No worries. I wasn't much of a fan of it myself. 22lr, I probably would have put it in the safe by now. The drag is the 22 versions of these seem to go for a bit more. They are a rarity, some more than others as I've been learning, but I picked up a couple nice Ruger 22s for what he's got on that.Thanks Big Power. I’m skittish about both 8” barrels and .22WMR in handguns so I’ll have to let that one go.
@NIGHTLORD40K, your logic is flawless and I’ll see if Jack First has any triggers, and maybe a hammer while I am at it. I do intend to shoot this a fair amount so that’s prudent.
I have a 4” S&W pre-18 and a Colt King Cobra .22 6” so I don’t really need a Trooper .22, but having a 6” Trooper .22LR definitely makes sense. Ok, if someone gave me a 4”, I’d be ok with that, I guess.
There was no Mk1 or 2, the originals were just "Trooper," then they went to Mk3, and finally Mk5 before the line morphed into the King Cobra.Little off topic but does a clean original trooper mk1 for 590 sound reasonable?
I wrote an article comparing the Colt, S&W and Ruger.That’s a lovely trio, JBT! Nice to see the Trooper shooting so well with Armscor FMJ. I’m glad mine too shoots .38s just as well as .357s.
So I’m at the gun store right now looking at this trooper. It’s an original trooper 38 special gun it has been refinished but it absolutely is gorgeous. It looks brand new and it’s tight as a drum. The stocks are beautiful. I believe it’s got a box but not the original box they want 595. I don’t know if I should go back in and buy it or not.I didn’t play with it. Prolly will be gone by next visit and I can’t go till next weekend. Promise it will be gone
Thats a good price. The .38s are a bit rare. Id do it!So I’m at the gun store right now looking at this trooper. It’s an original trooper 38 special gun it has been refinished but it absolutely is gorgeous. It looks brand new and it’s tight as a drum. The stocks are beautiful. I believe it’s got a box but not the original box they want 595. I don’t know if I should go back in and buy it or not.
I didn’t take pics. I’ll take them next time if still there. Just imagine a “brand new” trooper. That’s what it looks like Probably should have bought it but I just got a 67-6 that is an absolute tack driverAre you sure it’s refinished? Any pics? I’m sure we can tell if you can get some good pictures up.
One peculiar quirk of the original issue Troopers is that the end of the muzzle was left "in the white." Although a knowledgeable refinisher could do the same, it can be a clue as to its originality.I didn’t take pics. I’ll take them next time if still there. Just imagine a “brand new” trooper. That’s what it looks like Probably should have bought it but I just got a 67-6 that is an absolute tack driver