I think it's a deal...

Hardcase · November 16, 2012, 08:11 PM

Well, this could be a terrible thing. A new gun store opened up about a quarter mile down the road from my house. I stopped by today and over in the corner, well away from the black rifles and plastic guns was an ASM "1851" conversion in .44 Colt.

The tag said $280 and they took $250, threw in half a box of Black Hills ammo and two and a half boxes of brass.

Seems like a good deal. Finally...finally I get to go shooting tomorrow!

Beagle333 · November 16, 2012, 08:14 PM

"Seems like a good deal." you say? Just seems?
What a find!!!!

Good job!

brazosdave · November 16, 2012, 08:35 PM

why, oh why, can I never find deals like that! Same day my wife decided that my Uberti Hombre was hers, I see a buddy on a forum pick up the same exact pistol for $150. I just can't catch a break!

Hawg Haggen · November 16, 2012, 09:01 PM

That's a steal of a deal.

Hardcase · November 16, 2012, 09:32 PM

You know, when I got home and showed my wife, she actually said that it was kind of pretty and didn't make a bit of a fuss.

I should have bought a lottery ticket while I was at it.d

Beagle333 · November 16, 2012, 09:37 PM

No, you should have went back and bought another gun!

(well... while she's in a good mood!)

Hardcase · November 16, 2012, 10:18 PM

Ha, Beagle, I don't think I wanted to push my luck that hard!

BTW, I'm going to load the empties up with black powder and a cast bullet. Does anybody know if the same 200 grain bullet for .44-40 will do the job in .44 Colt? Or should I cast .44 Special bullets?

**4V50 Gary** · November 16, 2012, 11:52 PM

That was a good deal.

Hawg Haggen · November 17, 2012, 06:35 AM

Quote:

Does anybody know if the same 200 grain bullet for .44-40 will do the job in .44 Colt? Or should I cast .44 Special bullets?

As long as they're modern 44-40's. Original 44-40's were .427, modern ones are .429

Doc Hoy · November 17, 2012, 08:09 AM

Real nice find.

I do agree with you that it is a darned shame that SOB had to open up a gun shop a quarter mile from you!

Will the tribulations ever end?!

;o)

bushmaster65 · November 17, 2012, 10:05 PM

hahahahahaha...good deal?

If that guy keeps selling/giving away stuff like that he won't
be in business very long

jlb43 · November 20, 2012, 08:21 PM

The only thing I ever see in the gun stores around here are Smiths and Glocks.

Hardcase · November 21, 2012, 01:45 AM

Quote:

hahahahahaha...good deal?

If that guy keeps selling/giving away stuff like that he won't
be in business very long

Well, to be fair, his main business is selling black rifles and Glocks, so I think that he was at a loss for what to do with 19th century tactical gear. He took it in on trade, so somehow I think that this was a circle of "what do we do with it?"

jib43, that's kind of the way things go around here, but every now and then, something nice pops up. We have a lively Internet classified site that isn't afraid to have a guns section, but it's closing down next month, so I guess that I'll have to do more leg work. Or less spending.

November 16, 2012, 08:11 PM	#1
Hardcase Senior Member Join Date: April 14, 2009 Location: Sunny Southern Idaho Posts: 1,881	I think it's a deal... Well, this could be a terrible thing. A new gun store opened up about a quarter mile down the road from my house. I stopped by today and over in the corner, well away from the black rifles and plastic guns was an ASM "1851" conversion in .44 Colt. The tag said $280 and they took $250, threw in half a box of Black Hills ammo and two and a half boxes of brass. Seems like a good deal. Finally...finally I get to go shooting tomorrow! __________________ Well we don't rent pigs and I figure it's better to say it right out front because a man that does like to rent pigs is... he's hard to stop - Gus McCrae

November 16, 2012, 08:35 PM	#3
brazosdave Senior Member Join Date: September 7, 2012 Location: Copperas Cove, TX Posts: 251	why, oh why, can I never find deals like that! Same day my wife decided that my Uberti Hombre was hers, I see a buddy on a forum pick up the same exact pistol for $150. I just can't catch a break! __________________ "I'm your huckleberry, it's just my game"

November 16, 2012, 09:01 PM	#4
Hawg Haggen Senior Member Join Date: September 8, 2007 Location: Mississippi Posts: 10,251	That's a steal of a deal. __________________ http://blackpowdertimes.com/index.php

November 16, 2012, 09:32 PM	#5
Hardcase Senior Member Join Date: April 14, 2009 Location: Sunny Southern Idaho Posts: 1,881	You know, when I got home and showed my wife, she actually said that it was kind of pretty and didn't make a bit of a fuss. I should have bought a lottery ticket while I was at it.d __________________ Well we don't rent pigs and I figure it's better to say it right out front because a man that does like to rent pigs is... he's hard to stop - Gus McCrae

November 16, 2012, 10:18 PM	#7
Hardcase Senior Member Join Date: April 14, 2009 Location: Sunny Southern Idaho Posts: 1,881	Ha, Beagle, I don't think I wanted to push my luck that hard! BTW, I'm going to load the empties up with black powder and a cast bullet. Does anybody know if the same 200 grain bullet for .44-40 will do the job in .44 Colt? Or should I cast .44 Special bullets? __________________ Well we don't rent pigs and I figure it's better to say it right out front because a man that does like to rent pigs is... he's hard to stop - Gus McCrae Last edited by Hardcase; November 16, 2012 at 10:23 PM.

November 16, 2012, 08:14 PM	#2
Beagle333 Senior Member Join Date: January 7, 2012 Location: Back in the woods a piece Posts: 744	"Seems like a good deal." you say? Just seems? What a find!!!! Good job!

November 16, 2012, 09:37 PM	#6
Beagle333 Senior Member Join Date: January 7, 2012 Location: Back in the woods a piece Posts: 744	No, you should have went back and bought another gun! (well... while she's in a good mood!)

November 16, 2012, 11:52 PM	#8
4V50 Gary Staff Join Date: November 2, 1998 Location: Colorado Posts: 15,424	That was a good deal. __________________ Vigilantibus et non dormientibus jura subveniunt. *Molon Labe!*

November 17, 2012, 08:09 AM	#10
Doc Hoy Senior Member Join Date: October 24, 2008 Location: Chesapeake, VA Posts: 3,350	Good find, HC. Real nice find. I do agree with you that it is a darned shame that SOB had to open up a gun shop a quarter mile from you! Will the tribulations ever end?! ;o) __________________ Doc My reading of history convinces me that most bad government results from too much government. Thomas Jefferson

November 17, 2012, 10:05 PM	#11
bushmaster65 Senior Member Join Date: July 11, 2012 Location: Central Texas Posts: 106	hahahahahaha...good deal? If that guy keeps selling/giving away stuff like that he won't be in business very long __________________ "Why Johnny Ringo, you look like somebody just walked over your grave."

November 20, 2012, 08:21 PM	#12
jlb43 Senior Member Join Date: March 26, 2010 Location: North Georgia Posts: 114	The only thing I ever see in the gun stores around here are Smiths and Glocks. __________________ "Peace is that brief glorious moment in history when everybody stands around reloading" - Thomas Jefferson . --