New acquisition...shoot it, or not?
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Texas Armadillo
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Bang... Bang... BANGBANGBANG!!!!
Start looking for mags though, I hear they are few and far between.
Cool find!
Have you been to Dan's site?
http://www.dancoonan.com/
Start looking for mags though, I hear they are few and far between.
Cool find!
Have you been to Dan's site?
http://www.dancoonan.com/
GNLaFrance
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Send it to me for a closer examination and I'll give you an honest, forthright opinion.
Hey, it was worth a try...
Hey, it was worth a try...
ChicagoTex
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Like usual, dave, we're in agreement. I never buy a gun I don't plan to shoot. I figure I haven't got the scratch to become a "collector" and I haven't got the prophetic talent to become an "investor", so I just don't worry about it and buy what I want to shoot.
guntotinguy
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OK...maybe its me,but I dont buy guns to 'just look at them'...IMO I would go and shoot it to see what it can do,and if I would even want to keep it.
Just me,and my .02
Just me,and my .02
You will feel TERRIBLE if you shoot that gun. DON'T DO IT. Send it to me instead. I'll shoot enough rounds that you won't feel bad about shooting it yourself.
I also do not buy guns without shooting them, including a NIB Python I bought once. You can shoot it and still baby it. Otherwise, it's just a paper weight.
I also do not buy guns without shooting them, including a NIB Python I bought once. You can shoot it and still baby it. Otherwise, it's just a paper weight.
ElectricHellfire
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Shoot it and give us a detailed range report!!!!
shotgunner427
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I know a guy with a '36 Boat-tail Packard convertible that he drives to meets all across the US. Averages about 10,000 miles a year.
Any car person here will realize that my answer to this is: shoot it! keep it in good shape, and hand it down to the children (or nephews, cousins, whatever)
....and for all you non-car peeps. Thats a 7-figure automobile
Any car person here will realize that my answer to this is: shoot it! keep it in good shape, and hand it down to the children (or nephews, cousins, whatever)
....and for all you non-car peeps. Thats a 7-figure automobile
vox rationis
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That's gotta be one of the toughest looking shooters ever...congratulations, and hell yes I'd shoot it!
So far, everbody says shoot it!
Or "send it to me!"
But, see, I have half a dozen other .357s, so I don't need to shoot it, and I am kind of leary of something breaking (like the extractor maybe?)
I do agree on the guns are tools, and made to be shot thing, but I have quite a few tools, even some I have had for years and so far haven't shot, not because I am "saving" them for any special reason, or that they are collectors items (although some are), it is just that I haven't gotten around to it yet, and may not for quite a while.
My mind is still open, so keep those cards and letters coming folks!
And I do shoot some of these,
among others
Or "send it to me!"
But, see, I have half a dozen other .357s, so I don't need to shoot it, and I am kind of leary of something breaking (like the extractor maybe?)
I do agree on the guns are tools, and made to be shot thing, but I have quite a few tools, even some I have had for years and so far haven't shot, not because I am "saving" them for any special reason, or that they are collectors items (although some are), it is just that I haven't gotten around to it yet, and may not for quite a while.
My mind is still open, so keep those cards and letters coming folks!
And I do shoot some of these,
among others
Sidetracked
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Shoot the S#!t out of it!
azsixshooter
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Shoot the hell out of it.
Officer's Match
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There's just no freakin' way I could stop myself from firing it - I simply don't have that much self control.
BTW, that's as cool as anything I've seen in a while.
BTW, that's as cool as anything I've seen in a while.
kristop64089
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I'd shoot it a few times.
I bought a NIB unfired Ruger GS 32N, first thing I did was shoot it... I am not going to shoot it much, Because of the "rarity" of the model. but I wanted to know what it felt like.
I have always wanted a Coonan, neat concept.
I bought a NIB unfired Ruger GS 32N, first thing I did was shoot it... I am not going to shoot it much, Because of the "rarity" of the model. but I wanted to know what it felt like.
I have always wanted a Coonan, neat concept.
Cool article:
http://www.dancoonan.com/357_magnum_birth_page1.html
Just think, Dan Coonan's best buddy has serial number 2 and he shoots his!
http://www.dancoonan.com/357_magnum_birth_page1.html
Just think, Dan Coonan's best buddy has serial number 2 and he shoots his!
ImDisaster
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Personally, I'm not a pure collector so I would only buy if I thought I would actually shoot it.
Is the price of an unfired one considerably higher than an unfired one? Obviously, the difference is the cost of trying it out. If I were just buying it for the collector's value and the price was knocked down a few hundred by shooting it I might have some serious reservations about satisfying my curiosity. I suspect a bigger issue would be holster wear and other knicks and scratches a workhorse gun would see.
Is the price of an unfired one considerably higher than an unfired one? Obviously, the difference is the cost of trying it out. If I were just buying it for the collector's value and the price was knocked down a few hundred by shooting it I might have some serious reservations about satisfying my curiosity. I suspect a bigger issue would be holster wear and other knicks and scratches a workhorse gun would see.