Three Grail Guns...

[rjm52]

...in three months...

Have very few guns left on my bucket list...and found three of them in the last three months.

Been looking for a Smith and Wesson .44 Magnum preferably a 629 Mountain Gun or a 5" Classic. Both have been selling for well over a grand on the auction sites.

Just happened to be in the right shop at the right time..
Unfired in the original case 629-5 Classic 5" for way under a grand. Only has the three test rings on every other chamber mouth...

Next is also a double action but a semi-auto...SIG P229 Sport model. Only made for 6 years they were made in Germany with a stainless frame instead of aluminum and an extended barrel with clamped on compensator in .357 SIG..shoots like a laser.. Made an offer on one at a pawn shop about $500 under the going price and they took it...

Last was just today. Have .41 Magnum Taurus Titanium Trackers with 4 and 6 inch barrels but have not been able to get a 2" for under a grand. Scored one today LNIB for $935 delivered...

So I'm done...no more handguns for me... ;-)

[kevshell]

Oct 16, 2023 20:53:30 GMT -5 rjm52 said:

So I'm done...no more handguns for me... ;-)

For now.....for today.....

[dobegrant]

Ha, congratulations, I am on day 5 since my last handgun purchase ( colt python 6”) but I had gone 37 days prior to that.

[bigbore5]

Hah! No more handguns! That's a funny one I've heard before.

[45MAN]

THAT SPURT OF 3 BUYS WAS NOT A CURE, JUST A SYMPTOM OF GUNITIS.

[gnappi]

The thing I found out about bucket lists... THE FREAKING BUCKET HAS A SLOW LEAK IN IT!!! and can ALWAYS take one more! :-)

[needsmostuff]

Oct 17, 2023 7:02:32 GMT -5 gnappi said:

The thing I found out about bucket lists... THE FREAKING BUCKET HAS A SLOW LEAK IN IT!!! and can ALWAYS take one more! :-)

My bucket has no bottom,,,,,,no bottom at all!

[bigbore5]

My only bucket holds empty brass!

[rjm52]

Thinking about it, there was 4 as in July I got the 3" Ruger GP100 10mm that I had been looking for for 2 years...

Should have bought that PowerBall ticket...

[pacecars]

My last handgun was a Grail gun an S&W 16-4 4” barrel. Sadly I had one a few years ago that I sold so this rectified the hole in the bucket. For now

[Encore64]

I don't know how I overlooked this thread. But, that's some great scores.

I look forward to the range reports, especially on the S&W 629...

[mhblaw]

Not to put a damper on the OP’s post, but enjoy it while you can. We all get to the point where we realize that we don’t “want” any more guns, and need to figure out what to with what we have accumulated. I have sent a number of stock and customs to other homes over the last few years and that is satisfying too. So, don’t let it go until you have too. By the way, I didn’t start to divest until age 82.

[rjm52]

Well I'm 71 and over the last few years I've sent a bunch down the road. Don't see myself selling anything anytime soon...