I was in Springfield Mass last week on business. I had Sunday off, so I went and visited the Smith and Wesson Academy, there they have a beauitful pistol range. Nice place with alot of stuff for sale and historical artifacts all over the place. Get this, for $25 dollars you get to rent ANY gun they have, a box a bullets,targets and hearing and eye protection. I rented an $1800 1911 pistol from the custom shop. Wow very sweet toy to play with and shoot like a dream. I had a really fun day there and anyone in the neighborhood should stop by and pay them a visit.

S&W is a great company. I bought some stock when it was still bargain basement (though it was trading at less than $5.00 today). These folks believe in their product. Would like to see their range