6946 Fell into my lap

[GaryS]

One of the two shops I buy most of my guns from had 6946 listed for sale. The listing went up just as they closed last night.

The listing said gun, box, 1 pre ban magazine.

After breakfast this morning, I headed up to the shop. Being a holiday weekend it wasn't all that busy. One of the other things this shop does is allow customers to do the 4473 on line.

The gun was still there, apparently TTSH slept in this morning!

The store owner knew which gun I was talking about and grabbed it right out of the case.

As you can see from my poor pictures below, it looks almost ANIB. I think it saw some range time, but was not carried.

It was clean as a whistle inside. All it will need is a clean, lube, and new recoil spring. Then it will be range ready.

I told the sales guy that the owner sent over that I'd take it. He went out back to get the box which is when I got the surprise. The surprise being a second 12 round magazine that apparently whoever took the gun in missed. This one doesn't look like it's ever seen a round.

All the requisite paperwork being done, it's now mine.

Price out the door was $320.00 including tax.

Here are a couple of pictures per the informal forum rules.

 

[TTSH]

The gun was still there, apparently TTSH slept in this morning!

WOW!!!!!!!

That is as clean as clean gets!

I hereby declare this the Bargain of the Year 3rd Gen-wise.

Hopefully, you will hate it and want to sell it soon to your poor old friend, TTSH.

Congratulations GaryS!!!!!!

 

[GaryS]

Oh, the sales guy, who works only on Saturdays, told me that he didn't even know that it had come in. If it had, he'd have bought it.

Beautiful DAO trigger pull, BTW.

 

[gasaman]

WOW!!!
STOLE IT!

 

[TTSH]

WOW!!!
STOLE IT!

All those hours of watching Carl's used gun listings like a hawk occasionally pay off bigtime for GaryS.

This was one of those times.

Poor old TTSH didn't have a snowball's chance in Hell of seeing and snagging that gun before GaryS.

 

[GaryS]

Yes, it worked out quite well I think.

WOW!!!
STOLE IT!

 

[Ben-Kenobi]

Wow is right, you bought yourself a beauty! It does look new, I'm jealous. It does pay to keep an eye on listings. Great going, I'm sure you're going to love your newest acquisition. :

 

[Heymatt]

Nice score!

 

[Sevens]

I thought we've been led to believe that guns in gun shops in Massachusetts are somewhat higher than the average market... here is one with two pre-ban magazines and in that kind of shape for that price?

From a gun store?

Seems shockingly low. Great snag!

 

[GaryS]

Yes, that's why I flattened the tires on TTSH's car.

Actually, I gave him a heads up via PM last night about it. He gave me his blessing. Notice, I didn't give Jeppo a heads up about it. It's bad enough he vacuums up every 3rd Gen in NC.

I was very surprised at the price when I saw the listing and even more surprised when I had the gun in my hand. There was no hesitation on my part at all.

I thought we've been led to believe that guns in gun shops in Massachusetts are somewhat higher than the average market... here is one with two pre-ban magazines and in that kind of shape for that price?

From a gun store?

Seems shockingly low. Great snag!

 

[TTSH]

I thought we've been led to believe that guns in gun shops in Massachusetts are somewhat higher than the average market... here is one with two pre-ban magazines and in that kind of shape for that price?

From a gun store?

Seems shockingly low. Great snag!

That scarce gun in that condition for that price is unheard of in Massachusetts (both of mine had to be imported in for mucho more money). In my mind, it was a huge pricing mistake... which can occasionally happen and GaryS is ready to spring like a cheetah on it when it happens. I swear he has an RSS feed direct to his smartphone for the listing updates for two major Boston area shops. This is the occasional outstanding result of that diligence.

 

[TTSH]

Yes, that's why I flattened the tires on TTSH's car.

Actually, I gave him a heads up via PM last night about it. He gave me his blessing. Notice, I didn't give Jeppo a heads up about it. It's bad enough he vacuums up every 3rd Gen in NC.

I was very surprised at the price when I saw the listing and even more surprised when I had the gun in my hand. There was no hesitation on my part at all.

Little does GaryS know, but I keep a compressor and tire patch kit in my car. And I was prepared to "borrow" a neighbors car if need be. But he found it fair and square and I'd already bought 3 guns in August plus a case of ammo, so I am broke for the foreseeable future.

And yes it was smart not to alert the Jeppo. At least the gun is staying in Massachusetts. Perhaps I'll have another shot at it... someday.

 

[GaryS]

Notice that I didn't ask "Did I get a good price on this?", because I know that I got a smoking hot deal on an almost ANIB. That it's a unicorn in this state is just that much better.

I think this one would pass the TTSH test for a near perfect 3rd Gen.

 

[Jeppo]

Color me envious

Game on boys!!!

 

[jframejoey]

Sadly they leave too much on the site after its been sold only to disappoint people..........you however have nothing to be disappointed with!

 

[TTSH]

Sadly they leave too much on the site after its been sold only to disappoint people...

So true. Oh, the stories of wasted time and gasoline I could tell you. Call first and reserve it (if it is still there) or expect disappointment.

 

[jframejoey]

yup TTSH it was like that for me with a 2.5 model 19 and a 60-4. But I have had good luck and deals there.

 

[Hairtrigger]

6946 is my edc. I bought mine for cheap when Gander MTN was closing. Mine was issued by a PD and shows holster wear but still a great gun... no where as pretty as yours!

 

[GaryS]

This the one time I went out on a limb and didn't call first. I took a gamble that it being a holiday weekend, the shop wouldn't be full.

It wasn't. When I walked in there were about 8 customers and 8 employees. I didn't have to take number from the machine and I'd done my 4473 on line the night before.

I was in and out in about a half hour.

So true. Oh, the stories of wasted time and gasoline I could tell you. Call first and reserve it (if it is still there) or expect disappointment.

 

[TTSH]

This the one time I went out on a limb and didn't call first. I took a gamble that it being a holiday weekend, the shop wouldn't be full.

It wasn't. When I walked in there were about 8 customers and 8 employees. I didn't have to take number from the machine and I'd done my 4473 on line the night before.

I was in and out in about a half hour.

You mean I had a chance to beat you after all by calling in? Oh man!!!

Of course, I would have had to use a false name, 'cause if you had arrived there and they told you it was held by a caller, you could have just said "Oh, that's me" and used my name and said "yeah, my idiot brother-in-law called in for me... sorry for the confusion"!

I would have had to use a false name: Mister Jeppo!