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Post by trailboss on Oct 4, 2024 19:05:27 GMT -5
Never had a desire to use a derringer as a back up gun, they are cool as a novelty, but you want to have more options than a single/ double shot.
There are better options out there.
Certainly never as a primary weapon, but I guess it is better than nothing.
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Post by Plainsman on Oct 4, 2024 19:30:49 GMT -5
Super-light, compact 9mms are getting so small there’s no need for derringers any more.
About the time I was born my mother was offered, by the doctor she worked for, an original .41 Remington derringer. Because someone had used it for suicide she turned it down. Drat.)
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Post by toshtego on Oct 4, 2024 21:28:11 GMT -5
Super-light, compact 9mms are getting so small there’s no need for derringers any more. About the time I was born my mother was offered, by the doctor she worked for, an original .41 Remington derringer. Because someone had used it for suicide she turned it down. Drat.) Wise move. I do not believe guns are haunted. Still, I have had some old models which definitely bore a presence of the former owner. For example, a Krag Carbine formerly owned by a Jicaria Apache gentleman who customized it extensively. Every time I picked it up I thought of him even though I never met him. I wish I had kept it. |
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Post by don on Oct 5, 2024 18:56:19 GMT -5
Today’s find. In 38 S&W. Made in 1899. Excellent condition. The collection is growing.  |
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Post by toshtego on Oct 5, 2024 19:12:28 GMT -5
Sweet, Don. I had a .44 Russian DA top break. It belonged to a friend's Grandfather who was a night watchman and Special Deputy. Good shooter. Back then .44 Russian cartridges were not factory loaded. I found a few at a gun show. Sorry I sold it, of course. I love the top break Smith and Wessons.
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Post by trailboss on Oct 5, 2024 19:13:27 GMT -5
Nice looking pistola Don, and the S&W letter is cool… wish I could read it, postimage sucks when trying to expand the text..
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Post by don on Oct 5, 2024 19:45:16 GMT -5
Charlie,
It says it was shipped to a Denver hardware store called Tritch in August of 1899. It confirms it as a Fourth Model. It is really solid and tight. Got a box of ammo for about half normal retail. Nice little piece.
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Post by trailboss on Oct 5, 2024 20:20:17 GMT -5
Charlie, It says it was shipped to a Denver hardware store called Tritch in August of 1899. It confirms it as a Fourth Model. It is really solid and tight. Got a box of ammo for about half normal retail. Nice little piece. Thanks! Reading from my phone, maybe on a PC postimage is better… zooming in on a phone, I get a sliver of the image and a bunch of advertisments.🙁 Nice piece, indeed! My grandma was born in 1899… going back a way! A birth year roscoe is cooler than a birth year pipe! |
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Post by toshtego on Oct 20, 2024 8:57:27 GMT -5
Is $650 too much to pay for a three screw Ruger Blackhawk, .357, circa 1965? It is in good shape but has much holster wear and good use a rebluing. I like the worn look of bare metal. It is a 4.5 inch barrel with the ejector rod housing flush with the muzzle crown. I had one in 1970 and sure enjoyed it.
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Post by Ronv69 on Oct 20, 2024 14:13:05 GMT -5
Is $650 too much to pay for a three screw Ruger Blackhawk, .357, circa 1965? It is in good shape but has much holster wear and good use a rebluing. I like the worn look of bare metal. It is a 4.5 inch barrel with the ejector rod housing flush with the muzzle crown. I had one in 1970 and sure enjoyed it. It's not a bargain, but certainly fair. Has it had the conversion done. If not Ruger will do it for free. |
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Post by Ronv69 on Oct 20, 2024 14:14:26 GMT -5
Charlie, It says it was shipped to a Denver hardware store called Tritch in August of 1899. It confirms it as a Fourth Model. It is really solid and tight. Got a box of ammo for about half normal retail. Nice little piece. Thanks! Reading from my phone, maybe on a PC postimage is better… zooming in on a phone, I get a sliver of the image and a bunch of advertisments.🙁 Nice piece, indeed! My grandma was born in 1899… going back a way! A birth year roscoe is cooler than a birth year pipe! My dad was born in 1900. My grandmother in 1878. Wasn't that long ago in the scheme of things. |
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Post by toshtego on Oct 20, 2024 15:59:43 GMT -5
See below.
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Post by toshtego on Oct 20, 2024 16:00:50 GMT -5
Is $650 too much to pay for a three screw Ruger Blackhawk, .357, circa 1965? It is in good shape but has much holster wear and good use a rebluing. I like the worn look of bare metal. It is a 4.5 inch barrel with the ejector rod housing flush with the muzzle crown. I had one in 1970 and sure enjoyed it. It's not a bargain, but certainly fair. Has it had the conversion done. If not Ruger will do it for free. It has not had the conversion done. I am interested in the three screw model because of what I read about the new Blackhawks having tolerance problems such as a larger cylinder gap, trigger issues, and other criticisms. I only know what I read. This one from 1957 represents the old quality which made Ruger famous. |
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Post by Ronv69 on Oct 20, 2024 22:00:20 GMT -5
It's not a bargain, but certainly fair. Has it had the conversion done. If not Ruger will do it for free. It has not had the conversion done. I am interested in the three screw model because of what I read about the new Blackhawks having tolerance problems such as a larger cylinder gap, trigger issues, and other criticisms. I only know what I read. This one from 1957 represents the old quality which made Ruger famous. It's certainly worth the 650. And some people don't want the conversion and that adds value for them. I'm happy with the trigger on my New Model Blackhawk, but I haven't measured it and I'm not trigger sensitive. The cylinder gap is pretty tight. I don't remember the exact measurement, but I remember thinking it was pretty tight. The cylinder bores were all exactly .430. Lock up is perfect. It's a 2011 model. A friend had the old Model 357 and she used to shoot squirrels in the head with it. |
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Post by trailboss on Oct 22, 2024 18:21:08 GMT -5
It has not had the conversion done. I am interested in the three screw model because of what I read about the new Blackhawks having tolerance problems such as a larger cylinder gap, trigger issues, and other criticisms. I only know what I read. This one from 1957 represents the old quality which made Ruger famous. It's certainly worth the 650. And some people don't want the conversion and that adds value for them. I'm happy with the trigger on my New Model Blackhawk, but I haven't measured it and I'm not trigger sensitive. The cylinder gap is pretty tight. I don't remember the exact measurement, but I remember thinking it was pretty tight. The cylinder bores were all exactly .430. Lock up is perfect. It's a 2011 model. A friend had the old Model 357 and she used to shoot squirrels in the head with it. Must have been easy to skin them! Squirrels are pretty spunky, and tend to move a lot… that gal has Annie Oakley genes. |
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Post by Ronv69 on Oct 23, 2024 11:37:03 GMT -5
It's certainly worth the 650. And some people don't want the conversion and that adds value for them. I'm happy with the trigger on my New Model Blackhawk, but I haven't measured it and I'm not trigger sensitive. The cylinder gap is pretty tight. I don't remember the exact measurement, but I remember thinking it was pretty tight. The cylinder bores were all exactly .430. Lock up is perfect. It's a 2011 model. A friend had the old Model 357 and she used to shoot squirrels in the head with it. Must have been easy to skin them! Squirrels are pretty spunky, and tend to move a lot… that gal has Annie Oakley genes. She could do anything. She grew up on a farm in Wisconsin. She remodeled our first house, painted and repaired church icons and statues, did faux finishes for restaurants and shops, worked for Schlumberger doing oil well logging, built a log cabin in Jemez Springs NM and more. She also cleaned up great and looked good on my left arm when we went to concerts. My wife and her would wear matching outfits and make me the envy of the town. Spent her spare time doing charity work, especially feeding the homeless. We have lost touch and really miss her. So, are you going to get the revolver? Can you negotiate? It never hurts to make an offer. |
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Post by toshtego on Oct 23, 2024 20:58:49 GMT -5
I have not made the decision. The seller does not posses a FFL so I have to investigate how a transfer would be handled.
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Post by Ronv69 on Oct 23, 2024 21:09:36 GMT -5
I have not made the decision. The seller does not posses a FFL so I have to investigate how a transfer would be handled. You hand him money and he hands you the gun. If you are worried, make out a bill of sale with his driver license number. Nobody else's business. |
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Post by toshtego on Oct 24, 2024 3:07:50 GMT -5
I have not made the decision. The seller does not posses a FFL so I have to investigate how a transfer would be handled. You hand him money and he hands you the gun. If you are worried, make out a bill of sale with his driver license number. Nobody else's business. That would be nice. He is in Montana. I am in New Mexico. Private party transfers like that are not legal in NM. |
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Post by Ronv69 on Oct 24, 2024 10:21:07 GMT -5
You hand him money and he hands you the gun. If you are worried, make out a bill of sale with his driver license number. Nobody else's business. That would be nice. He is in Montana. I am in New Mexico. Private party transfers like that are not legal in NM. Who's going to tell. |
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Post by toshtego on Oct 24, 2024 11:21:04 GMT -5
That would be nice. He is in Montana. I am in New Mexico. Private party transfers like that are not legal in NM. Who's going to tell. I am less concerned about that than trying to get the piece from Montana to NM. If I was in better health I would not mind driving up there as I have never visited the state of Montana. A private citizen shipping a firearm across state lines surely violates some federal law. |
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Post by bill1994eopd on Oct 24, 2024 19:14:10 GMT -5
I have not made the decision. The seller does not posses a FFL so I have to investigate how a transfer would be handled. You hand him money and he hands you the gun. If you are worried, make out a bill of sale with his driver license number. Nobody else's business. |
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Post by Plainsman on Oct 24, 2024 19:15:08 GMT -5
It is not illegal for a private citizen to send a firearm across state lines, as long as the gun is going to an FFL as its destination.
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Post by Ronv69 on Oct 24, 2024 23:17:06 GMT -5
You hand him money and he hands you the gun. If you are worried, make out a bill of sale with his driver license number. Nobody else's business. In a lot of ways, yes. 😁🤠 |
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Post by Plainsman on Oct 25, 2024 8:52:38 GMT -5
What this country needs is a lot MORE “ol’ time Texans.”
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Post by Ronv69 on Oct 25, 2024 9:18:01 GMT -5
What this country needs is a lot MORE “ol’ time Texans.” What we're getting is a lot of new fashioned Texafornians. We'll see. |
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Post by toshtego on Oct 25, 2024 11:46:49 GMT -5
What this country needs is a lot MORE “ol’ time Texans.” Captain Bill McDonald. Frank Hamer. Two I keep in mind. |
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Post by toshtego on Oct 25, 2024 11:47:44 GMT -5
What this country needs is a lot MORE “ol’ time Texans.” What we're getting is a lot of new fashioned Texafornians. We'll see. Yes, those Californians.... I am sure Texas will straighten them out. |
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Post by Plainsman on Oct 25, 2024 13:47:54 GMT -5
Wish I was as sure, John. Just as bad money drives out good money, bad politics seems to be having its way with good politics. Oops! I sad POLITICS. Mea culpa.
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Post by instymp on Oct 25, 2024 17:42:56 GMT -5
What this country needs is a lot MORE “ol’ time Texans.” Like Ted. |
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