OT: Saturday Shoulda Been Called Gunday

[Pete44ru]

[EDIT: Pics added 10/21 below last post]

I had myself a heck of a nice day Gunday, er - Saturday (yesterday), over the course of about three hours, three different gunshops, some fella's house & his bank.
I ended up turning one gun into four.

It actually started out on Friday afternoon, when I put up a custom .22 in a local gunshop for sale on consignment.

Evidently, a shop hanger-on looked my consignment over after I left, because he approached me yesterday noontime, when I stopped by the shop on another matter - and ended up buying my .22 !
I hadda follow him to his home, so he could get his checkbook, then to his bank so he could cash the check - but then I was ready to roll !

I first went to an out-of-the-way shop, bargain hunting - and found a pristine Stevens tenite 22-410 O/U, that was almost a twin to my Savage 24B 22/410, at a very reasonable price.
While I was starting the purchase paperwork for the Stevens (in another part of the shop), I spotted a 99% (used) Browning Auto 22 (Japan) rifle with a 70's-era contoured (small) Bushnell 4x scope in the cantilever mount, fairly cheap, too.
Soooooo, I made a low offer, couched as: "What if I bought both ? Would you take $$ ? ". My offer was accepted. Two down.

Then I went to a tried & true local venue, that's usually a bit on the high end - but where I got a Walther PP for $275 - so ya never know.
Once there, I espied two NAA plain-vanilla mini revolvers - at the same price, about $100 below retail !
So, I asked to look at both, so I could compare them (fit/finish/trigger pull) and decide which to buy.
It was only when I had them in hand, that I realized they were different sizes !
One was a .22LR, while the other was an even smaller .22 Short model !
Needless to say, I got ahold of the store owner, and did the samo: "What if I bought both...........etc" - and he knocked off another $50 from the package deal !

Two more down - for a total of four new-to-me guns for the day.

I'll try to get some pics up next weekend, after I pick them all up ("waiting period" in my state).

Now - I'm broke again !

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[donw]

sounds like your wife should 'rein you in'

you'd be put in prison here in california for trying to do that...buy four guns in one day! omigosh!

i don't remember what the law is here now but i think you may purchase only one handgun per month...

[Duff L Bagg]

sounds like your wife should 'rein you in'

Someone needs to slip his hand deep within his wifes purse and rummage around till he locates the family jewels. Once in hand, the afore mentioned jewels should be properly relocated just prior to the trip to the local slobber shop where a new Marlin 94 in 357 will be promptly purchased, in order to make sure the jewels are still functional after having lived most of there adult life next to a mascara brush and a compact.

[2ndovc]

jb

[Pete44ru]

My wife had two comments, on Gunday, when I caled her as the day progressed.

After the first call, to tell her the .22 sold, and for how much $$$, she opined that it wouldn't take me long to spend it, as it was burning a hole in my pocket, fer sure.
(She's the family CFO, BTW)

And, after I was on the way home, after a very good day, indeed, her second comment was: "I knew it !.....I'm glad you had a good time !"

Hey - I already knew i got a good deal, when I bought her, 44+ years ago !

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[Pete44ru]

Well, I finally got my paws on a digi camera, so I could post the results of my Gunday, last week.

Fisrt, the Browning Auto .22:



Then the two NAA Mini-guns (with my Mini Mag):





Then the fraternal twin/cousin to the Savage 24-B .22/.410 my wife bought me last Christmas - the Stevens 22-401 w/tenite stock:





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[Duff L Bagg]

Looks like ya got yourself some sweet shooters there, thanks for the pics.

[rjohns94]

thanks for the pics. awesome finds