I was at a gunshow here in Florida yesterday. I had returned there on the same day with money and paperwork to buy a Springfield P9 in very good condition for $419. Walking around inside among the tables to think my soon-to-come purchase over I saw a private seller at another table. He had a Puma 92 .44 magnum 24" octagon barrel for sale. It struck me as more fun and useable for home defense. It looked to be near new, 95% or so. I got it down to $600, but didn't show any money. I then walked over to another table where another guy sold several different lever actions, most of them new I guess. I asked him if $600 was a good price for a 90% Puma 92. He had the Blue Book with him. He looked it up. $575 for a 90% Puma 92, he said. I walked over to the guy with the Puma 92 and paid him $575. The seller, old, claimed he had only owned it for a year and shot it very little. Most of the inventory on his table where old Bowie knives. I have never owned a rifle and didn't really know what I was doing. I brought it over to the guy with the Blue Book. He looked it over and said, 90 to 95 percent, $575, you did good. On my way out a guy carrying a modern rifle called out, Dude, nice rifle!, as he looked at the strainless steel repeater in my hands. Thank you, I said, feeling better about my purchase. At home my wife had a fit, concerned about money.
Does any of you on this forum own this rifle? What can I expect from it? I thought is looked like a fun all-round rifle, shooting burglars and intruding bears with, should we ever move up north from Florida. 12+1 rounds of .44 magnum should make for instant stops, at least on burglars or pitbulls, which both run around here in the humid heat.
Does any of you on this forum own this rifle? What can I expect from it? I thought is looked like a fun all-round rifle, shooting burglars and intruding bears with, should we ever move up north from Florida. 12+1 rounds of .44 magnum should make for instant stops, at least on burglars or pitbulls, which both run around here in the humid heat.