S&W Silhouette trade???

[onegoodshot]

I have an unfired Colt 1911 that was a special run of about 4000 made 2006-2008. About a year ago I showed it to a retired Doc that is a huge collector of 1911’s. Last week, He comes in and shows me this “little” S&W .44mag and asks about trading and includes a Ithaca 37 20ga full choke as incentive.
I shot it yesterday and it shows promise. Think I’m gonna make this trade. Gunbroker sales of the same 1911 are in the $1600-1800 range. Anything I’m missing?

[tj3006]

Both Guns are very cool.
That Colt would eat the web of my hand in short order.
So I personaly would make the swap !...tj

[Encore64]

I'd go for the revolver and never look back...

[bradshaw]

The Model-29 with 10-5/8” barrel was Smith & Wesson’s answer to Ruger’s “Silhouette Super” Super Blackhawk with 10-1/2” barrel----which really tilted the revolver seesaw in favor of Ruger. This shooter had agitated for improvements to the Model 29, with specific attention to durability and the rear sight. A properly assembled S&W rear sight has excellent repeatable clicks, with repeatable yet limited elevation adjustment. Shortcomings exacerbated by fluctuations in quality control under Bangor-Punta’s insensitive ownership.

S&W sent me a 10-5/8” Silhouette Model, but it couldn’t push aside my "Silhouette Super.” Nor could it dislodge my great 8-3/8” M-29.

The star wheel front sight is an especial disappointment. I don’t want such a contraption on a .44 Magnum. Four individual elevation adjustments, available at the turn of a wheel. Just ZERO each screw for a particular target/distance. I’d rather count clicks, thank you. What happens when you shoot another range, with respective targets set 5 yards closer, or 5 yards farther, than your sight-in? Remember, no sighters allowed in IHMSA. What about weather & light conditions? To put it Country Simple, you fall back on your micro-click rear sight to fine tune what a star wheel cannot.

PPC (Practical Pistol Course) was big at the time. Full rib sights were produced by Bo-Mar, Ron Power, and Wichita Engineering. Ron Power’s rib wheel-adjusted rear sight, as did Nolan Jackson at Wichita Engineering. Some fine PPC competitors favored the star wheel to quickly adjust their .38 Special wadcutter sixguns from 7 or 10, to 25 and 50 yards. That expedient doesn’t work from 50 to 100 to 150 to 200 meters.

I’d hang on to Colt’s resurrection of its World War I Model 1911.
David Bradshaw

[Ken O'Neill]

For shooting or looking at? I never saw a 10-5/8" "silhouette" S&W do well in a silhouette match. I'd rather keep the "re-issued" 1911. Of course, a man wants what he wants.

[taffin]

READ What David said again! I traded my disappointing Silhouette S&W for a 4" S&W.

[onegoodshot]

Took it to the farm again and shot some more. I was shooting from back porch some of my 253 gr casts over 10gr of unique crazy high. Stretched it out to 150 yds and it actually came in quite nice. My 53 yr old eyes are hurting me. Im going to have to break down and get some glasses.

I know David’s right and the sights definitely weren’t good for me.
As to the 1911……would you all believe I’ve never shot a 45acp?
Stan’s thinking “whaaaaaatt?”🤣

I have a few Dan wesson 10mm 1911 style that I shoot but I’ve never shot a 45 acp. When I told the guy shooting with me today he couldn’t believe it. He had a ruger Blackhawk 40/10mm convertible we we’re shooting and he also had a blue 45/45acp convertible….. I can home with that gun and a ton of ammo and reloading components.