Ironhand54
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Back in my college years there was a gun shop in town that I frequented. One gun they usually had was a H&R 999 top break revolver in 22lr. I wanted one bad but I was a broke college kid.
Fast forward too many years and a friend has one in the display at his shop. The price was kind of high, even for a minty gun so I passed.
Finally today I asked to handle it. Imagine my delight when I found that it was not a 999 but a 777 .
Made in 1938, the 777 was a special order gun built for target shooting. They were hand built with special hardened parts, a special short cylender, and target grips.. It is a single action with a tuned action. They had their own serial numbers and only about a thousand were made. Mine is serial U134.
All of a sudden the price looked cheap and I forked over the cash. Looking forward to seeing what it can do.
Ironhand
Fast forward too many years and a friend has one in the display at his shop. The price was kind of high, even for a minty gun so I passed.
Finally today I asked to handle it. Imagine my delight when I found that it was not a 999 but a 777 .
Made in 1938, the 777 was a special order gun built for target shooting. They were hand built with special hardened parts, a special short cylender, and target grips.. It is a single action with a tuned action. They had their own serial numbers and only about a thousand were made. Mine is serial U134.
All of a sudden the price looked cheap and I forked over the cash. Looking forward to seeing what it can do.
Ironhand