Beautiful gun, or should I say paper weight.
If it were mine, I would start by contacting Colt. I know it is out of warrenty, but I know they have bent over backwards before to make things right.
Thanks but been all thru that - it's from the 80s, the stamp was done by a third party no longer in existence and it was a used gun. They were very nice, new barrel for free etc but they declared it dead as did other Smith's where I live.Beautiful gun, or should I say paper weight.If it were mine, I would start by contacting Colt. I know it is out of warrenty, but I know they have bent over backwards before to make things right.
Where does your daughter live that I can commit a non-violent burglary? 2 or 3 Thousand! My Heart Bleeds and I Cry to the Gods in Vain!Sure is but if you want to take it away from my Daughter that is what it is going to take! They regularly sell for $2500-$3500 Like new with the display case and box. Mine not only is new with the box and display but the outer shipping container as well. Never seen a more complete offering. Yours would sell for $2k if it weren't "Dead" P.S. The Silver Star production number was 1000 and they never had green interiors they were all Black. P.S. You refer to your gun as a "Beauty, Special Edition", compare it to the "Mona Lisa", at the Range the Crowd Gathers 'Round but mine is a Glorified Government.....Hmmm
OK, I'll empty it - (won't be back home til late though)GVF, I tried to send you a pm but your box is full
Yeah I could do that. Colt said they'd do Bright Stainless 80s Gov slide and even put a star on it for $400- so I suppose I'll do that eventually (But Iwanmy SLIDE, [cry weep, full tantrum...] )New slide?
Well she is 1 so I doubt she will be living anywhere but right here with mommy and daddy for a long time.Where does your daughter live that I can commit a non-violent burglary? 2 or 3 Thousand! My Heart Bleeds and I Cry to the Gods in Vain!
Thanks Ed, yeah what a waste! It had been shot so I decided to go ahead and keep using it. Did the same with a Python I bought used about 5 years ago - it had never been shot. Paid $449 for it, the price on the tag! I shoot it but not much. Fact, I haven't shot it since my hands got painful from arthritis, but the gun is so substantial and well-balanced I think I could handle 25 rounds. . .One of the most beautiful Colts I've ever seen. Seems a bit odd to me, but in reading many of the Forum posts the proud owners would never think of shooting this weapon; instead they would keep her locked up in the safe for special occasions. You, on the other hand, GVF, seem to have been dealt a lethal blow here; you'd love to shoot her but don't dare for fear of further damage. THAT is a crying shame. My heart goes out to you!![]()
Sorry about the joke. And I'm sure you will be free from thefts. Yes, that looks beautiful the Silver Star. Whoever designed that at Colt knew what they were doing! I still can't believe that Gunbroker seller is asking $4000 though. Have to watch that one and see if someone Buys it at that price - more than most Pythons!View attachment 42096 Well she is 1 so I doubt she will be living anywhere but right here with mommy and daddy for a long time. There is just something creepy about mentioning a burglary even when joking.![]()
Lol no worries on the theft Joke. Between underground alarms, 24 hour survelliance, our 2 125 lb. guard dogs and a Locked and Loaded Daddy who doesn't sleep I don't think anyone is getting anything anytime soon.Sorry about the joke. And I'm sure you will be free from thefts. Yes, that looks beautiful the Silver Star. Whoever designed that at Colt knew what they were doing! I still can't believe that Gunbroker seller is asking $4000 though. Have to watch that one and see if someone Buys it at that price - more than most Pythons!
I don't think the Chinese Army in an Invasion would be getting anything anytime soon. I had something almost as good: 24/7 protection by the US Marshall Service of my residence and another who lived there. Very secure feeling: couple of huge black SUV/Tank-like vehicles, black tinted windows all around with several barely discernible guys inside. Long story and confidential even though a number of years ago. Protection was for residence and the person, thought to be the target of shooter who had "assassinated" - as Feds called it - an associate with a high-powered rifle as he was sitting with his family at dinner, the shooter outside. The person they were protecting in my residence was thought also to be a target. Protection went on almost a year. This all involved something beyond a personally motivated killing and continued threat to another. That's why it was Federal. But when the person in my residence would frequently stay elsewhere followed by the black SUVs - I was there alone, a shadow behind the curtains easily mistaken as the target since the shooter, or another, may not have personally known their targets. Police had suggested in the beginning I stay elsewhere for awhile but like a stubborn Irishman I didn't. I had no permit then but sure wanted one! - though what a Colt Detective would have done against a long-distance-away shooter with a high-powered rifle is questionable. But when the black SUVs were on premises, very secure feeling!Lol no worries on the theft Joke. Between underground alarms, 24 hour survelliance, our 2 125 lb. guard dogs and a Locked and Loaded Daddy who doesn't sleep I don't think anyone is getting anything anytime soon. P.S. I AM the Gunbroker seller!!!!