I was in my transfer FFL dealer shop yesterday. Pawn shop but he gets in amazing amounts of guns. And a friend of his had died and the widow called him and asked him to sell the guns for a commission. I bought two yesterday. A 1978 S&W M41 in perfect shape. And a NIB .380 Seecamp. He had another ten or so handguns. I was tempted by a CZ-75B, NIB, made in Czech. But he wanted $550 for it and I really have no use for another full size 9mm. It would just be "for the collection because it is such an important design." Which is a valid reason... but hard to justify at this point.
Anyway, he also had a NIB Ruger Single Six with the shorter barrel, I suppose 4 5/8ths. .327 Federal. I have several Single Sixes in .32 Magnum but no .327's. I've been meaning to buy a full size GP-100 in .327 but haven't gotten around to it yet. If he had thrown out a friend price I might have taken it home but he wanted... I think he said $550 or $600 which seemed close to retail to me. But then I came home and looked on Bud's and they are Out of Stock. Is Ruger still making them at all? (I'm used to calling this frame size the Single Six but I suppose all the .327's are Single Sevens?)
You know what it is like when something like that scrolls past your eyes... you think about it later and wonder if you should have jumped on it! I prefer to buy guns that I think I can enjoy owning now but someday sell for more money in the future. If it had been one of the longer barreled ones, I might have bitten.
Anyway, he also had a NIB Ruger Single Six with the shorter barrel, I suppose 4 5/8ths. .327 Federal. I have several Single Sixes in .32 Magnum but no .327's. I've been meaning to buy a full size GP-100 in .327 but haven't gotten around to it yet. If he had thrown out a friend price I might have taken it home but he wanted... I think he said $550 or $600 which seemed close to retail to me. But then I came home and looked on Bud's and they are Out of Stock. Is Ruger still making them at all? (I'm used to calling this frame size the Single Six but I suppose all the .327's are Single Sevens?)
You know what it is like when something like that scrolls past your eyes... you think about it later and wonder if you should have jumped on it! I prefer to buy guns that I think I can enjoy owning now but someday sell for more money in the future. If it had been one of the longer barreled ones, I might have bitten.