The curse of buying a magazine first

Doctor_M · May 12, 2020

It has happened at least 4 times to me now. Every time that an auction for a magazine comes to an end before the auction for a firearm that I'm looking to buy.... I always win the magazine and loose the firearm. It just happened again. Now I have a $200 ten rounder coming for a Winchester 1907 SLR, and sure enough, someone hit buy it now on a gun I was just about to put a bid on.

I should learn... don't buy the magazines first. I now have focus for my C&R hunting, but sure enough, when I decide I really want something, the supply will suddenly dry up. Oh well. First world problem, I guess.

BlueHeeler · May 12, 2020

It is not as though that is the last Winchester 1907 SLR that will be for sale. Buying magazines before the rifle creates more of a phased approach to collecting. There is nothing wrong with that IMHO. Worst case you decide you do not want the rifle and sell the mag for what you paid or more. :thumbsup:

Doctor_M · May 12, 2020

There you go, being rational

bradg · May 13, 2020

Think I saw a 1907 at J&K Pawn near Aberdeen recently.

lowoncash · May 13, 2020

Glad to hear the 10 rounders are going for that price. I got a five and a ten with the gun.

BTW I’ve bought ammo before buying the gun.

mawkie · May 13, 2020

I know all about putting the cart before the horse! Trust me, if that's an original Police Supply (hope my memory is working correctly on the company name) magazine it's harder to find than the rifle. I've been looking for one for some time now and they always either sell for crazy numbers or get scooped instantly. The right rifle will come to you in time!

Doctor_M · May 13, 2020

mawkie said:
I know all about putting the cart before the horse! Trust me, if that's an original Police Supply (hope my memory is working correctly on the company name) magazine it's harder to find than the rifle. I've been looking for one for some time now and they always either sell for crazy numbers or get scooped instantly. The right rifle will come to you in time!

QFT. Thanks. BTW thank you for the lead on that brass manufacturer. That's going to fuel the purchase of a few more guns that I didn't want to buy because of the ammo being unobtanium. I appreciate the lead... my wife does not

tallen702 · May 13, 2020

Doctor_M, you definitely have a better problem than I do. I've got the opposite problem which is that I just bought a gun with no magazine and a limited number of resources to find a correct one. Depending on the gun, sometimes it's harder to find the mag than the gun to go with it.

somd_mustangs · May 13, 2020

^^^ This.
It took me several years to find a Colt 1905 magazine (and then everywhere I turned for a little while they kept popping up... and then they dried up again).

kaliroger · May 13, 2020

I usually get the gun first and if I need or want more magazines look for one at a good price...

rsideout · May 13, 2020

Here is a picture of my Winchester SL series of rifles. 100+ year old semi-auto "assault rifles". From left to right:

1905 SL in .32 Winchester Self Loading (no mag)
1905 SL in .32 Winchester Self Loading (5 round mag)
1905 SL in .35 Winchester Self Loading (5 rounds mag)
1907 SL in .351 Winchester Self Loading (10 round mag. I have 5 mags)
1910 SL in .401 Winchester Self Loading (4 round mag)

T, If you also bought a mag for a 1905 SL in .32, I'll sell you my gun that is missing a mag.

Doctor_M · May 13, 2020

Enablers.... I'm surrounded by enablers

Doctor_M · May 13, 2020

Supper nice collection by the way... I'm jelly.

lowoncash · May 14, 2020

If I remember correctly France used the 1907 during WWI for air to air combat.

Jimbob2.0 · May 14, 2020

No harm in it and if you decide to bail as long as you were not irrational in your auction behavior you will likely end up ahead or at worst even. Think of it as potential trade bait. I tried to buy Mawkie's 1907 but as soon as my gaze landed on it he said NO!

BTW who made the rack? Looking for something like that.

mawkie · May 14, 2020

Jimbob2.0 said:
No harm in it and if you decide to bail as long as you were not irrational in your auction behavior you will likely end up ahead or at worst even. Think of it as potential trade bait. I tried to buy Mawkie's 1907 but as soon as my gaze landed on it he said NO!

BTW who made the rack? Looking for something like that.

There are limits to friendship!

Doctor_M · May 14, 2020

lowoncash said:
If I remember correctly France used the 1907 during WWI for air to air combat.

Yes... I believe that French pilots used them in limited amounts to shoot down German observation balloons.

J Beard · May 16, 2020

OK
Since I have you guys semi cornered here,,,,,
Who here loads for the 35SLR?
I have a Model 1905 that was the wife's grandfathers and I want to make it bark again.
Nothing special, mixed numbers, bore isn't great, but the rifle looks good from the outside and I have come up with 4-5 round mags over the years.
I have dies, bullets and load data but brass is just not out there. (I have half a box of old Remington rounds and a few spent cases)

I read a thread years ago on another forum (that I can't find anymore) where the guy claimed to make brass from .223 brass.
Has anyone here tried that?

.

tallen702 · May 16, 2020

J Beard said:
OK
Since I have you guys semi cornered here,,,,,
Who here loads for the 35SLR?
I have a Model 1905 that was the wife's grandfathers and I want to make it bark again.
Nothing special, mixed numbers, bore isn't great, but the rifle looks good from the outside and I have come up with 4-5 round mags over the years.
I have dies, bullets and load data but brass is just not out there. (I have half a box of old Remington rounds and a few spent cases)

I read a thread years ago on another forum (that I can't find anymore) where the guy claimed to make brass from .223 brass.
Has anyone here tried that?

.

Could you buy a round here, and mic it to see if cut down .223 would work? http://www.ammo-one.com/35WSLs.html

somd_mustangs · May 16, 2020

I'm not a reloading expert but how do you make a rimless .223 into a semi-rimless case?

Buffalo Arms looks like they reformed theirs from .38 Special cases (of course it's out of stock).

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