Stainless steel, nice choice,,,
Two years ago I bought myself a birthday present,,,
A matching pair of stainless steel 22/45's with the 5.5" slab-side barrel.
I had always thought a set of modern dueling pistols would be cool,,,
These are what I bring when I take a newbie to the range.
Buds Gun Shop dot Com is a great mail order house,,,
Their prices are competitive and shipping to your local gun shop is free.
They just started something new,,,
They now sell a lifetime warranty with their guns.
While the debate is open as to whether extended warranties are worth the money,,,
There is one feature to theirs that I think makes it definitely worthwhile,,,
They will pay the shipping for your gun to wherever it needs to go.
That's a $70.00 savings right there,,,
You can't ship through anything but UPS and FedEx,,,
Both of those companies require expensive overnight shipping service,,,
The last time I checked on that cost it was running right at $70.00 for each company.
This is from their website:
◦Budsgunshop.com will pay for all freight costs associated with a firearm warranty repair, replacement, or refund.
When I bought a $165.00 Heritage revolver from Buds,,,
The warranty was less than $9.00,,,
That was worth it to me,,,
Just for the shipping.
One thing about the warranty is it is only for the original purchaser,,,
And it must be purchased at the same time as the gun.
That means if it is intended as a gift for someone,,,
Buy a gift certificate and have them make the order for the gun plus warranty.
I'm not shilling for buds warranty,,,
But it is something to consider purchasing,,,
I've seen people never have their guns fixed under warranty,,,
Because of the high cost of sending it back to the warranty service center.
Anyways, I hope this helps you.
Aarond
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