I popped into one of my "regular stops" gun shops this morning, and they had managed to clear some shelf space and were finally going through some guns they'd taken in at a gun show some time back. The one that caught my eye was the Sig P239. It looked almost new, with just a tiny buff mark here and there. It was in a cheap after-market plastic case with 2 magazines, both of which also looked fairly unused. I was taken aback just a bit when I asked the price and the chap asked "what would you give for it?" I wasn't sure if this was a setup for a joke, a trick question or what, so I just threw out "$450". He asked "$450 and tax"...etc. So we haggled that a bit. We ended up with $450 out the door, but I bought a few other odds and ends while I was there.
The real surprise was after getting it home and giving it it's first sponge bath. The date stamp inside the grip panel says 7/96. It's over 20 years old and looks practically new. There's even little to no wear on the rails.
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I wanted to clean it before shooting it, so I didn't put it on the range today. I DID just come in from chasing an empty soup can around the back yard with it tho' :tongue:
And here it is in a group shot with some of it's new family...
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The real surprise was after getting it home and giving it it's first sponge bath. The date stamp inside the grip panel says 7/96. It's over 20 years old and looks practically new. There's even little to no wear on the rails.
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I wanted to clean it before shooting it, so I didn't put it on the range today. I DID just come in from chasing an empty soup can around the back yard with it tho' :tongue:
And here it is in a group shot with some of it's new family...
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