Collecting Rimfires On A Budget

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doc540

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1953 K-22
1980 M-41

both shooters!

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Those are a couple of sweet ones. Everything I do these days is on a budget, so, my gun buying has slowed wwaayyy down. I'd like to have a 41, but even the shooters are pricey when I see one where I'm at. I do have a model 17-8, though, but I'd rather have a nice blued one like yours.

I've been thinking real seriously about getting rid of most all my larger caliber handguns except for the carry stuff and going strictly rimfire. That's what I enjoy shooting the most anyway, so, why not have some nice ones.
 
Yes, indeed, it is relative.

I just dumped a couple of Taurus snubs to underwrite the deal.

You know justifying it mentally works. :o

Real collectible Smiths and Colts, to me, are in the $3000+ range.

Heck, both of those rimfires can be purchased for less than any single, custom 1911.
 
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Rosewood target stocks....originals put away with a clear label.

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They give my long, boney fingers a better hold.
 
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The price disparity between rimfire and centerfire ammunition is pretty large.

I figure that you ought to think of the price of any rimfire as half the marked price; if it's $800 for a nice old Woodsman, it's really a $400 gun when you factor in the ammo cost savings.

That's how I justify it, anyway. Half my gunsafe is filled with rimfires.
 
Thanks, bob, I never thought of it that way, but it sure makes sense.

500 rnds of rimfire within the last two weeks vs 500 rnds of 9/40/45 adds up to a significant savings.

Give me another month or two and the M41 will have been free! :D
 
Start looking into the older Hamden-made High Standards. They feel much better to me than a 41 and shoot just as good or maybe even better.
 
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