I was going to go to the CMP South Store this afternoon while my wife was interviewing to be accepted into a PhD program at the UofA. But Anniston was too far of a drive away from Gadsden to get it all done if I planned on buying an M1 Garand in under an hour and get back before she came out of her interview.
So I go and find a really nice gun shop in Gadsden, AL just to look around and kill time while Kat is in her interview and I am still just minutes away from her interview site.
There was a really nice (barely used) Springfield 1911 TRP on consignment but it was priced quite high ($1299). Would have LOVED to grab it if it was priced more appropriately but I have some nice 1911s already. And there was a RARE 5-screw 5" "pre-Model 10" S&W Military&Police .38-Spl C-prefix s/n in original nickel finish that was the boss at $345. I also held a new Colt Combat Commander 9mm that had a price tag of $869 but it had the flat bluing which I am not very fond of. The price was very good, but I had to pass even though I would LOVE to have a Combat Commander from Colt.
They were selling wooden stock Marlin Model 60 .22s for $169 and there was a beautiful 8'x12' wall display featuring sixteen Henry Repeating rifles that was just stunning.
I'm a nut for traditional stuff. And I saw a LOT of really nice classic stuff while I was there I could have bought any one of the classic traditional guns they had there. There were flat screen TVs on the walls with John Wayne Western movies playing.
Then I saw "IT". Something that is totally unlike any firearm I have ever owned, and it called its siren song to me. For once I didn't get another Colt 1911 or a Ruger .357 or a classic S&W revolver or another duty weapon.
I now own a NIB 9mm CZ Scorpion EVO S1 with four magazines. This thing oozes kewl plus factor. And I cast and powder coat 9mm reloads for about $3/50 so I can shoot the snot out of it and play like I am somebody. It is sooooo non-traditional that I am actually surprised that I ended up buying it!
I'm already thinking about a Form 1 stamp.
So I go and find a really nice gun shop in Gadsden, AL just to look around and kill time while Kat is in her interview and I am still just minutes away from her interview site.
There was a really nice (barely used) Springfield 1911 TRP on consignment but it was priced quite high ($1299). Would have LOVED to grab it if it was priced more appropriately but I have some nice 1911s already. And there was a RARE 5-screw 5" "pre-Model 10" S&W Military&Police .38-Spl C-prefix s/n in original nickel finish that was the boss at $345. I also held a new Colt Combat Commander 9mm that had a price tag of $869 but it had the flat bluing which I am not very fond of. The price was very good, but I had to pass even though I would LOVE to have a Combat Commander from Colt.
They were selling wooden stock Marlin Model 60 .22s for $169 and there was a beautiful 8'x12' wall display featuring sixteen Henry Repeating rifles that was just stunning.
I'm a nut for traditional stuff. And I saw a LOT of really nice classic stuff while I was there I could have bought any one of the classic traditional guns they had there. There were flat screen TVs on the walls with John Wayne Western movies playing.
Then I saw "IT". Something that is totally unlike any firearm I have ever owned, and it called its siren song to me. For once I didn't get another Colt 1911 or a Ruger .357 or a classic S&W revolver or another duty weapon.
I now own a NIB 9mm CZ Scorpion EVO S1 with four magazines. This thing oozes kewl plus factor. And I cast and powder coat 9mm reloads for about $3/50 so I can shoot the snot out of it and play like I am somebody. It is sooooo non-traditional that I am actually surprised that I ended up buying it!
I'm already thinking about a Form 1 stamp.
