Monday, May 10, 2010

What I did on my vacation

Well, it ain't even half way over yet, but I imagine the highlight was today, when me and the missus took a trip down to Virginia Arms in Manassas and I picked up a Smith & Wesson .41 Magnum. It's from S&W's Classics Collection, and is a real beauty. My father, Old Paco, carried a .41 back in his lawman days (in addition to his .44 Magnum hog-leg and a Colt snub-nose .38). He always fancied revolvers - probably 'cause the gun he accidentally shot himself in the leg with was a Llama .45 semi-automatic - and I'm partial to 'em, too. Mrs. Paco was eying the Ruger SP 101 .38 special, and started asking questions about Laser grips (which caused me to raise an eyebrow; I wasn't aware she knew what they were). Might make a nice present for her birthday next month.

Here's a photo of the .41 Magnum:

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14 comments:

  1. JeffSMay 10, 2010 at 9:38 PM

    Sweet! What a GREAT vacation you're having!!!

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  2. PacoMay 10, 2010 at 10:13 PM

    Jeff: The only thing that kept it from being an absolutely perfect day was the fact that the store happened to be out of .41 Mag ammo.

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  3. JeffSMay 10, 2010 at 11:12 PM

    Bummer! No ammo, no noise. :-(

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  4. Mr. BingleyMay 11, 2010 at 6:49 AM

    Very nice.

    So I guess I know which Beatles' album is your favorite...

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  5. richard mcenroeMay 11, 2010 at 9:34 AM

    ooh, pretty shooty thing!

    Now you need a matching '92 lever action.

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  6. richard mcenroeMay 11, 2010 at 9:44 AM

    Boomstick Food

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  7. richard mcenroeMay 11, 2010 at 9:56 AM

    More Bookstick Food and here.

    One thing about the .41, it'a a bit of a 'connoiseur' cartridge, and as such, the selection of rounds for it is kind of limited unless you handload.

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  8. PacoMay 11, 2010 at 10:23 AM

    Richard: Thanks for the link to the ammo web site. You're right about the .41 Mag round; it is kind of semi-exotic and hard to find.

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  9. mojoMay 11, 2010 at 12:10 PM

    Oooh, nice.

    Drool, drool.

    I'm partial to glocks or old 1911's

    Too much reloading with a wheelie.

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  10. mojoMay 11, 2010 at 12:19 PM

    BTW: I have my grandad's old deer rifle - a Winchester lever-action in .25-35 - and his .32 pocket pistol (he was a sheriff in Auburn during the later part of the gold rush), complete with a busted grip from where he pistol-whipped some drunken miner on a Saturday night.

    Try finding store-bought ammo for that rifle sometime. It can be done, but not easily and definitely not cheaply.

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  11. JeffSMay 11, 2010 at 2:01 PM

    Paco, buying any ammo or reloading components remains hit or miss. But it is getting better. Slowly.

    But Richard has the right of it, I'm afraid.

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  12. PacoMay 11, 2010 at 2:27 PM

    Mojo: I love lever-actions! I've got two, both in .30-.30: a Marlin and a beautiful centennial Winchester with deluxe high-gloss stock and fore-grip, and plenty of brass. The Winchester has a very long (and very heavy) octagonal barrel.

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  13. missredMay 11, 2010 at 3:42 PM

    jaysus i am jealous...

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  14. Brett LMay 11, 2010 at 7:30 PM

    Curse the day Cheaper Than Dirt could advertise guns! Guns and books, I end up buying one if I look for more than 10 minutes. Luckily, I got the browser tabs closed in 9:53.

    However, having gotten an eyeful, I'll be in my bunk.

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