What gun are you on the lookout for?

[Mike SC Hunter]

I was on the lookout for an Ithaca pump gun and a 617 mtn gun..........Found my Ithaca in a pawn shop awhile back.........S&W reintroduced the 617 mtn gun. So I got that.........Happy as a Clam right now.

 

[DBrainard]

I've been putting off posting this bc I've been so blasted busy! "Open your own business!" They said. "It'll be fun!" They said… For me it has been a 52 (no dash). I was on the ROTC rifle team in college, and Coach had one. I've wanted one ever since! And today, I found one… I stole it for $800!!!

 

[Truckman]

And today, I found one… I stole it for $800!!!

You're under arrest...I'll have to impound that Model 52 as evidence......Ben

 

[Phenix]

We all have our holy grails. And we have frivolous desires. And there are things we'd just like to try. What are some of yours?

My holy Grail is a deep blue pre-lock model 27 in 6" or 4".

I'd also like a 745, a stub-nose 28 or 29, an M1 Garand, a Glock47, a CZ75, a high end stainless 1911, a 1911 in 45ACP, a PCC of some type, a walther PPK (a Bond gun).

The reason I don't have all of these is that I'm a bargain hunter. It's hard for me to justify the cost to buy my holy grail. The enjoyment I get out of guns is significant..... But not enough to justify the cost of a say, a model 27 in fine condition. Finding a bargain is part of the fun, I guess.

What's on your wish list?

3" K frame.
Haven't seen one in the wild for over 25 years.

 

[Phenix]

Ithaca Mdl 37 in 20ga, modified choke. The fancier grade with vent rib and decent wood in the stock.

Always liked Ithaca pumps.
In the 90's I had a Model 37 20 gauge Deerslayer with the shorter smoothbore barrel and rifle sights. IC choke.
The thing was scary accurate. I could ring a 7 or 8" plate at 100 yards with monotonous regularity shooting from any not-so-great rest, using 3 different brands of slugs. Federal, Remington, Brenneke.
For some forgotten stupid reason I traded it in on some other gun at a gun store after a couple of years.
Dumb. Dumb. Dumb.

 

[cp1969]

Three of the last four have been 9mm semi autos which I swore up and down for years I'd never own. Two of the three have never been fired by me so that brings up the question as to why I wanted them in the first place? I don't know.

The fourth is a S&W 41. I have wanted one of these for a long, long time but could never bring myself to part with the cash. But when I read that S&W was discontinuing the M41, I parted with the cash.

 

[old tanker]

Three of the last four have been 9mm semi autos which I swore up and down for years I'd never own...

Dang if I'm not in the same boat. For years I wanted nothing to do with 9mm pistols. However, while stationed in Germany, Waffen Frankonia was selling DDR police P-08s for about 75 bucks. That cheap, I figured I ought to have a Luger. Since then I fell clean off the wagon and there's a bucket full of nines here.