how long have you had it? would you sell it?

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riddleofsteel

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i know we all repond to the which is best strings and we all seem to have an agenda when it comes to a certain gun or type of gun.
BUT...
which handgun have you had the longest? the one that has survived multiple urges to trade for a new wonder gun. the one that has survived the need to raise funds in a pinch. it seems in my shooters circle we all have THAT gun that we say "I will never sell it."

i will go first..sounds strange but it is a S&W 4006 that has made the trip to Cylinder & Slide for a reliability package and combat trigger job. it has a Clymer Arms recoil reducing stainless steel guide rod, adjustable night sights, Ed Brown oversize safety/decocker levers, Ed Brown oversize mag release button. it also sports a exceptional set of Houge coco bolo checkered grips.
ultra reliable, it has never failed to fire, chamber a round or eject a spent round. i would and have bet my life on it many times.


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My 20yr-old+ Charter Arms Undercover .38snubbie, picked from the "bargain shelf" at Trader's in San Leandro (Calif) for under $200.

Doesn't look like much...but somebody had sent it to a good gunsmith. Cylinder lockup was and remains absolutely "welded-tight", timing is perfect, cylinder gap is at .002", trigger feels excellent both SA and DA.

I wasn't even shopping that seriously, but when I realized how well-massaged the little beast was, I had to have it for the price :).

The Undercovers are of mixed steel/aluminum...the frame is steel, the barrel is a steel insert in aluminum, the grip frame and trigger guard are aluminum. Rather than having a "side panel" in S&W fashion, the grip frame and "innards" slide up into the frame in a "sandwich". They can take +P, weight is more than a full alloy Smith but less than a steel.

Uses any S&W J-Frame speedloaders.

HELL of a good gun...as long as it's NOT a later "Charco" specimen. Mine ain't.

Jim
 
It would have to be my old model .41 mag Blackhawk. It was a high school graduation present from my deceased father. I've had it for almost 30 years now! I've got "better" guns, but this one is special.

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I haven't had it the longest, but it would be the last one I would part with if forced. It is a S&W 457 45 acp that has been completely customized by Novak's, hardchromed by AP&W, with Hogue kingwood grips. It is almost a clone of the custom Shorty 45 that Smith came out with a few years ago. Like yours, riddleofsteel, it has NEVER failed to feed or eject with any ammo. I have over 1500 rounds through it and it maintains 2.2" groups at 25 yards with 230 Hydrashocks. It is light, accurate, totally reliable and, to me, the perfect marriage between beauty and functionality.

BTW, the next to last one to go would be my Makarov!

SG

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My Glock 22. Dad bought it for me for my 21st birthday, my first pistol. It is the pistol that I learned to shoot with. Too many memories in it so it is a keeper.
 
Plain old S&W model 19 with a 4 inch tube.No way would I ever part with it.Its part of my hand.

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1965 vintage Colt commercial .45 auto. I bought in 1980-81 for $175. I've fired thousands of 230 gr. hardball through it and only replaced the springs twice. In the late '80s, the front sight got loose so I'd superglue it down. I did that for well over a year. It's probably the only gun I'd never sell.
 
1st Firearm: Remington 870 on the day after my 18th

1st Handgun: Ruger Mark II on the day after my 21st

still have them, probably because the trade value was nil on both
 
My 5904 S&W, one of the first batch of 3rd generation guns, 1988 or 89. It's so smooth from being fired so many times that people who try the DA pull try to buy it from me. It's been to Robar for a two-tone job. Trijicons. Works EVERY time with ANYTHING. Carried on duty a lot, used on duty once, so it has sentimental value. Even without that point though, I can't give up something this reliable that I'm so familiar with.

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When the wicked spring as the grass, and when all the workers of iniquity do flourish; IT IS that they shall be destroyed forever...Psalms 92.7
 
22LR Davis Derringer, chrome, 2 shots

It's a shame that frivelous lawsuits shut them down.
 
Pistol: Oddly enough, the only pistol that's survived it all is my Ruger MarkII Government .22 pistol. It is also the first pistol I ever owned. 2 Weeks ago, I'd have said my HKUSP45, but as you may have noticed from my recent post, I'm selling it for a compact model.

Rifle: Still got my Ruger 10/22, and I'll probably never sell it, but my NEVER sell is my pre-ban Bushmaster. Well, actually, I'm trying to upgrade to an M4 upper, so maybe that doesn't even count? But I'd never sell the lower.

Basically, I only need one of each kind of gun, so it doesn't usually bother me to trade up.
If you're interested, these are the progressions of each type of gun I feel I need to own. The last one after the / is the current model.

plinkers: Ruger MKII and Ruger 10/22 (never sold.)

CCW: Glock 27/Walther PPKS/Kahr MK40 (still looking for next choice)

House: Taurus PT101/HKUSP45 (currently for sale)

Truck & woods: AMT45 backup(big mistake)/Taurus 85UL .38 (been eyeing that .44spl lately)

Shotgun: Mossburg 500/Winchester Defender (who knows... Mossburg 590 next?)

Tactical rifle: Bushmaster Carbine (upper currently for sale)

Hunting rifle: Winchester 94C/Ruger Mini-30/Springfield M1A (considering bolt gun, M1A too expensive to accurize)

Too sum it all up, I don't currently regret selling any of them... I'd probably miss the Mini-30 if it didn't resemble the M1A so much. Actually, I kinda wish I still had my Mini-30, AND a bolt gun. For the price of that M1A, I could have done that!!!!

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My Smith & Wesson .38/44 Heavy Duty revolver customized by the old King Gunsight Company of San Francisco.. I carried it during the Korean War and it saved my life twice. I have had it for 49 years and I will not part with it.
 
It would be my Ruger .357 New Model Blackhawk. It was the first gun I ever purchased. Has a lot of range and hunting time on it and it has served me well :)

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I've had my Glock 21 the longest. I've gone though alot of guns but I just can't get rid of the Glock. Best, J. Parker
 
1972 Ruger Single-Six Convertible. 5.5" bbl., fixed sights. First handgun I bought. Took every dollar I had right then - I think it was around $50 NIB. John
 
I don’t sell guns too often. I still own over half of all the firearms I’ve ever purchased. But a few handguns are on the “I’d rather be hungry” list:
· My first handgun – a Ruger Security Six stainless 4” purchased new right after it came out and right after I turned 21.
· A heavily modified Springfield lightweight compact. It was a gift from my oldest friend (I think this would be the last to go).
· S&W 1955 Target – Touched by Frank Glenn and Fred Wardell. Simply perfect.
· Colt Gold Cup tuned, balanced and blueprinted—a brand name ‘smith walked me through and supervised all the mods. The only gun I’ve ever modified this heavily myself. AND IT WORKS!!!

Guns are tools. As with any other tools, there are some that are better than others. But they are also artifacts of our shooting culture and our personal and social history.
 
My Auto Ordnance model 1911 .45acp. My father gave it to me for my 16th birthday. That poor pistol has been through the wringer over the years. I used it as my "lets learn how to gunsmith a 1911" gun. It it ugly as sin with nearly every part a different color due to the mismatched parts. But it shoots reliably and accurately, and of course it was my first. :)

Evan
 
I actually just sold the gun I figured would be the my answer to this question.

It's a little Sig P239 in 9mm. First handgun (or any gun, for that matter) that I bought myself. Got it just over three years ago. Been a good little friend over that span, and shoots like a gun with twice the barrel length, too. I remember running circles around this guy and his Colt Gold Cup one day at 25 yards. He couldn't get over that little gun being that accurate at that range.

Alas, I am "going Glock", since I bought my G21 a couple of months ago. The proceeds from the sale of the Sig are being rolled over into a new G19 for carry and IDAP shooting.

I'll miss that little gun, though. Something tells me I may live to regret that decision.
 
<BLOCKQUOTE><font size="1" face="Verdana, Arial">quote:</font><HR>Originally posted by beemerb:
Plain old S&W model 19 with a 4 inch tube.No way would I ever part with it.Its part of my hand.[/quote]

Ditto, bought mine in 1975 and it's still a favorite.
 
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