So, I don't know if the moderators will let me put this in two places, this might be the wrong place, someone will tell me....
So, I had dinner on Saturday night with a nice lady whose late father I used to know and whose daughter I also know (the daughter instigated the date). Anyway, I knew that the father was a hunter and a gun guy so I knew that dating this woman was very politically correct for me......
Anyway, this was a second date and right before I left her house she literally stopped me to ask me to show her the gun I was carrying (no jokes, please). Well, okay, so out comes the 642. But I never handed it to her, I just showed her. Then I said, "Can I see your two guns?" (I knew she had two.)
"Sure", she says, so we proceed back into the home and she takes out two revolvers from her nightstand, un-holsters them and puts them down on the bed. The first thing I think, "Model 10!". But no, it's a really old K-frame 2" barreled, square butt gun with no "model" number on the yoke. Somewhat beat up but not too badly; maybe "worn" is a better term. But it had the chintziest, white plastic grips on it, and a rubber/hard plastic "T-Grip" on it that would actually work fine if it was screwed on tight. I did tighten it but I backed off because the grip screw protruded way too far and if the gun were fired that screw might tear up a palm. I laughed when she said it was her mom's gun.
So, an old Hand Ejector, pre-Model 10, I think this is the correct Forum. Model 10 started in 1957, yes?
Anyway, it was fun to see. I knew she wouldn't sell it so I didn't say anything. Then I looked at the other revolver and nearly fainted.....
A pristine Model 19-2, 4" barrel, square butt, original Goncalo Alves stocks, OMG!!! - the exact same gun I blew up in 1997. Her daddy's gun. Oh, dear, I suppose I could marry this lady just to own that but, nah, I've been married enough.....
So, I guess the Model 19-2 dates back to the 1950s as well, yes? So, still the right Forum, I suppose. This gun was far newer than that, though, I'm pretty sure of that.
Anyway, this gun was just so gorgeous I thought to myself, "Self, you'll just have to write it up in the Forum"....so I did.....helluva conclusion to a date!!!
***GRJ***
PS:
She keeps both loaded. The ammo was probably very old but it was factory so it should be fine. The pre-M10 was stoked with wadcutters, not my first choice but I wasn't there to give ammo lessons, anyway. The M19 was stoked with .357 Magnum HPs (I'm sure it was old ammo, too; old as being at least 5 years old, but it will fire, that much I know) so I sort of hinted that was a bit much for apartment building living but she wasn't concerned and, again, I wasn't there to give ammo lessons and in her neighborhood the last time there was a crime was probably in the Old West. Anyway, I'll re-work her ammunition choices if we date some more.....
So, I had dinner on Saturday night with a nice lady whose late father I used to know and whose daughter I also know (the daughter instigated the date). Anyway, I knew that the father was a hunter and a gun guy so I knew that dating this woman was very politically correct for me......
Anyway, this was a second date and right before I left her house she literally stopped me to ask me to show her the gun I was carrying (no jokes, please). Well, okay, so out comes the 642. But I never handed it to her, I just showed her. Then I said, "Can I see your two guns?" (I knew she had two.)
"Sure", she says, so we proceed back into the home and she takes out two revolvers from her nightstand, un-holsters them and puts them down on the bed. The first thing I think, "Model 10!". But no, it's a really old K-frame 2" barreled, square butt gun with no "model" number on the yoke. Somewhat beat up but not too badly; maybe "worn" is a better term. But it had the chintziest, white plastic grips on it, and a rubber/hard plastic "T-Grip" on it that would actually work fine if it was screwed on tight. I did tighten it but I backed off because the grip screw protruded way too far and if the gun were fired that screw might tear up a palm. I laughed when she said it was her mom's gun.
So, an old Hand Ejector, pre-Model 10, I think this is the correct Forum. Model 10 started in 1957, yes?
Anyway, it was fun to see. I knew she wouldn't sell it so I didn't say anything. Then I looked at the other revolver and nearly fainted.....
A pristine Model 19-2, 4" barrel, square butt, original Goncalo Alves stocks, OMG!!! - the exact same gun I blew up in 1997. Her daddy's gun. Oh, dear, I suppose I could marry this lady just to own that but, nah, I've been married enough.....
So, I guess the Model 19-2 dates back to the 1950s as well, yes? So, still the right Forum, I suppose.
This gun was far newer than that, though, I'm pretty sure of that.Anyway, this gun was just so gorgeous I thought to myself, "Self, you'll just have to write it up in the Forum"....so I did.....helluva conclusion to a date!!!
***GRJ***
PS:
She keeps both loaded. The ammo was probably very old but it was factory so it should be fine. The pre-M10 was stoked with wadcutters, not my first choice but I wasn't there to give ammo lessons, anyway. The M19 was stoked with .357 Magnum HPs (I'm sure it was old ammo, too; old as being at least 5 years old, but it will fire, that much I know) so I sort of hinted that was a bit much for apartment building living but she wasn't concerned and, again, I wasn't there to give ammo lessons and in her neighborhood the last time there was a crime was probably in the Old West. Anyway, I'll re-work her ammunition choices if we date some more.....
