It's already up for sale. I was going to hang on to it, but as a small dealer I can't. I won't be hard broken if it does not sell though.....especially since I paid over MSRP to get it.
The sooner a guy reaches the rational point of recognizing that he can't keep everything that comes across the counter and is interesting - the sooner he's on his way to the smoother money.
Well said sir..It has taken me awhile to learn a few lessons. Now I am pretty particular and rarely keep anything unless it is something that I would have a really hard time replacing. As an example, I picked up a Colt/TALO National Match Deluxe a week or so ago. I listed it on Gunbroker but pulled it down shortly afterwards as I am a sucker for royal blue and I really liked it. I probably overpaid for it, but it was something I had in the back of my mind to keep anyways. Hell, I have not had too many Colt's come by me that I have not admired at some level and would keep if I could...It's a daily struggle
It's a good looking gun for sure. Is it showing up in gun stores yet? I haven't seen one. I even wonder if folks around where I live even know what a .38 Super is. Most of 'em will see the familiar looking Government Model profile in the gun cases at the shops and think "Oh, another .45" and they'll move on to look at the next tacticool Wonder Nine, those pistols with beavertails any beaver would be proud to slap the water with.
The struggle comes in for me as need vs. want. As with other things in life, I've learned the hard way that I can't have every gun I want. There's a Colt I've been looking at for over a week now. No one else is gonna buy it. I actually went to sleep last night thinking, "I'll go buy that pistol tomorrow." But then in the bright light of day, I think of all the other things I need, and what would I do with the gun, anyway? I already have a tried and trusted EDC. I'm not a collector, per se. So the gun I want would end up getting cleaned, then put in a drawer in the dark with the others, and that'd be that.
Yes sir...I am already contemplating bidding on a 1911 today with a manufacture date of 1913...I move on easy
High Polished Stainless Super .38 Colt Custom and Royal Gold Cup National MatchHi Folks - I am bored and figured I would share some photos of a gun that just came in. This is the Colt Classic Government model in 38 Super. Maybe it's just me being a Colt fan boy, but I think this finish is outstanding. I am super impressed. Why do I fall in love so easily?
Beauties...
The Royal Blue is fantastic, of course, but the high-polish stainless gun is a knockout. And those stocks...they're the only ones in that style I've seen that I actually like.
Mike Poulin crafted both the walnut "Roper Style" stocks and the ivory on the Royal Blue National Match.
