one45auto
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Okay guys, help me out. Here's my dilemma...
I attend a gun show yesterday and happened across a sweet, near mint condition, matte stainless steel Colt Python with original box. (I've lusted after one for years) The barrel was clean, the lock up tight, no endshake, the forcing cone fine, trigger smooth, finish intact except for one minor scratch, etc. ~ all for a cool $975.
So far, so good, right? Not so fast...
After putting down my money and filling out the necessary paperwork my date and I strolled back over to another table where I'd found a beautiful Bushmaster M-4gery for the exact same price. Hmmmm. Now I don't currently own an EBR (Evil Black Rifle for the benefit of newbies) but have been planning to pick one up ever since they lifted the ban and definitely intend on purchasing one sometime before Bush leaves office - just in case we get another Democrat.
Well, there I was torn between the Python and the Bushmaster. I have to confess that price was playing a role, because I was having a hard time justifying (no matter how badly I wanted it) the forking over of nearly a grand for a handgun. On the other hand, the rifle normally runs in that price range so it would be an expected expense. Of course my date was all for getting the Python, in fact she was the one who helped talk me into it at the table with her "You might as well get it, you know want one. Besides, you'll shoot it more often than a rifle." Then there was the guy next to me saying he'd buy it if I didn't, because those guns are collectible and going up in value, and so on and so forth.
Still.....I cannot help feeling a little guilty for shelling out that much for a handgun. I'd come to the show thinking maybe I'd get lucky and stumble across a nice Ruger New Model Vaquero in .357 Magnum (as if...
) or perhaps drop $500-$600 on a Glock 30 or another Smith & Wesson snub. I never dreamed I'd be taken in by the siren song of the big Colt.
So, what would you guys do? Stick with picking up the Python? Or cancel the sale and grab the Bushie?
I attend a gun show yesterday and happened across a sweet, near mint condition, matte stainless steel Colt Python with original box. (I've lusted after one for years) The barrel was clean, the lock up tight, no endshake, the forcing cone fine, trigger smooth, finish intact except for one minor scratch, etc. ~ all for a cool $975.
So far, so good, right? Not so fast...
After putting down my money and filling out the necessary paperwork my date and I strolled back over to another table where I'd found a beautiful Bushmaster M-4gery for the exact same price. Hmmmm. Now I don't currently own an EBR (Evil Black Rifle for the benefit of newbies) but have been planning to pick one up ever since they lifted the ban and definitely intend on purchasing one sometime before Bush leaves office - just in case we get another Democrat.
Well, there I was torn between the Python and the Bushmaster. I have to confess that price was playing a role, because I was having a hard time justifying (no matter how badly I wanted it) the forking over of nearly a grand for a handgun. On the other hand, the rifle normally runs in that price range so it would be an expected expense. Of course my date was all for getting the Python, in fact she was the one who helped talk me into it at the table with her "You might as well get it, you know want one. Besides, you'll shoot it more often than a rifle." Then there was the guy next to me saying he'd buy it if I didn't, because those guns are collectible and going up in value, and so on and so forth.
Still.....I cannot help feeling a little guilty for shelling out that much for a handgun. I'd come to the show thinking maybe I'd get lucky and stumble across a nice Ruger New Model Vaquero in .357 Magnum (as if...
) or perhaps drop $500-$600 on a Glock 30 or another Smith & Wesson snub. I never dreamed I'd be taken in by the siren song of the big Colt.So, what would you guys do? Stick with picking up the Python? Or cancel the sale and grab the Bushie?
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