We have eight hands total in this family, four left, four right, already figured out "who gets what" and that still leaves a boat load o' guns. Gonna turn some into cash, won't be the first time.

A good handheld GPS for the SAR team is going to run at least 200+ dollars and up. A good 2-way radio is another 100 to 200 bucks as well. Then there are the Red Cross classes, first aid equipment, new cold weather sleeping bag, new hiking boots, yadda-yadda-yadda. Figure on a minimum of a thousand to get my foot in the door. Sure, I can muddle through with less, and re-use older equipment, but I look at this as a service to my fellow human bean.

Then there is the new airgun stuff. For all the hoopla, we probably shoot more airguns right now than anything else. Mostly 'cause the kids are still pretty little, but also because it is quiet fun. If I get into benchrest air rifles, I need (there is that word again) a good spotting scope, wind flags, rests, blah-blah, woof-woof. To me it is simply a sin to spend more when there is $$ stacked up in the safe. that is why I periodically sell things off. Some things, not all.

I can afford to sell a few things. About the only handguns I truly miss are a very clean Luger and an Italian SS Remington replica I bought as a result of one of Skeeter's articles (still have that issue of Shooting Times though!). There have been plenty of others gone down the road, hundreds likely, but those are the ones I find myself regretting. All the others, Smiths, Colts, Rugers, what have you, in the grand scheme of things, I won't need 'em in the end, hell, I don't need 'em now, so whats the difference?

It is simply turning one kind of toy/hobby/tool into another. Not like I am voting democrat......

When you have so many toys you don't/can't use them all it strikes me as not much use, so thin the herd it is. I also need to invest in a few expensive tools for the Sheriff's search & rescue team, and will use the funds realized from this sale to do that AND buy airgun toys.

I have few addictions, thank God, but one of the few is excessive consumer consumption. So every so often I am struck with the urge to cut back and consolidate. It is a temporary aberration, it will soon pass then I am on to the next excess......

Otony

-AaronB

First up is a S&W Model 15-3, .38 Special Combat Masterpiece.

It is, in a word, perfect. No scratches, no blue wear, no issues. It does NOT, however, have a box or papers. The original grips are somewhere in the house, but exactly where has been a mystery for about two years now, sigh.

It currently sports cocobolo grips made by Herretts for CDNN, and the fit, color, and finish is very nice. When the original grips finally appear, those will be sent to the buyer. Has a service trigger (grooved) and hammer.

Asking $475 shipped, and will include two new Safariland Comp II speedloaders.

Next up is a little gem, a .32 S&W Long I-frame, serial number 436xx. It sports a 3.25" barrel, immaculate hard rubber checkered grips, and a good blue. The finish is fading into a brown patina on the barrel only (?), and it sports wear and light scratches at the muzzle, bore is good, action locks up tight. Hammer shows some some speckling, and it and the trigger have faded to a fairly uniform grey, with some hints of color. This would be a great field gun for light duty use, and is just a cool revolver to boot. The pics make it look like a miniture N-frame!

Asking $425 shipped.