the naked prophet
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So I'm thinking about going to a gun auction. And I've been to others in the past. Each one was the auction of a single guy who passed away, so it's a single collection that's being parted out for bids.
The guy has a large collection, nice shotguns, some engraved. Nice rifles, some engraved, some antique, many collectible. Nice revolvers such as pre-29 S&W .44 mags, high quality semiauto pistols, etc.
And then, there's about half a dozen Hi-Points, RG pot metal revolvers, and Jennings .22 pistols. And there's not really anything in-between, quality-wise.
Does anybody else think that maybe some dishonest yet gun-savvy relative or someone close has decided to replace some nice, expensive, collectible pieces with junky changelings, knowing the non-gunny family won't notice the difference? It makes sense if there's a list of "## revolvers, ## semiautomatic pistols, ## rifles" with no more details as to the make or value. The rest of the family wouldn't know the difference.
Or have I been reading too much H. Beam Piper ("Murder in the Gun Room" http://www.gutenberg.org/etext/17866)?
The guy has a large collection, nice shotguns, some engraved. Nice rifles, some engraved, some antique, many collectible. Nice revolvers such as pre-29 S&W .44 mags, high quality semiauto pistols, etc.
And then, there's about half a dozen Hi-Points, RG pot metal revolvers, and Jennings .22 pistols. And there's not really anything in-between, quality-wise.
Does anybody else think that maybe some dishonest yet gun-savvy relative or someone close has decided to replace some nice, expensive, collectible pieces with junky changelings, knowing the non-gunny family won't notice the difference? It makes sense if there's a list of "## revolvers, ## semiautomatic pistols, ## rifles" with no more details as to the make or value. The rest of the family wouldn't know the difference.
Or have I been reading too much H. Beam Piper ("Murder in the Gun Room" http://www.gutenberg.org/etext/17866)?