Me and the Smith & Wesson Model 19

by Jim Wilson

The first law enforcement agency that I went to work for required us to buy our own guns and specified that they should be double-action revolvers capable of chambering the .38 Special cartridge. I started out with a first-model Colt Trooper but quickly made a change.

You see, I had already discovered Bill Jordan and his great book, “No Second Place Winner.” At that point in my life I didn’t know anything about gunfighting but something told me that Mr. Jordan did. If the Smith & Wesson Model 19 was his choice I figured it might be a good choice for me, too. Consequently, as soon as I got a couple of paychecks under my belt I sprang for a Model 19, 4-inch, blued. As I recall, that set me back $87.00. Along about that time, I also ordered a Jordan Trooper holster and belt from Don Hume Leather Company. In truth, I didn’t know what I didn’t know; I just gambled that this guy Jordan knew what he was talking about. My gamble paid off.

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