WestKentucky
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I dropped by my neighborhood gun shop today and found a very nice, used shooter grade delta elite on the rack. Blued, 1 mag, no box or paperwork. Asking price 750. I ended up offering a taurus model 44 stainless 6" in similar condition as well as a glock 17 Gen 2. I figured I would be really close, and it turns out I was right. The Colt is on consignment so assuming the owner budges on price a bit I will be into a nice Delta Elite, effectively squishing a few bugs at one time...bug to trade off glock, bug to get a colt, bug to get a 10mm, bug to get a 1911.
The thought I could be messing up occurs though as I really do like my 44. It is a great gun and I couldn't ask for anything better. It shoots well, feels good and packs easily enough, but it rarely gets used and it's mirror polished so it's not much to hunt with.
The third side of this is that the Delta Elite is a gun that could easily be a collectable gun in the not so distant future. This one is in great shape but it is used, so it's one of those that I wouldn't mind pulling the trigger on, plus ammo prices are continuing to drop as 10mm picks up steam.
What do you folks say? I'm looking to be in the ballpark of my guns and 50 or my guns and 75 if I get a box of ammo. (And another caliber to reload)
The thought I could be messing up occurs though as I really do like my 44. It is a great gun and I couldn't ask for anything better. It shoots well, feels good and packs easily enough, but it rarely gets used and it's mirror polished so it's not much to hunt with.
The third side of this is that the Delta Elite is a gun that could easily be a collectable gun in the not so distant future. This one is in great shape but it is used, so it's one of those that I wouldn't mind pulling the trigger on, plus ammo prices are continuing to drop as 10mm picks up steam.
What do you folks say? I'm looking to be in the ballpark of my guns and 50 or my guns and 75 if I get a box of ammo. (And another caliber to reload)