aarondhgraham
Member
I'll start with the oldest gun I have,,,
It was also the first handgun I ever purchased.
Meet Margaux,,,
Model 1892 8mm Lebel,,,
Model 1892 but she was made in 1903,,,
That means this French lady is 110 years old.
I bought her at an auction back in 1963,,,
I used $12.00 of my hard earned mowing money,,,
I got the gun, a ratty old holster, and a bag of ammunition.
Needless to say I ran out of ammunition very fast,,,
Then the gun sat on a shelf in my Mom's house for the next 20 years.
After I retrieved it about 30 years ago,,,
I was able to find some hand-loaded cartridges,,,
So I have been rationing them out at 6-rounds a year on my birthday.
By sheer dumb luck I happened to find that Midwayusa had some new Fiocchi ammo in stock,,,
I decided that this was too good to be true so I ordered 550 rounds very quickly,,,
That was a wise move as they were out within 2 weeks of getting it.
I wrote a letter to Fiocchi and they replied very quickly,,,
The Italy plant only makes a run of this ammo every 3-4 years.
In case anyone else has any of her sisters at home,,,
Here are places that Fiocchi shipped ammo to.
The Gun Shop - 609-859-1997
Graf and Sons - 800-531-2666
Midway USA - 800-243-3220
Lucky Gunner - 800-317-9506
Ammo to Go - 979-277-9676
Able Ammo - 866-988-2253
Palmetto State Armory - 803-788-9095
This gun is wonderfully machined,,,
It's style reminds me of steam locomotives,,,
A few weeks ago I fired 24 rounds of the new ammo,,,
At 25 yards I kept all of those shots on a eight inch paper plate.
I'll not shoot her very much,,,
Just a cylinder or two every now and then,,,
I need to make those 500 rounds last for a long time.
So,,,
What old military revolvers are hiding in your safes?
Aarond
.
It was also the first handgun I ever purchased.
Meet Margaux,,,
Model 1892 8mm Lebel,,,
Model 1892 but she was made in 1903,,,
That means this French lady is 110 years old.
I bought her at an auction back in 1963,,,
I used $12.00 of my hard earned mowing money,,,
I got the gun, a ratty old holster, and a bag of ammunition.
Needless to say I ran out of ammunition very fast,,,
Then the gun sat on a shelf in my Mom's house for the next 20 years.
After I retrieved it about 30 years ago,,,
I was able to find some hand-loaded cartridges,,,
So I have been rationing them out at 6-rounds a year on my birthday.
By sheer dumb luck I happened to find that Midwayusa had some new Fiocchi ammo in stock,,,
I decided that this was too good to be true so I ordered 550 rounds very quickly,,,
That was a wise move as they were out within 2 weeks of getting it.
I wrote a letter to Fiocchi and they replied very quickly,,,
The Italy plant only makes a run of this ammo every 3-4 years.
In case anyone else has any of her sisters at home,,,
Here are places that Fiocchi shipped ammo to.
The Gun Shop - 609-859-1997
Graf and Sons - 800-531-2666
Midway USA - 800-243-3220
Lucky Gunner - 800-317-9506
Ammo to Go - 979-277-9676
Able Ammo - 866-988-2253
Palmetto State Armory - 803-788-9095
This gun is wonderfully machined,,,
It's style reminds me of steam locomotives,,,
A few weeks ago I fired 24 rounds of the new ammo,,,
At 25 yards I kept all of those shots on a eight inch paper plate.
I'll not shoot her very much,,,
Just a cylinder or two every now and then,,,
I need to make those 500 rounds last for a long time.
So,,,
What old military revolvers are hiding in your safes?
Aarond
.