rcmodel
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And I just don't know what to think??
A friend brought his friend by for an oil change on a 1980 Model 29-2 yesterday.
He bought it from an old man who lives next door. Then he shot another 3 rounds out of the partial box of ammo that came with it and decided it just didn't tickle his fuzzy much.
He did opine it is very loud without hearing protection!
Typical Dirty Harry 6" blue with less then a box of ammo through it.
Screws all loose, cylinder latch falling off, loose ejector rod, etc.
And it hasn't been shot enough to wear the finish off the recoil shield.
When tightened, the crane bound up because the side-plate screw had not been fitted to the crane. (No, they weren't switched)
It must have shipped brand new with a loose crane screw so the cylinder would open & close.
But then odd began to multiply even odder.
All the roll marks are "gold" filled with something goldish color?
The grips are plainer then a packing crate board, and the right one has a substantial chip out of it on the edge under the factory finish.
And the fitted case with the blue flocking flying the coop & the lift-off lid compartment inside?
It looks like they made it out of left-over plywood paneling scrap from a home improvement project gone awry.
In all, it looked like a guy with a Monday morning hangover polished it, and then made the box from breakroom paneling before going home sick after first break.
Were they all that bad in 1980??
Most all of mine are older or newer then that.
He wants a new Glock 17 out of it.
But I don't necessarily want or need a 6" Model 29, unless it is a beautiful old four-screw.
On the other hand, I don't want the local pawnshop to give him $250 for it on a Glock 17 trade-in either.
I think he wanted to sell it for $700 or something, but I couldn't pin him down on a firm price yet.
Right now, I'm thinking $500'ish+, if that!
But it really didn't trip my trigger at all.
rc
A friend brought his friend by for an oil change on a 1980 Model 29-2 yesterday.
He bought it from an old man who lives next door. Then he shot another 3 rounds out of the partial box of ammo that came with it and decided it just didn't tickle his fuzzy much.
He did opine it is very loud without hearing protection!
Typical Dirty Harry 6" blue with less then a box of ammo through it.
Screws all loose, cylinder latch falling off, loose ejector rod, etc.
And it hasn't been shot enough to wear the finish off the recoil shield.
When tightened, the crane bound up because the side-plate screw had not been fitted to the crane. (No, they weren't switched)
It must have shipped brand new with a loose crane screw so the cylinder would open & close.
But then odd began to multiply even odder.
All the roll marks are "gold" filled with something goldish color?
The grips are plainer then a packing crate board, and the right one has a substantial chip out of it on the edge under the factory finish.
And the fitted case with the blue flocking flying the coop & the lift-off lid compartment inside?
It looks like they made it out of left-over plywood paneling scrap from a home improvement project gone awry.
In all, it looked like a guy with a Monday morning hangover polished it, and then made the box from breakroom paneling before going home sick after first break.
Were they all that bad in 1980??
Most all of mine are older or newer then that.
He wants a new Glock 17 out of it.
But I don't necessarily want or need a 6" Model 29, unless it is a beautiful old four-screw.
On the other hand, I don't want the local pawnshop to give him $250 for it on a Glock 17 trade-in either.
I think he wanted to sell it for $700 or something, but I couldn't pin him down on a firm price yet.
Right now, I'm thinking $500'ish+, if that!
But it really didn't trip my trigger at all.
rc
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