Enzo_Guy
Active Member
Nooooooo!!!!!! So I went to the shop today to handle the Ruger Single Six, I liked it and I was planning to think about it over the weekend then put a deposit on a brand new one monday.
And then something caught my eye in the used case. A Colt Police revolver in ".32 Police" as it says on the tag (not sure if they mean .32 S&W Long, .32-20, or .32 Colt). It was a nickel one, with about 50% of the finish left and some pretty bad chips, but it was also marked at $280. I don't typically care for guns I would look at more than shoot, but dammit it's a real .32 Colt that's banged up enough enough that it will never be a collector piece and I could justify refinishing it at that price!
It will never be a collector's gun with that finish and will never be a heavy shooter because of the semi-oddball caliber, but for $280 should I just pick it up for the hell of it? I mean there's only one of these and I can order a brand new Ruger next month. The price is right and what are the chances of finding another .32 Colt Police?
I don't know why, but I have always had a thing for .32 handguns (probably because my first was a .32ACP). They almost seem to be forgotten oddballs at this point but are so much fun to shoot!
EDIT: I think I'm going to stop by tomorrow and figure out exactly what kind of .32 it shoots. If it's .32 S&W Long I'd be even more interested as the Fiocchi ammo is almost as cheap as 9mm online, so with a good cleaning it might be a fun little shooter.
And then something caught my eye in the used case. A Colt Police revolver in ".32 Police" as it says on the tag (not sure if they mean .32 S&W Long, .32-20, or .32 Colt). It was a nickel one, with about 50% of the finish left and some pretty bad chips, but it was also marked at $280. I don't typically care for guns I would look at more than shoot, but dammit it's a real .32 Colt that's banged up enough enough that it will never be a collector piece and I could justify refinishing it at that price!
It will never be a collector's gun with that finish and will never be a heavy shooter because of the semi-oddball caliber, but for $280 should I just pick it up for the hell of it? I mean there's only one of these and I can order a brand new Ruger next month. The price is right and what are the chances of finding another .32 Colt Police?
I don't know why, but I have always had a thing for .32 handguns (probably because my first was a .32ACP). They almost seem to be forgotten oddballs at this point but are so much fun to shoot!
EDIT: I think I'm going to stop by tomorrow and figure out exactly what kind of .32 it shoots. If it's .32 S&W Long I'd be even more interested as the Fiocchi ammo is almost as cheap as 9mm online, so with a good cleaning it might be a fun little shooter.
better to regret something you did than something you didn't do...
