Rugskipper
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So, I walk into my favorite pawn & gun shop to pick up a Henry survival .22 I won on auction last week, 'cause everybody needs a truck gun, and I figure that someday I may buy a pickup so I better have a gun for it. (OK, it may be flawed logic, but it's all I have.) I'm filling out the 4473 and minding my own business, when a model 28 drops down on the counter right in front of me.
"You know a little about those old wheel guns dont'cha?" The dealer says "wheel guns" with a face like it gives him a pain where the sun don't shine
"A little, maybe." I've spotted the lazy ampersand, and I feel some color go to my face.
"Am I priced too high on this one?" he asks.
"Of course." I answer without bothering to look at the tag.
I open it up hoping it might be the ever-elusive -1, DANG! but it is a 4-screw 28 no dash with newer magnas on it. It was a little sticky when I opened it so I look at the cylinder catch....nope, it's flush with the recoil shield. Then I check the ejector rod...yep right-hand threads and a little loose. I point out this out to the proprietor, so he sez,
"Wes, you still got those Vise-Grips behind the counter?"
When my jaw dropped and I stepped back, he knew he had me
I may not have stolen it, but I don't think I'll get hurt if I ever decide to turn loose of it. Besides, it fits nicely between my pre-28 and my 28-2.
I present to you S 1832XX. Smooth action, good timing, not a lot of rounds down the tube, and plenty of "character". $400 OTD and a hundred less than it was priced.
"You know a little about those old wheel guns dont'cha?" The dealer says "wheel guns" with a face like it gives him a pain where the sun don't shine
"A little, maybe." I've spotted the lazy ampersand, and I feel some color go to my face.
"Am I priced too high on this one?" he asks.
"Of course." I answer without bothering to look at the tag.
I open it up hoping it might be the ever-elusive -1, DANG! but it is a 4-screw 28 no dash with newer magnas on it. It was a little sticky when I opened it so I look at the cylinder catch....nope, it's flush with the recoil shield. Then I check the ejector rod...yep right-hand threads and a little loose. I point out this out to the proprietor, so he sez,
"Wes, you still got those Vise-Grips behind the counter?"
When my jaw dropped and I stepped back, he knew he had me
I may not have stolen it, but I don't think I'll get hurt if I ever decide to turn loose of it. Besides, it fits nicely between my pre-28 and my 28-2.
I present to you S 1832XX. Smooth action, good timing, not a lot of rounds down the tube, and plenty of "character". $400 OTD and a hundred less than it was priced.
