Been looking for a blued Delta for a while. Not that they aren’t out there, it’s just kind of a cult pistol and people charge a premium. I don’t really care for the newer production models and recently let mine go with the intention of finding an older one. I finally found this one for a price I was willing to pay. And, aside from the slide stop, it’s all stock. Finding one of these that hasn’t been “customized” is also difficult. I’m super jazzed.
My LGS just got this minty five screw K38 Combat Masterpiece. Box and extras (more on that below.) How could I walk away? I couldn’t.
Digging into the box produced something really interesting that took me down a little rabbit hole. I bought the pistol and got lucky that it came with this…
First, a pamphlet from “Evaluators LTD Quantico Virginia”. The pamphlet shows this firearm in the exact configuration. The Mershon grip adapter came with, but is sadly cracked from age. The typewritten line across the bottom of the pamphlet says “(as illustrated, with adapter) $61.20 FOB QUANTICO, VA.”
It’s essentially jazzy write up of the gun’s qualities and more of the same on the back. Pretty neat.
Also included is a wallet sized card with the companies names and a grid listing different types of firearms and a spot for the serial number. The owners name and signature are at the top, 2nd Lt. George R. Taylor, followed by his signature. It has the pistol’s serial number also. This caught my interest.
If you have a few, read through this forum thread.
https://smith-wessonforum.com/threads/anyone-know-evaluators-limited-quantico.91569/
The Van Orden’s daughter chimes in with a wealth of really cool history and how involved her parents were in the firearms industry. Really really cool. This pistol really is a treasure!
It’s still just after 11 here lol.
Here is the weird, chromed S&W 27-2 with 3.5” barrel I brought home today. I wonder what its story is?
Moving some stuff around so here are all of my shotguns. I don’t hunt, so all of my shotguns are pretty straightforward defense setups…nothing fancy at all…esstac cards on all but the Ithaca
From left to right:
Ithaca 37 M&P/Riot
Maverick 88 field combo
Maverick 88 security
Mossberg 500 ATP
Remington 11/87 Police
Have a good Sunday guys
Makes me so damn happy
If you’re like me, you have a list of obscure/obsolete/uncommon firearms in your head. I know for a lot of people that’s movie or “vibe” guns…for this sub the SPAS 12 would be a good example.
When it comes to shotguns, I’m a simpleton. Give me a rock solid pump. This has been on my list for years and years. Not obscure or obsolete by any means, but not common. You can walk into just about any gun store and browse their selection of used shotguns and you’ll most likely find an Ithaca 37. They made so damn many of them there was a time when they were ubiquitous. I don’t know how many of these commercial 8 shot models were made, but you almost never see them. I can’t remember the last time I saw one for sale in a store. I couldn’t leave it there.
This one was made in 1975 and I’m a happy camper.
So a long while back I posted some hate about this pistol. Well, with a little break in, it’s now in the bag every time I go to the range. I enjoy it, the kids love it.
I thought to myself, how can I make this more fun? Farrow tech had an answer. I bought the FT17 pro chassis, a shitty red dot and threw on the suppressor I had, voila…FUN
And, so I don’t have to mess with it ever again, I bought another P17. Two kids, two P17s, makes sense.
So this post is basically just a general endorsement of the P17. I really like mine and you might too. Now I just need someone to make an FRT for these…
Sheila deep in thought
Went to my LGS yesterday to pick up my mail. I was able to snag this really beautiful nickel Colt MKIV/Series 70 with the large roll marks. While not perfect perfect, this has no major blemishes and came with the box and docs. So it’s about as perfect as you can get. I posted last week about picking up a blued twin to this pistol and oddly enough this one was less, much less. And from the same dealer too. I had to get it.
And happy Father’s Day to you all. I’m going shooting while the kids sleep!
Pre warning Speed Six, Simply Rugged holster, Magpul “el pistolero” belt, couple’a HKS speed loaders with 135gr Golden Sabers. There is nothing to add or subtract here. This is pretty perfect.
Just brought this home. I have been struggling mightily to find an early, large billboard Colt Series 70. It seems they are almost always modified with parts from the time, i.e. bomar sight rails, Clark parts or set up for bowling pin matches etc. If not that, they’re overpriced or horribly beat up.
I just wanted a clean, stock early Series 70. Finally found one that’s pretty perfect with box, manual and blank warranty card. I paid too much for it too…but the pickings are slim.