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CAGoatee · December 7, 2004, 02:49 AM

Steve,

I am a shooter, not a collector. I don't have many guns, don't display them in glass-covered wooden boxes, and don't keep them in their original cartons; in a safe, for "investment purposes" either. If you like that caliber, keep it, and most definitely shoot it! I recently bought my first Colt SAA. It was a never fired, pre-owned, 1983 vintage, Colt P1670 (99.9% fine). It is the sweetest handling gun that I have ever shot, but after putting 150 rounds through it, I realized that what I have always really wanted, is a Colt P1840 (4 3/4" barrel, .45 Colt, blued and case hardened). And as a companion piece, a P1850 (5 1/2", .45 Colt, nickel plated, and factory engraved level "B" coverage). Not rich though, oh well.

Happy Holidays!

PS: The P1670 is on consignment now, and I'm picking-up the P1840 tomorrow.

December 7, 2004, 02:49 AM	#5
CAGoatee Member Join Date: November 30, 2004 Location: "Kah-leefornia" Posts: 64	What Would Wyatt Earp Do? Steve, I am a shooter, not a collector. I don't have many guns, don't display them in glass-covered wooden boxes, and don't keep them in their original cartons; in a safe, for "investment purposes" either. If you like that caliber, keep it, and most definitely shoot it! I recently bought my first Colt SAA. It was a never fired, pre-owned, 1983 vintage, Colt P1670 (99.9% fine). It is the sweetest handling gun that I have ever shot, but after putting 150 rounds through it, I realized that what I have always really wanted, is a Colt P1840 (4 3/4" barrel, .45 Colt, blued and case hardened). And as a companion piece, a P1850 (5 1/2", .45 Colt, nickel plated, and factory engraved level "B" coverage). Not rich though, oh well. Happy Holidays! PS: The P1670 is on consignment now, and I'm picking-up the P1840 tomorrow. __________________ "To win 100 victories in 100 battles is not the highest skill, but to defeat the enemy without fighting, that is the highest skill". (Asian Martial Arts Proverb) "Those who ignore history, are doomed to repeat it." (Anon.) Last edited by CAGoatee; December 7, 2004 at 03:36 AM.