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What is the best deal you ever got on a gun?
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The Highlander
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Other than winning one in competition, I don't know. Maybe a SIG P220 Elite for $500. Or taking a pristine Ruger Carbine .44 magnum (with box and all paperwork, and the original box of ammo with 2 rounds fired) for a crappy inaccurate .44 handgun, oh yeah, I got I think $150 boot too.
4330Inroute
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Back in about 1989 or so a co worker wanted a bonsai tree for his wife. I put one together for him with the total output of money on my part at about $6.00 including planter. He insisted on giving me an old handgun he had. It was a .38 S&W double action top break in nickel with I believe a 3 inch barrel with black grips. It was in like new condition. Another co worker invited me to dinner that night and mentioned he was putting together a collection of S&W top break double action revolvers. He had two .44's one russian and one 44-40 and a .32 all nickel. I walked out to my car and presented him with the .38. He wanted to pay me for it but I figured as many times as I'd eaten at his house I was still in the red. Back then the all you can eat places cringed when I walked in.
What is the correct name for this type of revolver?
What is the correct name for this type of revolver?
smith revolver cop
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Star BM for $125. Heavy for a 9mm, but a real tack driver!
Double-O-Dave
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Model 60-7 for $250.00 + tax ($270.00 total) OTD. The piece is pristine - I don't think it was fired outside of the factory and came with a set of Hogue rubber combat grips.
Regards,
Dave
Regards,
Dave
geoff40
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There have been a few...
This early CM was labeled as a Model 19 when I saw it, and it was priced about like a 19-4 would have been too.
This 1958 Model 43 cost me $325.
This early CM was labeled as a Model 19 when I saw it, and it was priced about like a 19-4 would have been too.
This 1958 Model 43 cost me $325.
I've had a couple of good deals.
1991 bought a Colt Python used but in really good condition for $250.00 with box and papers including the test target from Colt.
In 2006 bought a H&K P7M8 for $700.00. The owner had a new baby and no longer desired a gun in the house.
I have not been the most astute trader in the world and have not come out on top nearly as many times as I did on these two.
1991 bought a Colt Python used but in really good condition for $250.00 with box and papers including the test target from Colt.
In 2006 bought a H&K P7M8 for $700.00. The owner had a new baby and no longer desired a gun in the house.
I have not been the most astute trader in the world and have not come out on top nearly as many times as I did on these two.
In the 1980s I went TDY to Redstone Arsenal to attend a two week computer corse. Naturally, during the middle weekend I cruised the gun stores, hock shops, etc, in Huntsville. I found one place, Bubba's Pistol Parlor; they didn't have all that many pistols but they had hundreds of shotguns; apparently the deer season was shotgun only. I was at one end of the counter, while the salesman chatted with a friend at the other. I heard him say "Here's Kaiser Bill's pistol" as he passed an obviously European revolver across the counter. I wasn't very interested undil the customer cocked it and the mainspring guide stuck out the front of the frame. Then I had trouble controlling my bladder function. After a lot of hot air, I got it for $150.
It's a solid frame Mauser Zig-Zag revolver. The hghest serial number known is 65 so they didn't make very many. The hinged frame zig zags go up to over 3000 and they're considered a very rare find when you come upon one. For several years I beat the bushes for zig zag data and only came on six other solid frames, and they're all in the 10.4mm (DWM #7) caliber. My revolver is a 9mm (DWM #6), and is serial number 4. I've never encountered another one, and believe me, I've searched. What's it worth? I don't know, but probably whatever someone wants to pay for a unique example of the zig zag line.
It's a solid frame Mauser Zig-Zag revolver. The hghest serial number known is 65 so they didn't make very many. The hinged frame zig zags go up to over 3000 and they're considered a very rare find when you come upon one. For several years I beat the bushes for zig zag data and only came on six other solid frames, and they're all in the 10.4mm (DWM #7) caliber. My revolver is a 9mm (DWM #6), and is serial number 4. I've never encountered another one, and believe me, I've searched. What's it worth? I don't know, but probably whatever someone wants to pay for a unique example of the zig zag line.
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bmcgilvray
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Had a customer come to my office one day saying he'd bought a revolver for home protection but had just legally adopted his infant nephew so was scared to have it in his house. He offered to give it to me. The revolver was a 1950s 2-inch Military & Police. I couldn't just take it off his hands so offered money which he wouldn't take.
I was financing a new pool for him and he wanted a couple of concrete turtle ornaments he'd seen for landscaping around the pool. So, I bought the two concrete turtles and swapped them to him for the cool revolver which I still have.
I was financing a new pool for him and he wanted a couple of concrete turtle ornaments he'd seen for landscaping around the pool. So, I bought the two concrete turtles and swapped them to him for the cool revolver which I still have.
I saw an ad in the local news offering a ".22 Victor". I called the number listed and had my assumption verified. It was a High Standard Victor with 2 mags for $100. I drove to the country location to take a look and was allowed to fire it. After some discussion I offered $75 and brought it home for that price. Gun was one of the best shooting .22's I ever owned. Owned it and enjoyed it for several years before trading it for a Model .41
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Double-O-Dave
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Cyrano: Wikipedia has a good, but brief entry on the Mauser zig-zag revolver. Also, Guns America has an old listing for a 10.6mm zig zag that sold for $6,500.00
Model 1878 "Zig Zag" Revolver Mauser Pistols for sale, gun classifieds or gun auction from Gregs Sporting Goods. Buy or bid on this Model 1878 "Zig Zag" Revolver in the category Mauser Pistols on GunsAmerica.
Looks like you did really well.
Best of luck,
Dave
OIF2
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Bought my non-reg magnum in a gunshop for $900.00 OTD. Marked "pre-27". It also had Sanderson stocks on it.
Bob
Bob
sqhead
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i guess my best deal was when i traded a sig 239 lnib,for a 657,lew horton,3 in.combats,etc. lnib anddd a lnib smith 422,wood grips.got both for the sig.honorable mention a 66-2,3 in for 350.00...or alnib mod.43 for 350.00..i won't tell the times i got whacked
A coworker wanted father's day off. The shift was from 0600-1400hrs. He was going to pay me a days work, I asked him for his S&W 642-2. He agree to it & I felt I came out on top.
"They who can give up essential liberty to obtain a little temporary safety, deserve neither liberty nor safety"- Benjamin Franklin
"They who can give up essential liberty to obtain a little temporary safety, deserve neither liberty nor safety"- Benjamin Franklin
Frank46
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The day was when I bought a really nice model 10 for $100. Course that was about 16 years ago. Frank
My 1st Triple Lock Target, all original; $400.
reddogge
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I was out to dinner with some couples and my friend mentioned he had an old rusty .22 pump in his garage that was his father's gun he had learned to shoot on. I offered to clean it up for him. He said "You can have it. I don't shoot and my sons don't want it and Diane wants it out of the house."
Months later we were at a party there and he gets the gun, a Remington 121 made in 1941 in almost mint condition. It just had a little surface rust which came right off. I insisted I couldn't take his father's gun but he insisted so I said I must pay you something.
He said "Give me a couple of boxes of golf balls to clear your concience." So that is what I did.
Months later we were at a party there and he gets the gun, a Remington 121 made in 1941 in almost mint condition. It just had a little surface rust which came right off. I insisted I couldn't take his father's gun but he insisted so I said I must pay you something.
He said "Give me a couple of boxes of golf balls to clear your concience." So that is what I did.
Best deal ever, Columbus, Ga-- 2 Model 14-2, Dayton serial #'s, 4"
$365. for the pair, both were used, no boxes.
$365. for the pair, both were used, no boxes.
