Appreciating the Classics

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Have you ever seen a classic mistreated? Last week a friend at work wanted me to go outside to our parking area to "show me something". He pulled from under the seat a near pristine 10-5 that some family member carried-don't recall the relation to him. It only had a slight discoloration at the muzzle but not nearly what you'd think for a carry piece, if indeed it was carried. You have to take this guy with a grain of salt sometimes.

A couple weeks back he also showed me a Makarov he had buried somewhere in the car. Neither of these pistols were in a holster, box or anything else-just thrown under the seat. It was warm here last week and the week before and I know the humidity was at least 50%. There's no way I'd even put a Glock under my front seat with the windows up in hot, humid weather much less a fine 10-5. I'm going to try and talk him out of it this week. It needs a better home...IMO. I hope next time he doesn't show me a 4506 that he's left in the trunk!
 
I hear ya', sometimes there is no cure for stupid.
 
Well, at least he didn't flip the cylinder shut like we used to see them do on the TV shows!
Frank
 
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Well, at least he didn't flip the cylinder shut like we used to see them do on the TV shows!
Frank

I don't know as he just handed it to me without opening the cylinder at all. He may have done it before. The Makarov looked like it had been through a war and I'd say it's only a matter of time before the 10-5 does...if I can't talk him out of it.
 
I don't know as he just handed it to me without opening the cylinder at all. He may have done it before. The Makarov looked like it had been through a war and I'd say it's only a matter of time before the 10-5 does...if I can't talk him out of it.

Poor etiquette.The thing was probably loaded.
 
Plus 1.
Some folks treat all of their possessions with the same care that they would show a rake.

;-) I just bought a new rake,and the handle has some nice figure in the wood.A keeper.
I found a new maple cutting board out in Oregon a few years ago for $40.Nice piece of feathercrotch.I'm paying thousands for that on my rifles!
 
Sounds like someone i know. Pulls into the parking lot of the range and after opening the door and getting out, reaches under the front seat and pulls out a colt 1911 from the first world war. I asked him does he keep it there all the time. Yes I do. Then looked at where he had it. Dirt, gravel, and all sorts of other junk. I explained that he had a WW1 colt 1911 and that it could be worth some decent money. He thanks me for the info and loads her up and starts shooting. Bet at the end of the day it went right back where he had it. Gotta shake your head sometimes. Another guy basically same story. Pulls out a beautiful parkerized 6" bbls K38. I noticed that there were rust blooms coming up from under the parkerization. I told him about that and he said that he got it from a relative. But said I guess i'll have it bead blasted and parked again. Again I walk away shaking my head. Frank
 
My Dad spent two weeks refinishing a neighbors rifle stock and it was beautiful when he was thru. A year later I'm at the guys house and he says I guess I had better get my rifle out of the trunk as it's been there since deer season and this was in June. He opened the trunk and the rifle wasn't in a case and was all scratched up. I went home and told my Dad and he was terribly upset and vowed never to finish a rifle stock except for family members that he knew took care of their stuff.

Sometimes it's hard to figure where peoples head are at and what their value system is.
 
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