Eighty years old.

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Eighty years old.

I was born in the mid fifties and have always seemed to run with the older crowd.
Oh I have nothing against younger or those of my era, still there is a lot elders can still pass forward.
If one pays attention, they can learn something.

Now-a-days, a constant companion was born in 1928; a year before the Great Depression, and survived hard times.
A lot of events over the last eighty years, and as time does, this companion shows some character.

As we say in the south, “some things just “are” and this companion just “are”.

Colt Detective Special, loaded up with standard pressure 158 grain LSWC, is my companion.
Some nice deep bluing is left, the black stocks are “bake-lite”, still the gun is nice and tight, and the gun just puts shots where aimed.

Eighty years old and still passing forward .

 

[Carl Levitian]

80 years ago, as well as 60 years ago, or even 40 years ago, a heck of alot of those "old" .38 special subbies served a heck of alot of people. They did it well enough, that from the 1920's right up to the 1980's they were the standard that cops, store owners, and private citizens used to defend their lives. Many bad guys were put in a pine box by the Colt and Smith and wesson revolvers.

These days people think they need a dozen and a half rounds out of a black auto, or a magnum you can drop a grizly with.

Lots to be said for old companions.

 

[FLRon]

I share your respect and admiration for older companions, as I am a modest collector of Colt revolvers. They are timeless examples of fine American gunsmithing.

I will be taking possession of my first Detective Special in a few weeks and look forward to be able to shoot and own a gun with so much history.

I have nothing against current semi's, and own a couple, but the Python, Diamondback and Anaconda just have a bit more soul to me, and are my favorites to date.

 

[gp911]

I have a companion born that same year that has seen and done many things, but speaks little of it.

It's a Mosin-Nagant Dragoon that was rearsenaled after WWII to 91/30 specs. When it was a young buck it had the older sights and a different stock, but it still bears it's original matching action, bolt, and magazine floorplate. The replacement stock saw some usage as well, bearing many scars, or as some would say, character.

Yeah, my friend doesn't talk much about the war, says more by the weight of his presence, really.

Yep, he just "are", I s'pose.

gp911