Viewpoints

Re “Snubbies from Smith & Wesson and Colt’s Compete at the Range,” November 2024

I read the article and agree with your assessment of the S&W 442 UC Lipsey’s Special. Last month, I received the six-shot 32 H&R Magnum version of the same gun from Lipsey’s (S&W 432) and was unimpressed with the trigger pull. I was also unimpressed with the weight, which was 2 ounces heavier than the factory claims. Because S&W makes 38s in the 12-, 14-, and 16-ounce ranges, I was hoping this revolver would be on the lighter side, but I guess the sights and wood grips add weight. For petite women and the infirm, the weight difference can be significant, as is the needlessly heavy double-action trigger pull. I inquired about my concerns with S&W, but have yet to receive a reply from the company.

Okay, November 5, 2024, was a great day for gunowners, who can now hope to be ignored for four years by the incoming Trump Administration, which is set to be sworn in on January 20, 2025. What, you ask, is so great about being ignored? Well, like when Donald J. Trump vanquished the absurdly anti-gun Hillary Clinton back in 2016, everything else was gravy. Not having the evil eye of Mordor washing over us every day was quite the blessing. Same is true of outgoing Vice President Kamala Harris. Sending her back to California, or wherever, is just the best news I’ve heard in well, four years. Everything after firing her in a landslide national vote likewise is gravy. 

Re “Lever-Action 44 Magnums from Ruger and Smith & Wesson,”

July 2024

The S&W might have an advantage for Illinois deer hunters because it would be easy to convert to single shot as required by state law. After the hunt, easy to convert back. — Walter