Spent lots of time with an old old friend this weekend.
I took a bag of guns to show him.
He showed me his Taurus .357 that he has always kept in a holster in back of his bed.
Interestingly enough, he showed me this Hi-Standard gun his Dad gave him before he died.
My friend was willing to sell it to me if I wanted it. Really, a 22LR revolver: do I want it?
I told him I had bought something similar with better grips and w/o the scratches for $180, and with the scratches probably $150, but that I didn't know.
You might know how honest I am from my writings, but I have no intention of giving $1 less than a fair price (not retail, not 1/2 price, but what I call "fair."
He has known me since I was 30 and I'm now 65 and he's 60, and know I will do right be him, and he really doesn't care anyway.
Just thought I'd post pics in case this is the long lost "smoking gun" history has been looking for and worth a million dollars. Or not.
Give me your opinions: I think $200 is top dollar, and I don't know how much to subtract for the wear and scratches, there is a big one on the right side and a HUGE one on the left side.
I intend to take it to the range tomorrow or Monday to see if it is efficient.
The barrel seems sufficiently tight for an older gun (with hammer back then trying to turn cylinder like I was shown).
I took a bag of guns to show him.
He showed me his Taurus .357 that he has always kept in a holster in back of his bed.
Interestingly enough, he showed me this Hi-Standard gun his Dad gave him before he died.
My friend was willing to sell it to me if I wanted it. Really, a 22LR revolver: do I want it?
I told him I had bought something similar with better grips and w/o the scratches for $180, and with the scratches probably $150, but that I didn't know.
You might know how honest I am from my writings, but I have no intention of giving $1 less than a fair price (not retail, not 1/2 price, but what I call "fair."
He has known me since I was 30 and I'm now 65 and he's 60, and know I will do right be him, and he really doesn't care anyway.
Just thought I'd post pics in case this is the long lost "smoking gun" history has been looking for and worth a million dollars. Or not.
Give me your opinions: I think $200 is top dollar, and I don't know how much to subtract for the wear and scratches, there is a big one on the right side and a HUGE one on the left side.
I intend to take it to the range tomorrow or Monday to see if it is efficient.
The barrel seems sufficiently tight for an older gun (with hammer back then trying to turn cylinder like I was shown).