Longest you have owned a single pistol?
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<BLOCKQUOTE><font size="1" face="Verdana, Arial">quote:</font><HR>Originally posted by JimFox:
Ruger Mark I Target Bull barrel. Bought new in 1967, still have it. The finish has definately seen better days and sometime in the 80s the original (pre-liability) trigger wore enough to allow doubling. Sent it back to Ruger and got a much heavier (about 4.5 pounds) back. But it is still working after probably 100,000 rounds or more. Still shoot it regularly.
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My Mark I Target Bull barrel was purchased in 1970: not quite as old but still just plain old fun to shoot. Can't imagine going to the range without it.
Ruger Mark I Target Bull barrel. Bought new in 1967, still have it. The finish has definately seen better days and sometime in the 80s the original (pre-liability) trigger wore enough to allow doubling. Sent it back to Ruger and got a much heavier (about 4.5 pounds) back. But it is still working after probably 100,000 rounds or more. Still shoot it regularly.
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My Mark I Target Bull barrel was purchased in 1970: not quite as old but still just plain old fun to shoot. Can't imagine going to the range without it.
TexasRusty
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Bought my first handgun in 1984 and I still have it. I paid $175 for a S&W 586 6". Only thing I have ever done to it is put Pachmar(sp?) grips on it. Has the smoothest double action trigger of any revolver I have ever shot and single it is clean and light at about 2 1/2 lbs. It came this way from the factory back when a S&W was something to be proud of.
Browning BDA380 purchased 1/22/82 (all guns in NJ are registered so I know the exact date) it was my second gun and is still one of my favorites due to it's size and round capability and the fact that I've put around 3000-5000 (over the years as my gun collection has increased, I've lost track of how often I've shot with it) rounds through it and never had a jam with it. The only thing working against it is the caliber: .380ACP.
I have a S&W Model 19 6" purchased 26 years ago. It is the 2nd gun I ever owned; the first was a S&W 15 that I traded in for the 19. I had to replace the barrel after around 10K hot reloads. The forcing cone split on the bottom. Other than that the gun is original and has had no work done to it. The cylinder has the typical drag marks on it from having been fired and dry fired. There is one small spot where rust started on the back strap but I keep it coated with Hoppe's 9 and it is barely noticeable. In total I estimate it has had 12K rounds through it. I started shooting it again with my kids within the past 3 years after sitting around for 6 or 7 years. Now we shoot a lot of lead target loads loaded up to around 340 ft lbs ME. The DA on this gun is the smoothest I've ever felt. The SA is probably 2 lbs with zero creep! It breaks, as they say, like glass!! The only thing I wish is that it had a 4" barrel because it would be more useful as a house gun then. Now it's a great target gun.
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My dad's .32 acp Regina pistol, he got it in the 30s, he passed away in 61...I've had it ever since. Its a piece of crap as far as quality and retail value goes, but to me its priceless. He almost had to use it once to save his and another man's life. Glad he was spared that experience.
Jim
Jim
Peter M. Eick
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My 20 year old Colt Diamondback 38 special. My first centerfire pistol which I had to buy used because I was only 16 back then (had to be 18 to purchase a centerfire from a dealer then). I cannot even begin to guess the number of reloads I have fired through it. Last time I checked I had fired over 30 lbs of Unique through it. For many many years all that I shot was 4.2 grns of Unique with a 158 grn lead SWC so I could guess but it would just be a guess. I now am a bit more enlightened and try different powders, but I still love my old diamondback. To bad they don't make them a smooth as that one any more.
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P229 Sport and 357 SIG, Perfection!
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P229 Sport and 357 SIG, Perfection!
Ruger Security Six Stainless. First Handgun. Bought it new at 21 in '74. First one I ever saw. Wanted it so bad I paid MSRP or close. At least 40,000 rounds, about 15,000 were full .357 loads. Had to have it retimed a few years ago and replaced the trigger return spring when it was two weeks old. I rarely shoot it anymore, but just thinking about it reminds me of my youth.
My first was a Ruger New Model Blackhawk .357
Magnum. Paid about $250. for it back then in 1973. I may have about 500 rounds through it. Bought mainly for hunting. It is SS and just as nice as the day I bought it. The only mistake I made was not getting the 9mm cylinder for it which was available back then. My first very brand new handgun and will never part with it
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Anonymous
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Magnum. Paid about $250. for it back then in 1973. I may have about 500 rounds through it. Bought mainly for hunting. It is SS and just as nice as the day I bought it. The only mistake I made was not getting the 9mm cylinder for it which was available back then. My first very brand new handgun and will never part with it
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[This message has been edited by loknload (edited June 06, 2000).]
Looks like Jim Keenan takes the prize unless VictorLouis cares to comment. James E gets an honorable mention with the Regina .32, although it doesn't meet the requirement that the gun be bought new by the owner. Interesting that there are alot more revolvers than autos, but that can probably be attributed to the ratio that they were available before the autoloader boom 20-30 years ago. Since I was cleaned out by a burgler in April last year, the Glock 26 I had with me has been with me the longest at about 15 months. Still burns me when I think about it... (And yes, I have a safe now...)
James E gets an honorable mention with the Regina .32, although it doesn't meet the requirement that the gun be bought new by the owner. Interesting that there are alot more revolvers than autos, but that can probably be attributed to the ratio that they were available before the autoloader boom 20-30 years ago. Since I was cleaned out by a burgler in April last year, the Glock 26 I had with me has been with me the longest at about 15 months. Still burns me when I think about it... (And yes, I have a safe now...)Bill Adair
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Not the longest owned new gun here, but one of the least expensive! Bought a new Dan Wesson 15-2 (.357) with 6" barrel, back in 75 if I recall. Paid $109 for it, and it still looks like new after 4000 to 5000 rounds of trouble free service. The box is a little beat, and I suppose I should send in that warrantee card someday, but what the heck.
The Dan Wesson has never fired a factory round!
Bill
The Dan Wesson has never fired a factory round!
Bill
i haVE had an old rg 22 with a 2" bbl for about 35 years, shot very little, looks like new, anybody who's fired one of these knows why it is shot very little. i have a friend who has a colt saa in 45 colt that was given to his dad by the texas legislature in 1936 that has fired thousands of rounds and looks like new and, accordding to him, never misfired.
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