So I picked up a new handgun today. I wasn't really ready for another purchase but I got a hell of a deal that I couldn't pass up.  

Here it is (sorry for the Christmas decorations all over the floor haha)

 

Smith and Wesson 496 

 

Haven't fired it yet but some quick notes:

Fortunately I like my guns like I like my women, well used. Finish isn't perfect but who cares?  

My goal, if all goes right, is that this can be a carry gun, so the sights gots to go. 

Not a big fan of the flat, barely textured grips.  Very slippery.  May have a source on some better grips.

Grip is.....different from what I'm used to.  This isn't a negative, just not used to it yet.  

Trigger in DA is pretty heavy but SA is pretty good.  

 

 

The front sight looks like it;s staked in and kind of wobbly, I think I'm probably going to need to have a smith cut a dovetail.  How much does this generally cost?  How would I know what heights to use?  I don't know if anyone even makes sights for these anymore.  

Congrats. Nice purchase. I picked up a S&W 5906 a few years back, it's a nice shooting gun.

The down side to my 5906 is that the all steal construction makes the thing heavy and annoying to carry.

Well Ive been carrying a full size 1911 so its still lighter lok