Tallball
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It had been in the revolver case at the LGS for quite some time, several months. I went there this morning to pick up an inexpensive 22 pistol that I had won from a Gunbroker auction.
The owner and his assistant were busy with other customers, so I just browsed for a little while. The owner and I have gotten friendly over the years, so if I am in no hurry, I always let him help other customers first.
I made a rookie mistake: I asked the assistant to let me fondle the Ruger as he was walking by. He took it out of the case, made sure it was clear, handed it over, and went about his business.
Wow, the trigger was very nice: DA was extremely good, SA was ridiculous. The cylinder locked up very, very tight. The bore was immaculate. It had minor surface wear, which I don't care about, but it had obviously not been shot much at all.
When the other customers were taken care of and the owner started writing up my transfer ticket, I made some preliminary inquiries about the Ruger. It had been marked for $750, then was marked down to $650. I know that he hates to have stuff taking up space in his cases for a long time, and I was pretty sure that not a lot of people want a gigantic revolver with a 9.5" barrel.
We talked about it semi-seriously for a minute or so, and then I made a humorous speech about it being a boat anchor, taking up so much space in the gun case, not paying him rent, etc. and offered him $500 to "take it off his hands". As much as anything I just intended to get a chuckle from him and his assistant and the one other customer. I didn't feel that $500 was a "serious" offer.
But he looked at me seriously, went into the back room, came back less than a minute later, and told me he "was into it" (cash or trade I have no idea) for $550. He wasn't willing to lose money on it, but he was willing to give it to me for that. After I hesitated, he offered to do the transfer on the 22 for free if I bought the Ruger for $550.
So now I own a gigantic Super Redhawk in 44 magnum. I already have a 7.5" Super Blackhawk and 6" 629 in the same caliber, but sometimes I am easily led astray.
Any advice on holsters, ammo, maintenance, etc. would be appreciated. I've never owned any kind of Redhawk before.
Since there are no grizzly bears within a thousand miles of my house, apparently I have another range toy.
The owner and his assistant were busy with other customers, so I just browsed for a little while. The owner and I have gotten friendly over the years, so if I am in no hurry, I always let him help other customers first.
I made a rookie mistake: I asked the assistant to let me fondle the Ruger as he was walking by. He took it out of the case, made sure it was clear, handed it over, and went about his business.
Wow, the trigger was very nice: DA was extremely good, SA was ridiculous. The cylinder locked up very, very tight. The bore was immaculate. It had minor surface wear, which I don't care about, but it had obviously not been shot much at all.
When the other customers were taken care of and the owner started writing up my transfer ticket, I made some preliminary inquiries about the Ruger. It had been marked for $750, then was marked down to $650. I know that he hates to have stuff taking up space in his cases for a long time, and I was pretty sure that not a lot of people want a gigantic revolver with a 9.5" barrel.
We talked about it semi-seriously for a minute or so, and then I made a humorous speech about it being a boat anchor, taking up so much space in the gun case, not paying him rent, etc. and offered him $500 to "take it off his hands". As much as anything I just intended to get a chuckle from him and his assistant and the one other customer. I didn't feel that $500 was a "serious" offer.
But he looked at me seriously, went into the back room, came back less than a minute later, and told me he "was into it" (cash or trade I have no idea) for $550. He wasn't willing to lose money on it, but he was willing to give it to me for that. After I hesitated, he offered to do the transfer on the 22 for free if I bought the Ruger for $550.
So now I own a gigantic Super Redhawk in 44 magnum. I already have a 7.5" Super Blackhawk and 6" 629 in the same caliber, but sometimes I am easily led astray.
Any advice on holsters, ammo, maintenance, etc. would be appreciated. I've never owned any kind of Redhawk before.
Since there are no grizzly bears within a thousand miles of my house, apparently I have another range toy.
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