Magazine Scarcity? Reconsider Revolvers?

[justbob]

You see, I have this pistol that uses these magazines, see, and since the election those magazines have become impossible to find. Adding insult to injury, those magazines have risen to ~$60 each, per the factory, as of this week, if and when they become available again.

I had been fighting the urge to go back to revolvers 100%--with little success--for at least the past year, but the post-election hysteria and resulting "shortages" finally pushed me over the line.

Anyone else appreciating the wheelgun's simplicity and many other virtues a little more acutley of late?

 

[justbob]

You see, I have this pistol that uses these magazines, see, and since the election those magazines have become impossible to find. Adding insult to injury, those magazines have risen to ~$60 each, per the factory, as of this week, if and when they become available again.

I had been fighting the urge to go back to revolvers 100%--with little success--for at least the past year, but the post-election hysteria and resulting "shortages" finally pushed me over the line.

Anyone else appreciating the wheelgun's simplicity and many other virtues a little more acutley of late?

 

[ezb57]

I've always loved revolvers. No clips to lose, no safety(well,until recently), no levers, no slides to rack, no nothin'. Pull the trigger and they go bang.

 

[dsf]

Originally posted by justbob:
You see, I have this pistol that uses these magazines, see, and since the election those magazines have become impossible to find. Adding insult to injury, those magazines have risen to ~$60 each, per the factory, as of this week, if and when they become available again.

I had been fighting the urge to go back to revolvers 100%--with little success--for at least the past year, but the post-election hysteria and resulting "shortages" finally pushed me over the line.

Anyone else appreciating the wheelgun's simplicity and many other virtues a little more acutley of late?

Only $60.00 per?

I'd be happy to find them for under $175.00 for my Coonan?

 

[luis]

What gun are the mags for? I have seen a lot of BS and I can still buy new Glock 19 mags for $15.99 you might be getting BS from your dealer.

 

[wheelgun610]

Originally posted by luis:
... I can still buy new Glock 19 mags for $15.99...

Ruger was (and maybe still is) selling factory 20 round Mini 14 mags for $29.99 on their web site. A couple weeks ago I saw them listed on GB for $110 per pair - and there was actually a bidder at that price.

Good ol' free enterprise.....

Reconsider revolvers? Hell I never considered anything else!

Mark

 

[jughead]

i prefer autos but i love wheel guns also. therefore i have an extra or 2 of both.

 

[justbob]

Originally posted by luis:
What gun are the mags for? I have seen a lot of BS and I can still buy new Glock 19 mags for $15.99 you might be getting BS from your dealer.

HK45c. It is a neat pistol but not THAT neat. HK had an across the board price increase effective 1/07/09. I was able to GET P-Mags for my EBR more easily (and that was not easy at all!) than I can even FINDmags for the HK45c and P-series pistols. Post-election hysteria combined with the Germans taking advantage of the situation? Perhaps. HK parts (their legendary customer service notwithstanding) has always been the brand's Achille's Heel.

And to think I gasped when basic stainless factory 7-rounders for my Colts set me back $25 each.

FWIW, I have had consistently excellent customer service from both Smith & Wesson and Colt on the rare occasions when I have needed it over the past couple of years.

I've said it before: there is something to be said for sticking with the one that brought you to the dance. That would be S&W revolvers and Colt 1911s for me. IME, the revolvers perceived shortcomings--capacity, size, potential ejector star hang-up, etc.--are greatly exagerated, while its strengths--inherent simplicty and ease of operation under stress, self-contained unit (no magazines), ammo/loads versatilty, ability to change/fit stocks to fit the shooter, are greatly under-appreciated.

A 4" 686p OWB is working out very well for me this winter. It wants a set of those very practical C&S Extreme Duty fixed sights and will get them soon. The M642 continues to quietly ride along everywhere in a pocket holster. Those lightweight Js are like the underwear of guns: they go on before anything else; seldom if ever seen but always there. My go-to rifle is a Marlin 1894c in .357 Mag. that wears a set of AO/XS Ghost Rings, a sling, and a cuff. Sometimes, less is more; simplicity always works. I think I see a pattern here.

Someday, I may admit that resitance is indeed futile and pick up an N-Frame in .45 ACP. Until then, it looks like I am a born again .357 mag./.38 Spl. revolver guy. Amen.

 

[41]

Justbob.....check out this site. They seem to have magazines you can't find anywhere else and the price is right:

http://www.gunclips.net/hkusp45co10g.html

41

 

[Nightowl]

Just can't beat those revolvers for shooting enjoyment. No magazines to load, thus sparing your thumb, no brass to hunt, no worry about jams due to light loaded rounds! I could go on, but you get the picture.

Have lotsa fun!!

 

[justbob]

Originally posted by 41:
Justbob.....check out this site. They seem to have magazines you can't find anywhere else and the price is right:

http://www.gunclips.net/hkusp45co10g.html

41

THANKS! And at less than MSRP! I'll contact them to make sure they have them in stock before I place my order.