Happiness is a new gun 2

[JohnR]

Only six more months, Bird!

[BirdsThaWord]

I know, I know! Hard seeing good deals here & there and not being able to pounce. I almost don't want to look. Painful!

[Barth]

I feel better now - LOL!

[BirdsThaWord]

That guy’s a goner! And anyone behind him!

[dao]

Thanks Bird. I'd rather buy new, but once in awhile I come across a diamond in the rough in the form of a used gun that's barely been shot and taken good care of. Less expensive that way too

[BirdsThaWord]

Thanks Bird. I'd rather buy new, but once in awhile I come across a diamond in the rough in the form of a used gun that's barely been shot and taken good care of. Less expensive that way too

Yes, saving $ is always something that feels good. A lot of people buy one, shoot it once, then stick it in the nightstand or safe, never shooting it again. Those are nice to find.

[Barth]

Thanks Bird. I'd rather buy new, but once in awhile I come across a diamond in the rough in the form of a used gun that's barely been shot and taken good care of. Less expensive that way too

Some of my very best guns were bought used but in like new condition.
Often at what I considered to be screaming good deals

[kenemoore]

I have run across a few good deals in the used market.
I think my best one was a RIA Nickel plated Gov't model 1911 in .38 Super, (older style with ramped barrel) with 200 rounds of Corbon roller-ball (1450 fps)ammo, guy was moving to, and could not take it with him.
At an estate sale bought a Beretta Jetfire in .25ACP, never fired, still in the box. Belonged to an elderly lady. Of course I shot it.
It is now my "Church" gun. I take it to Weddings and Funerals. Not a show stopper, but better than a point stick.

[BirdsThaWord]

Nice finds dao!
Ken, yes I would rather be hit by a stick than a round from your Jetfire!

[OnePingOnly]

Greetings, peeps! A few decades ago I had a commander clone (Israeli Arms) and sold it and always regretted letting that one go. Now much older, wiser, and pig sick of striker-fired pistols (and do have an Echelon that's an excellent sidearm), CC a SIG P938 and a few other alternates; I wanted back in the 1911 .45ACP camp...Tisas I like, but I know too many owners that cannot get any response from Tisas CS, Tisas doesn't currently offer an Officer's model size (I plan on carrying one), & I'm not excited about supporting Turkey (YMMV), so I had my LGS order me a RIA ECS in .45 ACP.

Tomorrow will be the first time firing it, but so far I'm stunned. The slide to frame fit is impeccable, very nice trigger- y'all know the deal and I caught-up on this thread here regarding DAO's 9mm ECS project...I don't find the flaws in the slide surfaces DAO did, for example. Go figure. So anyways, I'm starting out with just a few EdBrown mags, and some VZ/Wilson Combat Track Starburst Flat bottom grips. Likely will add a Wilson Slide stop as a first upgrade to the innards/pieces. Since Colt has been using MIM internals for more than a few decades, and Remington 870 internals are and have been MIM; I don't have my hair on fire to upgrade all the internals except that hideous chrome trigger lol...and I want a Magwell and am looking at the CHEN SI unit as a prospect. We'll see. The Dirty Olive grips just arrived today and I got a slammin' deal on them as Wilson has a sale on some of their grips...and I wanted their Trak Starburst pattern texture.

Did I read correctly that the ECS' Stainless Steel actually has a finish sprayed on it? Doggone it, I don't have a webhosting acct, and I can't seem to upload a pic or two here. Anyways, great info here! Thanks!