What have I done!

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Jason Demond

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I planned on trading off a few guns, to buy another Garand. Well my plan backfired, when I saw another 5" S&w 625-2. I couldn't help myself, I tell ya! :o

Oh well, I guess the new Garand will have to wait awhile longer. :(


I traded off a nice 27-2, and my Taurus pt-111.
I have to say though, that this guns is beautiful. It was sold as used and unfired, and it sure looked it.

I know I won't miss the guns I traded, I never really shot them much anyway. Not to mention, the extra spending money I got left. :D
 
Thanks for the replys.
I still have a couple model 27's, I just traded off the worst of the bunch. That is not to say that it was a lemon, it was in great shape, just not as nice as the others. ;)

I kind of have a model 25 and 625 family going on, I have 5 or 6 all together now. :D
 
I have gotten to the point that trading one of my firearms would be like trading one of the kides. I am really attatched to my firearms. I have a Mod.27 and I will never part with it!
 
Rather than trading in guns, why not just put in some OT at work and then buy it cash on the table?

You can get a discount using cash if you haggle a bit. Just lay it down on the counter in front of the shop owner and see if he bites. I recommend doing this towards the end of the month when his bills are coming due.
 
Tommy gunn,

Rather than trading in guns, why not just put in some OT at work and then buy it cash on the table?
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A lot of serious collectors don't have the qualms about trading that some other folks do, as their objective is different. For instance, "trading up" is a well-established practice. This is where a young or novice collector wants a certain gun for his collection (say, a first generation SAA) that is normally very expensive. After careful shopping around, he finds a fairly worn example for a very good price, and buys it. Having gotten a good deal on it, he can then use it and some boot to acquire a slightly nicer example from a more established collector. If he got a good enough deal on that one (usually from a 'mentoring' collector) he'll be able to trade up with it when he finds a slightly better gun.

Another example would be multiple examples that aren't needed. I once got a great deal on three 624's, but the price was contingent on me buying all three. I had no use for all three of them, and I knew I wouldn't keep the 6" gun (all my Smiths have 5" or shorter tubes), but the deal was too good to pass up. I knew I'd keep either the 3" or 4" gun, and I could use the other two I didn't keep as trading fodder.

Still another example would be a collector moving his collection upmarket as he gets older and more financially well-off. That beat up Model 19 police trade-in that he bought when he was younger, for no purpose other than to fill the "Model 19" hole in his lineup, can now be replaced with a better example, perhaps one also with box and papers, and the older 19 can go on the market as trading fodder.

Anyhow, just giving you a different view of things. :)
 
I shot the 625 today.

It took a few shots to get the gun sighted in, then the real shooting could begin.
Shooting my hand loads, I was getting nice sub 1" groups, off a rest at 25 yards.

We were at the gunclub for over five hours, and gave all the gun a good work out.
I know this isn't the right forum for this, but after I put a different gas cylinder on my 5.2 million M1, I was getting a sub two inch group at 100 yards. I am very happy about that. :D

We probably shot a 100.00 bucks worth of reloads all together today. :)
 
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