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A Dream Gun... To me a "Dream Gun" is a gun I want but have absolutely no use for.
No it's not a $20,000 shotgun, a Les Baer 1911 or even a rifle that's way too fancy to take hunting.
It's also not a SD gun... Even a $1000 SD gun is just a necessary tool, not a dream gun.
Due to my 'budget restrictions' every firearm purchase made should serve a purpose, real or imagined.
(BTW, Fun shooting is a purpose).
For many, many years an early Marlin L/A in .357 was my dream gun.
I never bought one cause I knew it would be just like the Win .22 mag L/A I had.
It was a fine looking work of art, very accurate. I took it to the range maybe once every 6~8 years.
The rest of the time it just sat there looking pretty... So I sold it.
Then I saw an add for a Marlin .357 in the paper.
It was THE L/A I wanted and the seller didn't know what it was worth! I jumped on it.
I only wanted it to play with and play I did.
After I checked it out with ALL of my handloads I sold it for a little less than what it was worth.
Even considering ammo costs I made money on the deal. :Cooltu: Got that out of my system.
As some of you already know I've been itching to own another Blackhawk in .357 w/extra 9mm cylinder.
This time it must be stainless with the 4.5/8" barrel... My current "Dream Gun".
What is your "Dream Gun"?
It could be something in production now or something you wish somebody would make or even invent.
No it's not a $20,000 shotgun, a Les Baer 1911 or even a rifle that's way too fancy to take hunting.
It's also not a SD gun... Even a $1000 SD gun is just a necessary tool, not a dream gun.
Due to my 'budget restrictions' every firearm purchase made should serve a purpose, real or imagined.
(BTW, Fun shooting is a purpose).
For many, many years an early Marlin L/A in .357 was my dream gun.
I never bought one cause I knew it would be just like the Win .22 mag L/A I had.
It was a fine looking work of art, very accurate. I took it to the range maybe once every 6~8 years.
The rest of the time it just sat there looking pretty... So I sold it.
Then I saw an add for a Marlin .357 in the paper.
It was THE L/A I wanted and the seller didn't know what it was worth! I jumped on it.
I only wanted it to play with and play I did.
After I checked it out with ALL of my handloads I sold it for a little less than what it was worth.
Even considering ammo costs I made money on the deal. :Cooltu: Got that out of my system.
As some of you already know I've been itching to own another Blackhawk in .357 w/extra 9mm cylinder.
This time it must be stainless with the 4.5/8" barrel... My current "Dream Gun".
What is your "Dream Gun"?
It could be something in production now or something you wish somebody would make or even invent.