Post by wordweaver3 on May 18, 2016 6:10:07 GMT
I probably wouldn't pay 4.5 mil for em but outside what they did with the trigger it's actually really awesome.
I'll tell you what I would buy. A Dan Wesson revolver.
It's a model 15, not a 715 like I thought (7s in DWs indicate stainless steel).
I got the revolver, original carrying case, paperwork, gap gauge, multitool, and even the purchase receipt from the previous owner.
I think it's a 1968, which would make it a first year Dan Wesson, but I'm not sure. The guy at the shop told me that he bought it from a guy that said he purchased it in 1968 (for 150 bucks), and the last two digits of the serial number are 68. Unfortunately whoever wrote out the receipt neglected to put a date on it.
Wait...
I'm just looking at the picture and the number under "Hamilton" is 22068. I assumed that was zip code, but I just checked the internet and there is no 22068 zip code in the US. That must be 2/20/1968! Excellent!
The reason that's important is that at one point the BATF seized all of Dan Wesson's records and never gave them back. So it's very difficult to accurately date them. But I have proof that this is one of the first to roll off the assembly line. First couple thousand at least. I'm not sure if that impacts the value any but it's good info to have.
So anyway, I went to the gun shop with my 608 to see what he'd give me for it. Last time I took it to a shop they only offered me 150, for that price I just kept it. I figured I'd get maybe 200. 250 if I was lucky. He played with it a little and seemed to like it. Said he'd give me 300 for it. I was fuckin thrilled. I even let him keep the case.
For 150 bucks and my old Taurus I got the Dan Wesson. Seemed plenty fair to me.
Of course I had to shoot it. It's pretty damn accurate. The most accurate pistol I have aside from my Walther SP22, and that's got a scope. The 20 yard pistol range was no problem at all. The double action on the DW is kinda heavy but with shorter trigger travel than my other revolvers, which is one of the selling points of the gun. In single action the trigger is lighter than most of my other revolvers. The target grip is a bit larger than I'm comfortable with so I might keep an eye out for something else. Or maybe pick up a second grip of the same type and carve it down to where I want it. The neat thing about DWs is they have a tang frame, so there's a lot of room around the grip you can remove if you want.
Now I got another problem. It just so happens that they got a pistol in today that I really would like. An H&R Sportsman Model 999. What are the fuckin odds? It's a 4 inch version which I'm not super keen on but happens to be the finest 999 I have ever seen. It's immaculate. It looks and feels like it just rolled off the assembly line yesterday and the fit and finish was done by an obsessive compulsive perfectionist.
I'll tell you what I would buy. A Dan Wesson revolver.
It's a model 15, not a 715 like I thought (7s in DWs indicate stainless steel).
I got the revolver, original carrying case, paperwork, gap gauge, multitool, and even the purchase receipt from the previous owner.
I think it's a 1968, which would make it a first year Dan Wesson, but I'm not sure. The guy at the shop told me that he bought it from a guy that said he purchased it in 1968 (for 150 bucks), and the last two digits of the serial number are 68. Unfortunately whoever wrote out the receipt neglected to put a date on it.
Wait...
I'm just looking at the picture and the number under "Hamilton" is 22068. I assumed that was zip code, but I just checked the internet and there is no 22068 zip code in the US. That must be 2/20/1968! Excellent!
The reason that's important is that at one point the BATF seized all of Dan Wesson's records and never gave them back. So it's very difficult to accurately date them. But I have proof that this is one of the first to roll off the assembly line. First couple thousand at least. I'm not sure if that impacts the value any but it's good info to have.
So anyway, I went to the gun shop with my 608 to see what he'd give me for it. Last time I took it to a shop they only offered me 150, for that price I just kept it. I figured I'd get maybe 200. 250 if I was lucky. He played with it a little and seemed to like it. Said he'd give me 300 for it. I was fuckin thrilled. I even let him keep the case.
For 150 bucks and my old Taurus I got the Dan Wesson. Seemed plenty fair to me.
Of course I had to shoot it. It's pretty damn accurate. The most accurate pistol I have aside from my Walther SP22, and that's got a scope. The 20 yard pistol range was no problem at all. The double action on the DW is kinda heavy but with shorter trigger travel than my other revolvers, which is one of the selling points of the gun. In single action the trigger is lighter than most of my other revolvers. The target grip is a bit larger than I'm comfortable with so I might keep an eye out for something else. Or maybe pick up a second grip of the same type and carve it down to where I want it. The neat thing about DWs is they have a tang frame, so there's a lot of room around the grip you can remove if you want.
Now I got another problem. It just so happens that they got a pistol in today that I really would like. An H&R Sportsman Model 999. What are the fuckin odds? It's a 4 inch version which I'm not super keen on but happens to be the finest 999 I have ever seen. It's immaculate. It looks and feels like it just rolled off the assembly line yesterday and the fit and finish was done by an obsessive compulsive perfectionist.