One More Sixgun! Colt Detective Special.

gilgsn

gilgsn

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My finger clicked on the buy button all by itself, I am not responsible!
Now looking for simple recipes involving ramen noodles, for the next three months...
1976 Colt detective special, .38 special. My mom told me I was special too :)
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gilgsn said:
My finger clicked on the buy button all by itself, I am not responsible!
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Funny how that happens. Wish my wife believed me about this phenomenon -- you guys gotta keep tellin' it.

My all-time favorite snubby (well, aside from the S&W Model 19 2.5")... let's call it my favorite snub .38 SPL!
 
Several years ago my old girlfriend had one like the OPs as a nightstand gun. Her dad gave it to her. Nice shooter! Well, my girlfriend wasn't old then. She's not old now. I guess I should have said former girlfriend.
 
splithoof said:
Please educate me on the handgun procurement process, if you are in France.
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Hello.
It used to be very complicated here but things have improved. There are four categories of guns here, A, B, C, D. A is prohibited, anything full auto, mortars, grenades, you name it... B requires a prior authorisation before buying and includes semi-autos and any modern handgun. You also must have been registered with the French federation of sport shooting for at least six months and a shooting range. Attendance is mandatory. You are limited to 12 guns plus 3 regulated parts like uppers, extra cylinders, etc. C only requires membership to the French federation of sport shooting or a hunting license and is for manually-repeating long guns, except those using military calibers (.308 is allowed though). D is not regulated and includes black powder replicas, and most guns (there are exceptions) built before 1900. Transporting and shooting D guns is still regulated.
For B guns, before, we had to put together a file comprised of many documents for each gun and send it out, to get an answer a few months later. You had to do this for each gun every five years, limited to 12. Now the authorisation is attached to the owner alone rather than the owner/gun combination. This means that once you are approved, you can buy a gun directly from the gun store. The purchase is automatically appended to you authorisation, until you reach your quota.
For B and C guns, you also must have a medical certificate and never have been treated at a mental health facility.
If you stop sport shooting, you must sell your B guns through a dealer. You can keep your C guns if you stop shooting or hunting though.
You can only buy ammo, cases, bullets, powder and primers if you legally own a gun in the corresponding caliber. They don't regulate casting your own bullets but you can only make them for yourself.
Now, although the authorisation and registration procedure has been greatly sped up and simplified, we are losing gun ownership rights caused by new EU regulations, and that will not stop... Best exemple are black powder cartridges for D guns now regulated. So, if you own, say, an antique Colt SAA in .45 Colt, you must own a modern firearm in that caliber to be able to buy even empty cases.
I expect that soon or later, all semi-autos might be banned, or at least limited to ten-round (or less) magazines. That is why I only own one semi-auto (AR).

On the upside... Suppressors do not require any extra tax, documentation or delay. If you legally own the gun, you can just buy one on the Internet and have it shipped directly to you. There is no SBR definition in France, though there are length limits for C guns. B guns, anything goes. You can buy a short barrel AR with a silencer the same way you'd buy a revolver. There is no 3-day delay for anything, since you already have been checked.

On the downside, aside from the ever present bureaucratic hassles, they can put you on a no-gun-allowed database any time they want, and that includes for opening your mouth a little too much on social media, like, if you criticise government... If that happens, they just show up at your house and take everything.
 
Jeff olson said:
I would love a blued Chief's Special
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Had a square butt blue 36, my first centerfire handgun. Seems it begat a M60, which begat a 640.
A nickel 36 is now the only non-stainless J-gun in the locker.
Oddly, a buddy wanted a hiking gun, and 60s were made of unobtanium. I found a nickel 36, which he still has. Used it to murder a couple fair sized buzztails hanging around the house.
Moon
 
Hello.
The first package arrived today with the frame.
Legally they must send it in two packages here, separated by 24hrs.
Second package will arrive tomorrow.
The grip is perfect for my big hands!
The action/trigger is great. I'll have to try it with the cylinder of course.
This morning I reloaded fifty rounds of .38, 158gr SWC with 5gr of VV N340.
I also bought a box of Speer 135gr Gold Dots +P (not really +P..).
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I'll post a photo of the complete revolver, can't wait to go to the range Saturday!
Gil.
 
I think a 2" model 10 or 64 would satisfy my K frame desires, but that 2" D frame is awfully tempting.
 
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