Are you ready to cry?

[kwelz]

Stopped in my local Gun shop yesterday and they were checking in a bunch of police trade ins. A lot of them were junk but mixed in were a few gems. Including what appeared to be a 95ish % Colt Python.
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Looks beautiful right.

Well prepare theyself. Because some people are bound and determined to make sure grown men cry.


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Yes that is initials and a a date carved into it what appears to have been a hand engraver or maybe even just a sharp object.

It is also worth noting that this gun had the smoothest action I have ever felt on a double action revolver. Period!

Figured I would share the pain of seeing a $4000 gun actually be a $2000 gun because someone was an idiot.

[Alaskapopo]

Stopped in my local Gun shop yesterday and they were checking in a bunch of police trade ins. A lot of them were junk but mixed in were a few gems. Including what appeared to be a 95ish % Colt Python.
20180508_140935.jpg

Looks beautiful right.

Well prepare theyself. Because some people are bound and determined to make sure grown men cry.


20180508_140947.jpg


Yes that is initials and a a date carved into it what appears to have been a hand engraver or maybe even just a sharp object.

It is also worth noting that this gun had the smoothest action I have ever felt on a double action revolver. Period!

Figured I would share the pain of seeing a $4000 gun actually be a $2000 gun because someone was an idiot.

I would still buy it.

[kwelz]

I would still buy it.

It was sold before they had it checked in. Otherwise I would have as well.
But it is still a damn crime what was done to it.

[Doc Safari]

This is why I never, ever make any irreversible modification to a firearm. You never know when the money you get out of it will be worth more to you than the gun.

I've known more than one person who thought engraving their social security number into a gun was just the perfect burglary deterrent (in the days before identity theft, of course), and found out the hard way what a stupid idea that is.

[Endur]

Someone's stupidity is another's opportunity.

[MistWolf]

"Bustamonte, I Hate You"

Years ago, Skeeter Skelton wrote a story for one of the gun mags about his days "horse trading" south of the border. The Mexican government had outlawed guns a Skeeter and his compadre found they could pick up Winchester rifles and Colt pistols cheap from the south of the border ranchers and other, bring them into the States where they could be sold for a nice profit.

Prices started climbing as supply started drying up and word got out about the two heinous paying American dollars for guns. Rumor got to Skeeter there was a clean Colt Single Action Army still for sale, if he could just find who had it. Excited, Skeeter and his compadre tracked down and bought the Colt, one of the last in the area. It was in pristine condition with on exception. The owner had crudely scratched his name "Bustamonte" in the side of the frame with a nail.

[Arik]

That stuff doesn't bother me. At one time it was just another gun. It bothers me when people do it now to surplus firearms

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[WillBrink]

Figured I would share the pain of seeing a $4000 gun actually be a $2000 gun because someone was an idiot.

If the ugly initials slashed 2k off it, I'd buy it in a second. Closest thing to lubed metal sex I ever had was shooting a Python. Not a big wheel gun guy (have a 686 cuz its the law of gun guys one has to have at least one wheel gun) but if i was, I have a Python.