il.bill
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"Be ready to pull the trigger." "Strike while the iron is hot." Truisms often seem trite, but clearly there is an accumulation of wisdom somewhere behind them. Today I think that I "was in the right place at the right time".
I bought a used Gen 3 .40 S&W caliber Glock 23. It is in the original box with all the factory goodies, and includes one 15-round and two 13-round magazines. It has less than 50 rounds fired through it, and I paid the owner's asking price of $400 without trying to bargain. It came with 200 rounds of Winchester White Box .40 S&W target ammo.
I know nothing first hand about Glocks, although a Glock 19 has been on my long term wish list for quite a while - I think this Glock 23 is close enough for me. Not only is it my first Glock, but it is also my first .40 S&W pistol, so this purchase kind of "kills two birds with one stone".
No picture(s) to post yet, since the mandatory 72 hour waiting period for a handgun in Illinois does not let me have it until Monday. This Glock 23 was not even in my dreams when I woke up this morning, but I suppose "a blind squirrel can find a nut sometimes", even if he is not looking.
Other than my Keltec P11 and P32, every handgun I own is basically steel and wood, not polymer. Have I been "seduced over to the dark side", or what?
I bought a used Gen 3 .40 S&W caliber Glock 23. It is in the original box with all the factory goodies, and includes one 15-round and two 13-round magazines. It has less than 50 rounds fired through it, and I paid the owner's asking price of $400 without trying to bargain. It came with 200 rounds of Winchester White Box .40 S&W target ammo.
I know nothing first hand about Glocks, although a Glock 19 has been on my long term wish list for quite a while - I think this Glock 23 is close enough for me. Not only is it my first Glock, but it is also my first .40 S&W pistol, so this purchase kind of "kills two birds with one stone".
No picture(s) to post yet, since the mandatory 72 hour waiting period for a handgun in Illinois does not let me have it until Monday. This Glock 23 was not even in my dreams when I woke up this morning, but I suppose "a blind squirrel can find a nut sometimes", even if he is not looking.
Other than my Keltec P11 and P32, every handgun I own is basically steel and wood, not polymer. Have I been "seduced over to the dark side", or what?