Whisper

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Sweep them all out.

It's time to let this one go to a new loving home. I originally had this rifle built for me because I wanted to try long-range shooting, but I got distracted by service rifle matches with open sights and never did shoot this one that much. So I'm hoping there's someone else looking for it. This is a Remington 700 with 24" Krieger heavy barrel, McMillan forest camo stock. It's built in the USMC M40A1 pattern, with work done by Mike Lau at Texas Brigade Armory. Devcon-bedded action, free-floated heavy barrel (see photos). You can visit his website and read full specs on this rifle at Rifles. It has a Leupold scope base installed, but I'm keeping the Leupold 12x scope I had on it unless the buyer really wants to have it. Also included with the rifle is a Starlight heavy-duty gun case. These were once billed as the toughest gun cases made, but the company went out of business in about 2012. New guns now come with Doskocil, Gun Guard, or Pelican cases. This case is as tough as the day it was made. Check eBay and you'll see astounding prices for these things. This is certainly a gun that will have a small pool of interested buyers, but I decided that TGO would be the best place to offer it for sale first because I know there are some leftys here. If I can't find a buyer in a reasonable time, I'll either consign it with one of the local gun shops or else perhaps try selling it on Gunbroker, although since the gun and case weight 33.6 pounds, shipping costs would be horrendous. Better to sell it to a nice TN citizen who won't require shipping. I want $2000 for the gun and case. I'll consider trades or partial trades. Since this is my only gun in this caliber, and I have a great stockpile of ammo, I'd be interested in another .308 or 7.62 rifle, but in a sporter weight. A Ruger SFAR would be great. An M-1 Garand is also something I'd like; it should be a shooter and not a collector. Other trade offers cheerfully considered, but I don't need any more AR-style rifles except the Ruger SFAR, and no more plastic pistols except the HK VP9 or the CC9. I live in Chattanooga but will drive a reasonable distance for a deal. Feel free to ask questions or to request more photos. Thanks for looking, Whisper

Jeff Yarbro, always working to introduce some new kind of gun control legislation.

Price lowered, trade options changed. Thanks for looking.

SOLD For sale to a loving home -- 2024 Staccato C 9mm. This model has the compact grip (15-round magazines) and DLC barrel. It's in like-new condition, with everything that came in the original gun case (including hang tags, test target). Also comes with Dawson Precision mount for Trijicon RMR-pattern red dot (that mount is what's currently on the gun); I still have the original sight as well, plus spare fiber optic rods for the Dawson Precision front sight. The gun came with two magazines; after a three-month wait, I was finally able to acquire two more (total four). One of them is still unused. Also included is a Tenicor AIWB holster with both clips and loops for belt attachment. Feel free to ask questions. Thanks for looking. Cheers, Whisper

Great googly moogly. What a lovely gun. Wish I had that much cash available.

Thanks for sharing this. The Taylor 700AWE isn't stainless; it's heat-treated white steel. That's a good price, but I'm looking for a stainless version. It will be a great gun for some lucky buyer. Cheers, Whisper

Outstanding. I'm interested. Apparently Taylor's has two engraved stainless 1873s; one with better quality engraving. Can you tell me the catalog number of this one or post a photo of the end of the box? Thanks, Whisper

Beautiful. Doesn't really look like nickel plating. Is it stainless? Thanks, Whisper

Aqil and Tiffany are the best.

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The really good news here is that it looks like the dam has broken and the universally despised lock is going to be washed away in the flood. God is good. Cheers, Whisper

MSRP is $969 for the Model 10. No telling what the actual price will be in your gun shop.

I concur. It brings a tear to my eye every time I see this gun still advertised. I tried to trade for it, but I didn't have anything the owner wanted, and I just don't have the cash it would take to buy it outright. Someone here should buy this to help out both the owner and other single action lovers like me who are tormented to see this lovely gun available. You could consider it a public service.... Cheers, Whisper

The tumor being gone seems like progress. Prayers sent.

Agreed. And more accurate than can be easily explained.

FOUND ONE -- THANKS FOR LOOKING. With the announcement of the new HK VP9 A1, I'm hoping that I can find a deal on a VP9 Optics Ready before they're replaced with the new version. Nothing against the new version; I'm just trying to save some money by getting the earlier version, which I find completely satisfactory. If you have one you'd like to move along at a reasonable price, please let me know. I'm in Chattanooga but could be convinced to make a road trip. Thanks, Whisper

A "best handgun" thread crawls out of the grave after 13 years. Might be some kind of record.... Cheers, Whisper

What's the story on that front sight? Is that factory, or is it a custom job? Thanks, Whisper

Damn. That's impressive weight loss. Congratulations. Cheers, Whisper

Sure looks like a P80 to me, but I've not seen a high-quality image, so you could be right. I'll look online for better photos. And we'll likely learn much more in the coming days. EDITED TO ADD: A guy on a DIY forum who has built 3-D guns is saying that the gun in question is a Chairman Won printed clone of a Glock 19. So, you appear to be correct that it's a 3-D printed frame and not a P80. Cheers, Whisper

Thanks; my comments weren't as precise as they should have been. I realize that some 3-D printed guns use unregulated actual gun parts and 3-D printed receivers, but most cops and the news media use the term "3-D printed guns" to promote fear of untraceable guns being made in basements with this evil new technology that must be regulated. To be fair, some media outlets are reporting the murder weapon as being homemade, which seems to be accurate, but that's not the same as a 3-D printed gun. If you buy an 80% receiver that requires only a drill press and a Dremel tool to finish, and then you buy the unregulated gun parts that are traditionally manufactured, you have a homemade gun, but not a 3-D printed gun. This assassin appears to have used a P80, which would not have required any 3-D printed parts. We'll learn more when someone who is actually knowledgeable about guns gets a chance to look at the murder weapon. Still no photos available of the silencer yet, so we don't know much about it (although Bloomberg did report this morning that it is made of metal). I did not know about the FGC-9; thanks for that info. Cheers, Whisper

There's a difference between a 3-D printed gun and an 80% build. This gun looks like a P80 to me. And no one has explained how you can 3-D print a threaded steel barrel on a home 3-D printer. No photo of silencer yet; I'm guessing because it, despite police claims, it wasn't 3-D printed. It was just home-built, like the home-built silencers for which plans are available all over the internet. But it's important to cops and anti-gunners to demonize 3-D printing of weapons, which is why the phony claims of 3-D printing in this case are so numerous.