Hand_Rifle_Guy
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Right. Unemployment STINKS!
Had a Parker combo gun on "layaway". Darn thing was $1300. Been sitting around since the first of the year, getting token bits of spare change chucked at it. Finally, some guy offered my dealer $200 MORE than I agreed to pay for it, in cash right then if they would sell it to him.
They asked me about it. I'm not in a position to pay for that Parker right now, so I told 'em to sell it. It's been too long.
BUT, that left me with a nice refund. And sitting in the case was a Colt Lawman Mk. III with a snubby barrel. It was used, brought in by this retired cop. He was going to give to his son, but the guy didn't want it around, as he had a new baby, so Dad sold it.
I SAY it was used. It's not. It's NEW. Not a scratch on the grips or finish. Barely even a drag-line. Nice trigger, too. And I like Colt wheelguns. I was going to get a S&W M-19. Prolly still will, at some point, but this one was not to be missed. It's NEW!
Shiny blue. Six-shot medium-frame snubby, (2"?) with a full shroud. A recessed cylinder, even. I didn't HAVE a snubby .357 yet. So for the first gun I've actually purchased in half a year, at least I got a prize.
The price? $225, plus tax, fees, and a stupid certified gunlock. $267 out the door. That amounts to almost free, by my standards.
I used to buy guns every five minutes. Then I lost my job. The gun withdrawl has been SEVERE. I had to give up that Parker combo gun, the closest thing I've seen to a double rifle that I could afford. But of course, I couldn't ACTUALLY afford it, or I'd have had it already.
So I'll just have to be satisfied to have this EXCELLENT snubby. I suspect I won't regret it.
And the gun withdrawl is a lot more bearable, for the moment.
So I'm fishing for opinions, I guess. Did I get a good deal? All the rest of my Colts are old-school, the latest being from 1921. How do these new-fangled modern contrapulations with the new lockwork compare to the older guns? Is this the same action as the Python? (This is a fairly early-generation Lawman, if there is such a thing. It has a low serial #, I think. 90,6XXL. Anyone know when it was built?) How are these guns for durability? Colts are a pain to work on for most people, as I understand it, so I'm wondering about hard service.
Found a NIB Coonan, but couldn't begin to afford it at $800. But this Lawman I can take home. It better shoot nice, I put off getting a Glock 29 for this. But I couldn't afford the Glock, either.
I hate being unemployed. But I love buying good guns.
Had a Parker combo gun on "layaway". Darn thing was $1300. Been sitting around since the first of the year, getting token bits of spare change chucked at it. Finally, some guy offered my dealer $200 MORE than I agreed to pay for it, in cash right then if they would sell it to him.
They asked me about it. I'm not in a position to pay for that Parker right now, so I told 'em to sell it. It's been too long.
BUT, that left me with a nice refund. And sitting in the case was a Colt Lawman Mk. III with a snubby barrel. It was used, brought in by this retired cop. He was going to give to his son, but the guy didn't want it around, as he had a new baby, so Dad sold it.
I SAY it was used. It's not. It's NEW. Not a scratch on the grips or finish. Barely even a drag-line. Nice trigger, too. And I like Colt wheelguns. I was going to get a S&W M-19. Prolly still will, at some point, but this one was not to be missed. It's NEW!
Shiny blue. Six-shot medium-frame snubby, (2"?) with a full shroud. A recessed cylinder, even. I didn't HAVE a snubby .357 yet. So for the first gun I've actually purchased in half a year, at least I got a prize.
The price? $225, plus tax, fees, and a stupid certified gunlock. $267 out the door. That amounts to almost free, by my standards.
I used to buy guns every five minutes. Then I lost my job. The gun withdrawl has been SEVERE. I had to give up that Parker combo gun, the closest thing I've seen to a double rifle that I could afford. But of course, I couldn't ACTUALLY afford it, or I'd have had it already.
So I'll just have to be satisfied to have this EXCELLENT snubby. I suspect I won't regret it.
And the gun withdrawl is a lot more bearable, for the moment.
So I'm fishing for opinions, I guess. Did I get a good deal? All the rest of my Colts are old-school, the latest being from 1921. How do these new-fangled modern contrapulations with the new lockwork compare to the older guns? Is this the same action as the Python? (This is a fairly early-generation Lawman, if there is such a thing. It has a low serial #, I think. 90,6XXL. Anyone know when it was built?) How are these guns for durability? Colts are a pain to work on for most people, as I understand it, so I'm wondering about hard service.
Found a NIB Coonan, but couldn't begin to afford it at $800. But this Lawman I can take home. It better shoot nice, I put off getting a Glock 29 for this. But I couldn't afford the Glock, either.
I hate being unemployed. But I love buying good guns.