BigSlick
09-12-2010, 11:08 AM
I have to stop and give thanks to one of my buds. I've told everyone I know back home to stay on the lookout for a Marlin .41 Mag.
It appears we never see em available anywhere because half the planet thinks .41 Mag is an oddball caliber and ammo costs way too much, so there isn't a whole lot of interest.
Folks in the know realize how sweet of a caliber the .41 Mag truly is and when they acquire one, no way they will part with it for anything close to a reasonable price.
It's been 3-4 years now, searching all over the place and still to this moment I have never held one in my hands.
Well, that's gonna change :supergrin:
I just got e-mail from one of my buds, he ran across one in pristine shape and snagged it for me $449 OTD.
I'm going to hook him up with a brisket and a bucket of ww's for his trouble. We have been friends about 25 years now, so I know how he is when lookin at a gun... nitpickin as hell and a shrewd negotiator.
I'll shoot with him, and eat with him, but I won't deal with him across the table because he talks me out of my socks every time I do. He's given me a lot of stuff gratis over the years too, but, he knows my weaknesses and at times has put stuff under my nose I didn't need to have under my nose.
I can only imagine the 30 minutes of him peckin away at whatever dealer he found it from at the gunshow.
I don't know if the $449 is a good deal or not, but I haven't seen one priced in that range on the net since I've been lookin. :dunno:
It's been a good day :supergrin:
It's a Model 1894 FG with a peep sight on the rear. He says the bore is perfect and there isn't a mark on it anywhere. Looks like it has been fired, very little, if at all.
Looks like this with no rear leaf sight, just the peep :
http://www.glockpost.com/forums/picture.php?albumid=1&pictureid=417
It appears we never see em available anywhere because half the planet thinks .41 Mag is an oddball caliber and ammo costs way too much, so there isn't a whole lot of interest.
Folks in the know realize how sweet of a caliber the .41 Mag truly is and when they acquire one, no way they will part with it for anything close to a reasonable price.
It's been 3-4 years now, searching all over the place and still to this moment I have never held one in my hands.
Well, that's gonna change :supergrin:
I just got e-mail from one of my buds, he ran across one in pristine shape and snagged it for me $449 OTD.
I'm going to hook him up with a brisket and a bucket of ww's for his trouble. We have been friends about 25 years now, so I know how he is when lookin at a gun... nitpickin as hell and a shrewd negotiator.
I'll shoot with him, and eat with him, but I won't deal with him across the table because he talks me out of my socks every time I do. He's given me a lot of stuff gratis over the years too, but, he knows my weaknesses and at times has put stuff under my nose I didn't need to have under my nose.
I can only imagine the 30 minutes of him peckin away at whatever dealer he found it from at the gunshow.
I don't know if the $449 is a good deal or not, but I haven't seen one priced in that range on the net since I've been lookin. :dunno:
It's been a good day :supergrin:
It's a Model 1894 FG with a peep sight on the rear. He says the bore is perfect and there isn't a mark on it anywhere. Looks like it has been fired, very little, if at all.
Looks like this with no rear leaf sight, just the peep :
http://www.glockpost.com/forums/picture.php?albumid=1&pictureid=417