Mitch, do you mean find inexpensive firearms? I shop at a local police supply place, that gets the ocassional ratty trade-in as well as purchases confiscated firearms from various police departments, as well as police department trade-ins.
That's what I mean alright. I never run into firearms deals like that.
You've got two handguns shown that I truly like. The S&W 36 with the Pachmayr grips and the S&W 629.
I used to carry a S&W 60 Lady Smith with Pachmayr's as a backup and off-duty. Still have it. My sidearm was the S&W 66 4" and I still have that also.
I've always wanted the 629, at least I think it is the 629. Seems like it didn't have the fluted cylinder though? I think they called it the Mountain gun or maybe the Backpacker...hell, I don't remember. It was a S&W .44 magnum with a 2.5 or 3" barrel. Always wanted one for when I was roaming the back country. Never saw it for less than about $800 or something so I quit lusting.
I remember a bunch of us new hires back in '81 running down to N. Georgia to pick up some handguns from a police supply place just south of Chattanooga...started with a G. Anyway, seems like we had to have a letter from our agency Director or something before they would let us in the firearms section.
I'm an old wheelgun man. Have never owned a semiauto, but for some reason I've had a hankering for a 1911 type for awhile. There is a huge gun show just down the road in Tulsa called Wannamacher's that is the first weekend in April. I think I'll mosey on down. Are gun shows any good for deals?
