BloodyThumb
Bearcat
- Joined
- Jun 5, 2003
- Messages
- 59
Greetings all. At one time I was fairly active here, but have been away for quite a while. Work, 4 family deaths, a divorce.... it has been quite the eventful last few years. I always enjoyed swapping lies with folks online and hope to be a regular again.
Anyway, I find myself nearing retirement and things settling down a bit. I have still been shooting a fair amount through all the above events due to being in law enforcement, but now I am looking to start doing a lot more of it, mostly with a herd of grandkids that either already are, or will soon be a proper age to start.
So... to the point. About 20 years ago I took in a stainless Old Army, 5.5" fixed. I took it in partial trade for something with the intent on holding it until I started shooting more with family and my first batch of grandkids (now adults). It came from a dealer, NIB, at a time when they were readily available and therefore did not draw a lot of interest (go figure). Well, the shooting with the kids happened to a lesser extent than intended, and the Ruger never got shot. It has literally set in my safe all this time, in the case, in the plastic bag, all papers, pretty much untouched.
So, now I have a need for a BP revolver to educate the kids, but it seems like the prudent thing to do might be to sell the Ruger and pick up a Uberti or something similar as it will see limited use. Maybe something a bit smaller like an 1849 Pocket .31. My only intent is to educate them a little on how things have changed with a few sessions learning to load and shoot them.
It seems the Ruger is bringing a lot more these days than the roughly $375 I have in it. There is a shop here near me who sells on consignment and gives LE a bit of a break on the fee. I can set my own asking price and they take a percentage of what it sells for.
Looking for input as to what you folks think I should expect this to bring. I am in the midwest, rural area, so I expect there to be a decent amount of interest in it.
I know the rules... I am NOT looking to sell it here.. just doing some research before I put it on consignment.
Anyway, I find myself nearing retirement and things settling down a bit. I have still been shooting a fair amount through all the above events due to being in law enforcement, but now I am looking to start doing a lot more of it, mostly with a herd of grandkids that either already are, or will soon be a proper age to start.
So... to the point. About 20 years ago I took in a stainless Old Army, 5.5" fixed. I took it in partial trade for something with the intent on holding it until I started shooting more with family and my first batch of grandkids (now adults). It came from a dealer, NIB, at a time when they were readily available and therefore did not draw a lot of interest (go figure). Well, the shooting with the kids happened to a lesser extent than intended, and the Ruger never got shot. It has literally set in my safe all this time, in the case, in the plastic bag, all papers, pretty much untouched.
So, now I have a need for a BP revolver to educate the kids, but it seems like the prudent thing to do might be to sell the Ruger and pick up a Uberti or something similar as it will see limited use. Maybe something a bit smaller like an 1849 Pocket .31. My only intent is to educate them a little on how things have changed with a few sessions learning to load and shoot them.
It seems the Ruger is bringing a lot more these days than the roughly $375 I have in it. There is a shop here near me who sells on consignment and gives LE a bit of a break on the fee. I can set my own asking price and they take a percentage of what it sells for.
Looking for input as to what you folks think I should expect this to bring. I am in the midwest, rural area, so I expect there to be a decent amount of interest in it.
I know the rules... I am NOT looking to sell it here.. just doing some research before I put it on consignment.