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'Til you got your grimy mitts on it!

It is a tragedy, but better a gopher shot with it than an American serviceman...

First one that comes to mind is a rifle I happened across on Gunbroker.. Seller listed a NH Winch M70 Super Grade in 30-06 with a "buy now" price of $895...

One of the pics showed the S/N; a 'G' with only four digits after it.. Another pic showed the finely jeweled bolt AND follower.. That was a 'Custom Shop' rifle..

I quickly hit the "buy now" button before somebody else did..

Not a mark on it anywhere, no dirt, no fouling, nothin'...

Then there's this one, just by luck I happened to be in First Stop Gun in Rapid City when the owner showed me this beautiful rifle:








NH Model 70 Ultimate Classic SS/Walnut in 6.5 X 55... I don't think I'll ever sell this one.. Just give it to my son when I'm gone..

My name is Dan and I have a seldom controlled compulsion.

Well, Dan, I can tell you where this a 46 cal target underhammer that is gorgeous for 7 small, on Highway 29 south of Warrenton, Va.

probably weighs about 30 pounds.

It almost came home with me....

Colt model of 1878...

Wow! Neat thread, especially Shrapnel's gun porn!

Yup - a neat thread, to be sure.

It caused me to think about what I've purchased, and I now realize that I've been far more pleased with the spur-of-the-moment rifles I've bought, than with those I researched endlessly. Some that come to mind...


7x57 Mtn Rifle that I bought here from the late Bill Krenz (a/k/a, "Timberline"). Probably the best "For Sale Ad" ever placed in the classifieds:







Or this .300 Savage, that I picked-up here from 300jimmy. I know it's a simple rifle, but I just love the thing:











A 700 Cabela's Mtn Guide I saw on GunBroker. Nothin' fancy, but a joy to hold, and a great shooter:







And I was beguiled by the Classifieds once again when I saw a .30-06 Marlin X gun going too cheap, for too long. I didn't even bother taking a picture of the rifle, but the target kinda warranted one:







I suppose impulsiveness aint always a bad thing.

FC

Nice revolver Mojo, I'm in the same boat, if I buy 700+ available 38 Super cases I'll have to go find and buy a damn pistol to shoot em in.

follically challenged?

check your knuckles...

Unrolled Colt .22-.22 Mag



In the gunleather



.45 Colt

.218 Bee, Ruger #1

When it comes to guns I'm all about impulsive buying.

Is that SAA with the Bisley hammer the same gun that's described in your buddy Mike's book?

YOU SUCK...what a nice piece of fire wood you have there.

Seriously, that's a VERY nice hunk of wood.

My impulse buy, guilty pleasure gun is an Astra 3000

This isn't mine, but mine looks exactly the same




Such a funky, homely little pistol. It's like someone put an Astra 400 through a Xerox machine and made a 1/2 size copy.

When you get past how homely the little thing is, you find an exceptionally well made little pistol, accurate and relaible. And the whole thing came slow rust blued from the factory, very nice.

The bonus was how well it fit my kids and how much fun they had shooting it.

They other bonus is the fact that I got it for about 1/2 of what it was worth.

When I walk into the LGS and the proprietor reaches down behind the counter and says, "I just got something in you'd find interesting," I just reach for my checkbook. He knows me pretty well.

Looks like a 4" barrel, or maybe a 3 3/4" as well. Standard was 4 3/4"... Custom Colt for sure!

Colt would build you whatever you wanted. I wonder what the Colt letter says?

Yes it is and it didn't come cheap...

Ha ha ha ha.. where to start.

First, don't EVER get a C&R FFL. Makes impulse buys off the internet far too easy.

1941 99EG in 250-3000 with Lyman Alaskan & Stith:


1914 engraved 1899C A2 Special:


1902 engraved Leader grade 1899C:




It's a sickness.