The Gun Thread

[Murlo26]

As weird as this sounds, the economist in me says keep the gun. Like homes guns tend to increase in value over time as opposed to cars which are pretty much cash burning dumpsters of poo long term. Remember the guns and butter analogy? :)

My brother is trying to talk me out of it as well. He said wait for the next gun scare then sell it for 5k lol.

The gun won't go down in value a ton but it won't really go up unless there is a shortage in stock or a scare of a BAN.

I am trying to weight the value of it. I guess I just like the idea of a running evo for summer more than losing money on this gun.

I never pretended to be good with my finances either, so the economist argument goes right out the window lol.

[polishmafia]

Start being practical with your money and stop thinking about buying $800 grills. :)

[Murlo26]

Start being practical with your money and stop thinking about buying $800 grills. :)

I didn't, I bought a 350 dollar one :) I thought I did good on that one.

I sold some rotors that I had in my basement and bought a turbo/manifold for the evo. So now I just need some fuel and bolts ons and bam, its back up and running. So I figured the SCAR is a good way to fund that.

[Kracka]

This past weekend I flew out to Philly/NJ to visit my grandpa and left with my great grandfather's WWI pistol that he carried throughout the war. It hasn't been fired in a long time (my dad was still a kid) but overall it appears to be in nice condition; it's been boxed up in the bottom of the closet. I also got the original US-issue leather holster, but forgot to take a picture of that.

http://www.mitsustyle.com/photopost/data/547/medium/IMAG1395.jpg

http://www.mitsustyle.com/photopost/data/547/medium/IMAG1392.jpg

http://www.mitsustyle.com/photopost/data/547/medium/IMAG1389.jpg

Supersize pics so you can read all the details:
http://www.dsmstyle.com/photopost/data/547/IMAG1395.jpg
http://www.dsmstyle.com/photopost/data/547/IMAG1392.jpg
http://www.dsmstyle.com/photopost/data/547/IMAG1389.jpg

[A//// Guy]

That is super cool!

[polishmafia]

Wow! Blows my mind how similar 1911s look today compared to back then. You just don't change a classic that is so well built.

Its hard to see in the first picture, but is there a manufacture date? I see 1902 and 1913, but I can't make out the text.

[1G_DSM]

Nice WWI era 1911. It appears to be in great shape.

I wouldn't refinish it or anything. You should keep it in your family forever since it was your great grandfather's service pistol.

Some of those pistols are in museums.

[Kracka]

Good advice, I plan to to just that! I do plan to get it back to firing condition though and take it to the range a few times since my great grandfather, grandfather, and father have all shot it.

[1G_DSM]

It looks to be in really good. I wouldn't be surprised if it still shoots just the way it is. I wouldn't shoot any +P rounds through it though lol.

Hickok45 posted a video of himself shooting a vintage WWII 1911 on youtube a few days ago.

[Kracka]

+P?

*edit*
Google'd it: http://forum.pafoa.org/general-2/3560-p-ammo-i-give-up-what.html