It's hard to type when you're crying. I have the immeasurable pleasure of having had two sweet and good spaniel girls who are no longer with me. In fact, "Old Pa" got hung on me twenty years ago when I came upstairs with my new Brittany pup Jenny (motto: "Always with Old Pa") cradled in my arms. Maggie (motto: "Let's Go!") converted me to Springers; she was always loyal and true. Since both of these girls were real pistols, what better way to commemorate them?
The Jenny gun is a stainless 3" heavy barrel .357Mag J-frame Smith&Wesson with Pachmayr grippers. This revolver, IMHO, is the finest "kit gun" Smith ever built. Light, compact, and powerful, it is "good in the woods." And, you will note, no "kiddie" locks; S&W stopped making revolvers when they came up with that idiocy. It lives in my Tumi briefcase when we're not out in the woods together. The Maggie gun is a Kahr P45 3.6" barrel .45ACP ("the one true caliber") and was good to go as stock. Its ergometrics and intuitive operating controls make it, again IMHO, the best .45ACP carry gun available today. It lives in my 511 vest or on my hip. My girls may be gone, but they are always with their Pa. And just like when they were covering me with their zeal and courage and hair and spit, they won't let any harm befall me on their new watches.
I am not looking forward to selecting the next one of these.