harriss wrote: Sun Aug 09, 2020 1:03 pm
RotaryMags wrote: Sun Aug 09, 2020 12:56 pm
Far too expensive to make. Especially now with all the injection-molded, Glock-inspired striker pistols
Lots of expensive machine work and hand final assembly, including special tools...
Looking back, I don't know how I was able to afford mine, but now I'll never sell it.
The value has quadrupled since I bought it as I still have the original S/N'd box, etc.
I only it carry now on special occasions.
https://www.thetruthaboutguns.com/heckl ... stol-ever/
Not offering Kool-Aid here, just a well written article.
Yeah, I read that article when I did a google search. So now since it never comes out of your safe it's the safest, safest gun there is.
It's the problem with quality and rarity, isn't it? At some point the tool gets too valuable to use on a regular basis.
See, Ferrari. Race cars. Tools to be used and likely destroyed in that use. And yet today, a destroyed example is worth more than the original, based on the ID plate alone. Restored, they are lucky to see occasional use, never mind a serious track assault.
It's hard to justify carrying a weapon that may, in itself, be the object of an assault. It's why I now carry the LCR.
Would one carry an original Colt SAA or G.I. 1911? Or a SIG P-210?
I'm currently looking for one of the police surplus P7 PSP's so I can carry one again. It wasn't until just very recently that I discovered the current value of the P7, especially with the S/N box, manual, warranty, etc. Freakin' NUTS! My car cost less!