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1955mercury

One of the Regulars
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195
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South Carolina
Went to a gun show today and only got a 1959 ladies Bulova watch like this one.
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Then stopped at a gun store on the way back and purchased this 1990 Browning Hi-Power.
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15,563
Location
East Central Indiana
I don't really know what Cooper meant by that...but the Hi-power fits my hand very nicely and seems finely balanced for me. I can shoot mine ( and other Hi-powers ) extremely well. I have shot many other 9MMs ( and also enjoyed the P-226 Sig ) but if I were to have only one, it would be the Browning.
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dmark

New in Town
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4
Location
Texas
Went to a gun show today and only got a 1959 ladies Bulova watch like this one.
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Then stopped at a gun store on the way back and purchased this 1990 Browning Hi-Power.
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Bought mine in ‘92 just before entering the police academy and carried it for many years before the department changed to 40s. I’ve done a little work on it...sites, hammer, trigger and grips. Maybe the queen reference is that she is a smaller frame 1911 and not the typical 45 cal. Nice gun, you will enjoy it.



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1955mercury

One of the Regulars
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195
Location
South Carolina
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Bought mine in ‘92 just before entering the police academy and carried it for many years before the department changed to 40s. I’ve done a little work on it...sites, hammer, trigger and grips. Maybe the queen reference is that she is a smaller frame 1911 and not the typical 45 cal. Nice gun, you will enjoy it.



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I'm drooling over your Kimber dmark.
 

DeaconKC

One Too Many
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1,736
Location
Heber Springs, AR
Merc, that looks down right handy! Looking forward to a range report. Just finished putting together a rolling tool cart with a tool chest on top. Going to use it for storing handguns, tools etc. Saw Larry Potterfield using one and liked the idea.
 

EngProf

Practically Family
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608
It's a free country and you can do what you want, but the idea of cutting off the barrel of an antique S&W, regardless of condition, gives me a real pain.
If someone told me they were getting a new puppy and planned to amputate one of his legs, I'd have the same reaction.
 

lostinperiphery

Familiar Face
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92
Location
NC
It's a free country and you can do what you want, but the idea of cutting off the barrel of an antique S&W, regardless of condition, gives me a real pain.
If someone told me they were getting a new puppy and planned to amputate one of his legs, I'd have the same reaction.

Haha yes, understandable. I’m now searching for one that has already been “mucked with”, so I can muck it up further with a mostly guilt free conscience :)


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EngProf

Practically Family
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608
I'm glad you didn't take offense.
There is a similar situation concerning a Garand I bought a long time ago. I would not cut up a good Garand myself, but I did buy one that someone else had converted to .308 and which used M14 magazines.
That was the time I originally thought off the puppy analogy - I certainly wouldn't cut off a puppy's leg, but if I saw a puppy which had been in an accident and had lost a leg, I'd consider adopting him and giving him a good home.

The S&W pictured appears to be a 1917 Commercial. The grips are not military for sure and that seems to a small S&W logo on the left side. (and those grips are superb)
 

lostinperiphery

Familiar Face
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92
Location
NC
The S&W pictured appears to be a 1917 Commercial. The grips are not military for sure and that seems to a small S&W logo on the left side. (and those grips are superb)

Yes, it’s a commercial model, built sometime prior to 1922. The frame was built for military use, and still has the eagles head inspectors mark inside the yolk, but after the war ended, pistols such as this one were completed and sold commercially.



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EngProf

Practically Family
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608
It took me years of looking to find my 1917 Commercial. Very rare around here. I had to buy two 1917 S&W's from the same guy (one military and one commercial) to get it.
 

lostinperiphery

Familiar Face
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92
Location
NC
This was a Gunbroker find. The listing and photos really did it’s condition injustice, so I got it for much less than I expect I should have haha.


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