I've had 2 17L's over the years. They shoot like a laser, so much that I was accused of "cheating" at a Steel Challenge match a few years back! I sold off the ones I had because they don't fit the box for IDPA and I don't shoot USPSA or SC anymore....
Newest information on the gun, provided by User RM Vivas at the S&W Forum (He did a paper on these trophy guns for his history degree thesis).
Samuel Steiner Hershfield was born28NOV13 and died in West Palm Beach, FL on 17NOV98.
In 1939 he was living at 2119 Valentine Ave. in Bronx. He was...
Sometimes it pays to freeze your butt off!
I made my way to the Seymour gun show this weekend even with the below 0 temps and managed to stumble across this beauty. After some haggling and a bit of trading it came home with me.
1939-40 Smith and Wesson M&P 4th change.
Proper gold an blue box...
My 81 y/o mother has a hard time with DA triggers on a revolver so all the house guns are .38 spl J-frames with an exposed hammer she can cock. Loaded with 148 gr wadcutters.
Friend had one of these. We all fired it a couple rounds, I didn't think it was that bad, hit the target at least. But we were firing the 300 gr load not the really hot stuff. I download my .454 Casull to about 1300 fps also.....lol
Another sleeper that will fit this "Shield size" carry weapon in the Mossberg Mc2c. Narrower than a Shield, 13 and 15 rd capacity. I picked one up new for $250 because nobody wanted a Mossberg pistol!