDS. It only happened with the Shield twice in a two year period. I carried the 43 a couple of months and never had it happened. Basically, I just felt the magazine coming unseated because of the release getting pressed was far more likely to occur with the XDS. I preferred the Shield enough that I sold the 43, and one of my best friends loved the Shield so much he made me an offer I couldn't refuse. I am without a pocket sized 9mm, and honestly will only consider repurchasing a Shield. It's nice that the Shield is the cheapest of all of them too, and this is coming from a huge Glock fanboy.

I have never heard of a complaint with the Gen 4 30. I actually think the problematic SF models you speak of were the ambidextrous 21sf.

The Shield may be one of the best handling guns I have ever shot and carried, and this is coming from a Glock guy. I have owned one in 9 and 40 and not found any ammo it did not eat and shoot well.

I am glad to hear you were able to differentiate between the heights. If you managed to have a few go undetected I doubt it will matter. Actually, the worst that should happen is the cylinder binding. No, not really because there is very little difference in the heat of standard primers vs magnum primers. I have chronographed both and can not tell the difference. If anything I found Federal magnum primers to be slower with 38spl. Some of the CCI magnum primers are considered hot but not enough to make huge differences. The biggest difference between magnum primers is the have a thicker cup.

Yes, they can, but they are systems that are constantly down. Edit: I believe I quoted the wrong person, but yes; I agree.

If it were all small primers it wouldn't matter, but the large are different. You should be able to run your finger across the rim and feel a slight bulge where it feels like the primer isn't seated all the way. Large rifle primers are taller than large pistol primers.

No, it is not a substitute. The worst that will happen is you will get a citation and probably be successful in getting it dismissed. Personally, it is not a ticket I would write.

When I buy lead I generally pay no more than $2 a pound. So using paid for equipment belonging to friends I can produce 50 125 gr .358 bullets for no more than $2.

The 64 is the 38, but the 65 is already the magnum. The 65 is a stainless model 13.

I am in Chattanooga and will pull any live rounds you need pulled. I doubt you will get that many because of the cost associated with shipping live ammo the correct way. I can give you a 45 Gap case, 45 win mag case, a 32 S&W, and maybe some others.

While searching for a 3" model 60 in pawn shops, I was given an opportunity to buy a beautiful 3" k frame from a manager at a pawn shop that I have known a few years. It was not what I was looking for but I knew I would never find another as beautiful as this 1989 model 65. I had a rough old police trade in model 65 last year that I had actually experienced regrets on selling. When I bought this a few months ago it made me feel better.