"Just a 38."
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bedbugbilly
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Yea . . . that is kind of a "Plain Jane" alright . . . 
I love 38s - have a number of them to shoot and I love the cartridge - reloading it and trying different bullets (I cast my own - only shoot lead). That may be "just a 38" . . . but she sure is a "looker" and I wouldn't kick her out of bed for eating crackers!
That's one mighty fine looking shooting iron . . . Congrats on getting it!
And great photos by the way!
I love 38s - have a number of them to shoot and I love the cartridge - reloading it and trying different bullets (I cast my own - only shoot lead). That may be "just a 38" . . . but she sure is a "looker" and I wouldn't kick her out of bed for eating crackers!
That's one mighty fine looking shooting iron . . . Congrats on getting it!
And great photos by the way!
Modernhoglegs
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Basics
Looks like a good basic handgun for the entire family.
Nothing wrong with .38s when loaded with modern ammo.
Good catch!
Looks like a good basic handgun for the entire family.
Nothing wrong with .38s when loaded with modern ammo.
Good catch!
Bob Wright
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Yeah, very good photos! Nothing like old wood for a background for a really handsome sixgun.
While I have some mostly heavy caliber guns with adjustable sights, sometimes its good just to go back to the basics.
That is a handsome revolver you've shown us, thanks for sharing.
Bob Wright
While I have some mostly heavy caliber guns with adjustable sights, sometimes its good just to go back to the basics.
That is a handsome revolver you've shown us, thanks for sharing.
Bob Wright
jason_iowa
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Lovely and nothing wrong with the 38!
Mike Irwin
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I've carried .38s for decades.
jglsprings
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I've also carried a 38 for years.
(I'm not as old as Mike)
Nice catch. I do love an old blue Colt.
(I'm not as old as Mike)
Nice catch. I do love an old blue Colt.
Never fired is common language in selling firearms but it's not part of any condition classification system I am aware of. NIB or 100% (which means new in the box with all paperwork) would be the highest condition. Excellent comes next at 80-98% depending on NRA systems or others.
That's a beauty but it will not hurt it's value to shoot it. Damage to original finish or original screws or grips is where the value begins to fall off. Guns should be shot.
That's a beauty but it will not hurt it's value to shoot it. Damage to original finish or original screws or grips is where the value begins to fall off. Guns should be shot.
savagecornmuffin
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I dig it. I want one because that's what Barney Fife carried. I was told there was a Model 10 on the show, too. But it's the Colt I remember.
The only nice blued 38 special I have is one my mother bought for my father when they got married. A S&W 36 snub bought new in 1973. It sat under the cash register at his auto parts store all my life until he closed doors on the place in 2002. It was cleaned way more than it was shot as Saturdays were kind of boring at the store. She bought him 3 guns, the 38, a Remington 1100 when I was born in 1975 and a Remington 742 in 1980 when my sister was born. Before he turned 63 he joked that he had always wanted a 44, but he thought he'd have to another kid or get remarried to get one. My sister and I bought him a 44 mag for his birthday that year.
Memories, man. They get me every time...
The only nice blued 38 special I have is one my mother bought for my father when they got married. A S&W 36 snub bought new in 1973. It sat under the cash register at his auto parts store all my life until he closed doors on the place in 2002. It was cleaned way more than it was shot as Saturdays were kind of boring at the store. She bought him 3 guns, the 38, a Remington 1100 when I was born in 1975 and a Remington 742 in 1980 when my sister was born. Before he turned 63 he joked that he had always wanted a 44, but he thought he'd have to another kid or get remarried to get one. My sister and I bought him a 44 mag for his birthday that year.
Memories, man. They get me every time...
