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I will try to post it only at night when you might be sleeping so it might slip past you without causing discomfort.
Alternatively you could relieve my distress by selling it to me. Just saying.
I will try to post it only at night when you might be sleeping so it might slip past you without causing discomfort.
This old beater, Phil Roettinger's N.R.M., with actual service on Guadalcanal and Bouganville should certainly count.
This revolver has a beautiful double-action and perhaps a bit of a heavy single-action pull for someone who was such a dedicated target shooter as Roettinger. Interestingly enough, using the 158 grain LSWC at either 820 fps or 1,350 fps it has a "dead on" impact in the center of the 4-inch black circle of an N.R.A. D-3 target if one takes a 6-o'clock hold on the bottom of the black from 25 yards. This with the rear sight all the way down flat with no further adjustment. The 1/10th inch front sight with the red bead on the King ramp seems to have been adjusted perfectly. Or was it just luck? Shipped in the spring of 1942 and undoubtedly made up from parts "just laying around", they couldn't have cut things any finer on that sight adjustment.
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Alternatively you could relieve my distress by selling it to me. Just saying.
This is my ugly duckling but I love it Colt 1900
Yes it does and quite well the inside looks much better than the outside.Does that old Colt shoot?![]()
High Functioning Ugly Ducklings?
I think my Registered Magnum counts
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Love that gun.
Yes it does and quite well the inside looks much better than the outside.
That is a fantastic "artistic" photo. The multihued grays and browns with the variegated textures really make this photo and it's subject stand out with character beyond description. That revolver is amazingly ruggedly handsome. It's easy to see why you "Love than gun."
John
Scoundrel and Ne'er-Do-Well in Training
Don't know what the heck variegated is, don't have a dictionary handy, but that photo almost looks painted...love it!