Woke up with the senior cat standing on my chest purring. Fed her. Drank my two cups of coffee and was instructed by my CFO that I needed to go to the range! So, off I went with 18-3 and a RIA 1911 w/ a Marvel .22 LR Conversion Unit installed. Practiced one handed w/ the 18-3. Fired SA. Managed to shoot fairly well. Followed up with the RIA. Did have some problems with my right shoulder after about 100 rds. Had to start shooting some w/ both hands. All in all ... nice morning. Then, I decided to take a quick tour of the store. That is when it went from a nice morning to one of those days!
I checked my guns at the counter and was about to start the tour when in walks a man with a grocery cart. In the cart were ... maybe 20 rifles and shotguns. One was a Colt AR-15 M-4 style. Rest were various pumps, a Stevens double and ... at the bottom w/ it's barrel hanging out of the bottom of the buggy ... a Colt Woodsman.
He stated that he wanted to sell the rifles as part of his uncles estate. The counterman began to check the rifles/shotguns. I asked the gentleman if I could look at the guns and he said go right ahead. While I was looking he again said he was going to sell them to whoever would give him his price. I found the Woodsman and asked him "How much?" He looked at his list and said, "$250." I asked him if he was sure about the price. I told him I would like to buy it but he could probably get more money from someone else. He said he just needed to sell the guns and be done with them. So, I hopped in the car and drove back to the house, borrowed $20 from my CFO an grabbed some money I'd saved in the dresser drawer and headed back to the gun shop. He handed me the pistol and I handed him the money. I headed out the door. Outside I took my last $11 and bought a poppy from one of the DAV which I put in the button hole on my shirt.
Arrived home about 500 heartbeats later. Guess I was a little bit wound up about the Colt. It is not perfect by a long stretch. It has some casual rust/corrosion on the front sight, handling marks, etc. Grips are maroon looking plastic. Serial number is 21500-S. Bore is perfect. One magazine. Galco PRO 436 G919L holster. Looks like it was carried in someone pocket or something.
My wife had a wonderful lunch ready ... sausage, potatoes and onions! I saw she had also made little sausage balls, about the size of a large marble which were cooling on a rack. She told me I could have them later ... if I wanted them. Imagine that! If I wanted them! God I love that woman.
I'm about to go jogging/walking for the next few hours. Otherwise, I think between the pistol and the coffee I've drank, I just might explode!!! Thank you for allowing me a place where I can share about this little pistol. It's not something I ever thought I'd ever have the opportunity to own. It's a pretty little thing at a price that in my area I would have thought would be far more. Sincerely. bruce.
I checked my guns at the counter and was about to start the tour when in walks a man with a grocery cart. In the cart were ... maybe 20 rifles and shotguns. One was a Colt AR-15 M-4 style. Rest were various pumps, a Stevens double and ... at the bottom w/ it's barrel hanging out of the bottom of the buggy ... a Colt Woodsman.
He stated that he wanted to sell the rifles as part of his uncles estate. The counterman began to check the rifles/shotguns. I asked the gentleman if I could look at the guns and he said go right ahead. While I was looking he again said he was going to sell them to whoever would give him his price. I found the Woodsman and asked him "How much?" He looked at his list and said, "$250." I asked him if he was sure about the price. I told him I would like to buy it but he could probably get more money from someone else. He said he just needed to sell the guns and be done with them. So, I hopped in the car and drove back to the house, borrowed $20 from my CFO an grabbed some money I'd saved in the dresser drawer and headed back to the gun shop. He handed me the pistol and I handed him the money. I headed out the door. Outside I took my last $11 and bought a poppy from one of the DAV which I put in the button hole on my shirt.
Arrived home about 500 heartbeats later. Guess I was a little bit wound up about the Colt. It is not perfect by a long stretch. It has some casual rust/corrosion on the front sight, handling marks, etc. Grips are maroon looking plastic. Serial number is 21500-S. Bore is perfect. One magazine. Galco PRO 436 G919L holster. Looks like it was carried in someone pocket or something.
My wife had a wonderful lunch ready ... sausage, potatoes and onions! I saw she had also made little sausage balls, about the size of a large marble which were cooling on a rack. She told me I could have them later ... if I wanted them. Imagine that! If I wanted them! God I love that woman.
I'm about to go jogging/walking for the next few hours. Otherwise, I think between the pistol and the coffee I've drank, I just might explode!!! Thank you for allowing me a place where I can share about this little pistol. It's not something I ever thought I'd ever have the opportunity to own. It's a pretty little thing at a price that in my area I would have thought would be far more. Sincerely. bruce.
