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Not including the traffic to/from it was a good time. Thanks to @Zeke and @Maksim for the pointers and the use of their guns.

Just after the turn of the 21st century the S&W Performance Center manufactured a series of revolvers in partnership with some of their distributors and other vendors. These were not replicas or reproductions, but rather a homage to those revolvers of the first half of the 20th century. All but one model were done in classic revolver calibers – those being .38 S&W Special, .44 S&W Special and .45 Colt. The one non-classic, but iconic, caliber was .44 Remington Magnum. Also as a tribute to the Model of 1917, .45 ACP models were included. The Heritage Series were done in limited numbers, with issues running from as low as 102 guns to a maximum of 327. The largest purveyor of these was the distributor Lew Horton. There was also a run of Model 25’s for the distributor Sports South. Contributing vendors were Doug Turnbull Restorations, who did the real color case hardening of the frames on some models, and Altamont, the supplier of the stocks, most of which were, what are called, Legacy Panels – finely checkered minimal stocks with outstanding grain. The majority of these guns were delivered in gold cardboard boxes with blue metal reinforced corners. These were similar to the boxes used during the early 20th century and bore the likenesses of Horace Smith and Daniel B. Wesson on the lid. Some of the early production guns were delivered in Performance Center aluminum cases rather than the gold boxes. There were three finishes used on the Heritage Series guns. Not all finishes were available on all models. The finishes used were, of course, a deep lustrous blue and a shiny bright nickel. Those along with the previously mentioned Turnbull color case hardened frame that was used in conjunction with a blued cylinder and barrel. One model was a tribute to Ed McGivern. The Model 15-9 (available in all three finishes) has a plate affixed to the gun’s side plate, commemorating his setting of a speed record, which has yet to be broken. That record is for five shots on a playing card at fifteen feet, in two-fifths of a second. He backed it up with another five shot run of nine-twentieths of a second. This was set in 1934 when McGivern was 57 years old. These revolvers first captured my attention when I was just perusing various sites looking for revolvers chambered in .44 S&W Special – a favorite caliber of mine. I found the Lew Horton Model 24-5, with the color case hardened frame, shown here. It was from early in the production run (#25 of 327) and as such came in the PC aluminum case. This piqued my interest in these guns, so I started looking for others. I soon found one of the blued Sports South Model 25-10’s in .45 Colt. Unfortunately it did not have its original case, but it was an especially low number gun, being #10 of 150. It has been hard to determine what stocks this gun came with originally. It came to me wearing faux ivory Magna’s with medallions and a Tyler T-grip. In the package was also a set of the Altamont Legacy Panels, which I suspect were original to the gun. However, I have seen pictured, and referenced, Altamont Target stocks – replicas of S&W target stocks used from the 50’s to the 80’s and duplicated by Altamont for S&W on the Classic line of revolvers. Since I already have revolvers with the Legacy panels, and not in love with Altamont’s Target stocks, I went another direction and installed the set of Altamont Roper tribute grips, in Pau Ferro, that you see pictured. These are in keeping with the nature and time of the gun. Both of the above revolvers were built on my favorite frame – the N-frame. But there was something missing in my meager collection. What better to fill that hole than the model that was a tribute to the author of Fast and Fancy Revolver Shooting, Ed McGivern, the K-frame Model 15-9. I was fortunate to find one in pristine condition, in the nickel finish, complete with gold box and all documents. This is also equipped with the Legacy Panels and was #81 of the 139 produced. I didn’t realize it until I was in pursuit of the 15-9, that is, there was no set design from the outset, but what I ended up with is the trifecta of revolvers. The three iconic revolver calibers (.38 / .44 / .45) in Heritage Series, target version (adjustable rear sights) guns, in each of the three finishes available (color case hardened / blued / nickel). I think I’m done for a while. Just as a side note, the 24-5 came from Missouri; the 25-10 from Colorado; and the 15-9 from Massachusetts. ADDENDUM: Well, that didn't last long , what is glaringly absent from the above is a rimfire revolver. Smith did make a Heritage Series Model 17, but a unique opportunity presented itself this past weekend - a gun auction at a local (to me) auction house. Among the offerings was a post-war (1950) K-22 revolver in excellent condition. Not quite of the period of the Heritage series, but close and genuine... Now, maybe I'm done - but doubtful. Adios, Pizza Bob

Bring your best, buddy!!! I might do REAL bbq ribs...you know, how they are supposed to be done...on a smoker.

And thank you @tj462nj and GSSC for being awesome hosts!

I wish @Ray Ray would have been allowed.... Had fun, I’ll try and make the next one on time.

Governor Blackface, along with a Lt Gov rapist, backed-up by an Attorney General in shoe polish...people; THIS IS the Democrat Party!

Ok I tried this the other day. Not sure where I found the idea. 1 rack of ribs sectioned in 3 ribs per 1 medium size container of sweet baby rays bbq sauce. 1 crockpot Place ribs in crockpot bone down. Smother with bbq sauce. The whole thing! Cover and Cook on low 4-6 hours . Don’t mess with em. @gleninjersey trust me these are phenomenal! October @Displaced Texan Prepare to be destroyed by my creative cuisine charisma!

I know. But it still pisses me off.

How the @#$%^ can you be out of permits.

Technology is great, it helps us do some things more efficiently, faster, sometimes even smarter. There is one thing that technology can't do, and that's exactly replicate something natural. Cooking meat over a fire fueled by charcoal or firewood is they way it's been done for over 230,000 years. In spite of superior technology, crockpot cannot replicate ribs slow cooked over coals or in a smoker. If you want to cook ribs "smarter", then go on and use that crockpot. They will come out tender and tasting like BBQ sauce, probably pretty tasty too. But they won't come close to smoked or slow cooked over coals. For real BBQ ribs, there is no better way, because there is only one way. I guess I may try the crockpot in the winter. I tried a pressure cooker a few times, that's really fast (and one time a little scary).

About an hour ago got a report from a user who received an private message from someone pretending to be an FFL offering guns... including a Post-86 Glock 18 which apparently did not require an LEO Demo letter. User asked for paypal to be sent to him, friends and family only to email [email protected]. Leaving this up so it is search able for others to find. Seems like a few users on AR15.com were also contacted. Based on data, only 16 users were contacted and I believe in order of activity. IP traces back to Lagos, Nigeria. Reported to ATF. The main issue is for those who may not be knowledgeable, the prices seemed fairly reasonable and guns were promised to be shipped to your FFL. Where they screwed up was paypal friends/family only and the Glock 18... lol. No data was compromised, user is blocked, reported, etc.

After years of owning a Brinkman, which recently died a salt air death, for 8 years, it was time. So my loving wife comes home with an early Father's Day Gift. A new Master Built Propane /Charcoal powered smoker. So Today I "seasoned" it. (the new Smoker0 Tomorrow Friday-the big ole rack of ribs for trial by fire. No Fruit No veggies Plenty of Gates• BBQ sauce (I get a case sent to me once a year.) Pics and details to follow.

No pineapple. WTF.

It had been a long time since I shot the G20 (5 years or so) and I forgot how much less felt recoil there is compared to the all metal framed guns including the 1911 and S&W 610. It is now going to be my hiking gun along with my G29. We hike a lot in Shenandoah Nat'l Park and have seen bears on hikes.

Misplace permits in a warehouse somewhere, stop printing new permits, blame it on an unnamed vendor and BINGO! Totalitarian handgun control. Clever that Murphy.

Yep. I’m gonna re up It also. 500 ft dude

Meh. If put in production, this would become one of those guns that quickly comes up on the used market for about 70% of the purchase price, and includes ‘nearly a full box’ of ammo.

6/4 - Forums and chat may be slow to load currently. Apparently there's an issue with the datacenter/webhost. We're looking into it! Thanks!

Nigerian bug?

Agree 100%, Found an end around to bid anyway. But I see what they will try. If we let them.

Yup. This is the one that would have prevented the whole thing all right.

I hope it passes. We really need to get this magazine capacity thing in front of the Supreme Court.

Had a great time shooting tonight, Thanks everyone for sharing their guns. Really liked shooting Maks 1911 again.

I am a fan of the show as well. The characters are done very well.

Great series. Welever is very watchable.. Played Silas Adams in Deadwood and the IRA guy Jimmy in Sons of Anarchy.

Rigid=Glock Harbor Frieght=Hi-Point Yes, a Hi-Point can serve as a self defense tool but when your life depends on a tool why go with a bottom feeder?

Usually, a strike out, unless you're buying a one time use tool, then throwing it away.

Yep all caught up. It’s binge watchable. if you haven’t yet, try “ justified “.

AFAIK, a $30 bad check is an offense, not a crime, so the PD is wrong for denying it.

#51 RSWC: ROSEY'S TEASER FOR THE FULL INTERVIEW ALREADY POSTED! ROSEY'S RIDE WITH CHARLIE HITS AIR 8:30AM TOMORROW! RIDING SHOTGUN WITH CHARLIE TALKS MAG BAN, DUMB LAWS! by Black Wire Media Monday Night Late Edition May 27, 2019 www.cnjfo.com/join-us CNJFO Vice President David "Rosey" Rosenthal takes a "Riding Shotgun With Charlie" tour of central Jersey along the Rt. 9 corridor. Mag bans, law suits, stupid gun laws, black powder exploits, starting kids shooting at 4 years old, brandishing to stop a crime and a whole lot more info packed into this, the 49th "Riding Shotgun With Charlie"! Tune back in at 8:30am tomorrow for the full segment!

A friend and I have signed up for this August event. Looking forward to it.

OK, who wants to be the test case??? Raise your hand............just as I thought.

Don’t fear technology and a better way. And and and, better ribs!