Here is a pair of Ruger's in 45 Colt, fully factory engraved, ordered at the 2005 Shot Show in Las Vegas I think the year is right. Also a older 22, High Standard. The 22 is in a wooden display case but I have the original box. The box is like new and all of the paperwork is there as well.

That's a good looking Trophy HS.

Wow!

WOW AGAIN !!!

Very nice, Sidney.
Walker

Sid,
Super nice. I remember when the High Standards pretty much ruled the line at the National Match Courses years ago

Superb guns right out of the box.

The only HS standard I have now is their derringer (22 lr) that I had with me in 'Nam.

Wayne

very nice!!
I got addicted to their Birds Head guns!!
I love loading form them as much as shooting them
As for .22 I shoot the OLD 41's

:-)Rocky

Rocky,

I am with you with the Model 41 S + W. Taught the kids how to shoot with that one.

Tom Flynn

Rocky,
That S&W Model 41 has always been the premium gun in the S&W 22 auto line up.

Totally accurate right out of the box and I have yet to see one that had sloppy machine marks. They were always perfect.

Wayne

Here is one of mine. I also have a extra box as I had one stolen along with a Sterlingworth (sp) Fox that belonged to my father and a Kimber 22 rifle that had never been shot. I now have a couple safes, to late.

Sidney,

That is in great shape!

Tom Flynn

Coach Blalock asked me to post this picture I took a while back. I have since sold some of them and also added a few new ones. One day I'll get around to taking a new picture of my current handguns.

What a set of pistols !!!

Speechless.

Pap

Very impressive; is that a 500 S&W Magnum?

Tom Flynn

Really,really nice!!!!!!!!!!!

Wayne

Yes. I got 2 doe with it this last deer season

Holy Cow what a collection. It gives you that warm fuzzy feeling. Do you have the boxes for them? Saving the boxes is a smart move as they bring more with the box.

I have the boxes for the ones that I bought new. Several of those were bought second hand though so unfortunately no boxes for some of them.

ye ol' CMP M1911A1 (barrel clearly screams "rebuild!")

Super collection..
If you decide to ever part with any of the S&W's.I'd be willing
to make a road trip.

Windsor,
If I may suggest,don't rebuild that iconic piece!!!!!!! It is perfect the way it is.

Reminds me of years ago,guys would "rebuild " their cars with all sorts of stuff. The last item they then put on it was;

A For Sale sign.

That 1911 will work just fine the way JMB designed it. No need for any fancy ammo,just plain old FMJ which has a perfect track record.

Wayne

I wasn't planning on it, I meant that the barrel is parkerized outside *and* inside, indicating that it's been rebuilt before.

I have no plans to rebuild the gun other than maybe figuring out how to remove the park inside the barrel. Other than the inside park, it's a good HS barrel.

Windsor,
Probably if you just gently scrub the barrel with a bronze brush and solvent,it will reduce some of the parkerization.

Then shoot it as you normally would. When the gun was rebuilt and parkerized,I am sure that the armorers knew that the finish would not be harmful to the barrel.

Wayne

OK, let's see your one (1) most interesting handgun.

Here's my S&W 317 AirLite 22LR and Sullivan's slip on holster from 1998. They aren't making the 317 anymore. Great little carry revolver.

Pap

Pap:

That's a neat little .22. I bet it has filled some cans full of holes over the years.

Coach

Not just cans Coach, but lots of forest grouse as well. Too bad it didn't come in 22mag or I would have one.

Pap

Mike,

They do make one in 22WMR. Model 351PD...

Pap,
Contact S&W and see if they would fit a 22 mag cylinder to it.

I did that with my Charter Arms Pathfinder. Now I have two cylinders for it and it only takes about two minutes to convert.

Wayne

Wayne
That was a good idea,but they said they can't do it. I'm looking at ordering one.

Pap

Pap:

Wonder if you get the .22 mag first, can they fit a .22 lr cylinder to it?

Also, can you get the .22 mag in Stainless?

Coach

The 351PD is titanium but blued. I'm looking into finding one at a decent price. I've got my local FFL fellow trying to find one. I'll either keep the 317 or give it to one of the grandkids.

Pap

I have a couple of favorites. One I shoot and one I don't. The old 45 just keeps going strong.

Pappy
Here is a 351C.Thay make a 351 PD it has exposed hammer.

There is something about those super fly weight 22 snubbies that make them special.

Sidney,

That is an AWESOME 1911!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Pappy,
I have a feeling that S&W could very well fit the piece with a magnum cylinder but just won't do it so you would have to buy another piece.

From what I understand,the manufacturers make the barrels to 22 magnum specs (reduce inventory). There shouldn't be any problem in chambering a 22 LR cylinder to magnum

Just my opinion.

Wayne

It's not that I am unhappy with the 317 22LR, I packed it a very long time and shot a number of forest grouse with it. However, the rat shot from the 22LR doesn't compare with the 22mag rat shot. The 22mag rat shot will take a grouse at 30 feet, but the 22lr won't. Plus a 22mag hollow point has almost as much punch as a 38 Special. Anyway, hoping my local gun dealer can score me a 351PD.

Pap

Pap,
I hope that you will be able to get a S&W 351PD soon.

Bill Jordan,in his superb book No Second Place Winner extols on the value of a lightweight snubby in 22mag. And this was in 1965 when the book was first published and there wasn't the selection of 22 magnum ammo at that time like now.

My favorite "snubby" is the North American Arms Black Widow.

Wayne

Here are my two .22 pistols:

Ruger SP101

Walther PPK/S-22

I wish I could get a .22 Magnum cylinder for the Ruger.

I suggested "unusual" so here is mine.No, that is not the serial number. I "edited" it.

Nice Broomhandle Tom.

My 317 serial number is COH 3333, which is kind of neat.

Pap

Tom, THAT is unusual !

Nice "Red-9" 1898 Tom.
Best, Capt. Chris

Check this out.

https://www.congress.gov/bill/117th-congress/house-bill/127/text

Pap

Pap--

The sponsor is from your state!

Maybe moved there (like others are doing) from California?

Given time, expect Texas to be changed.

Maybe Texans should befriend Californians who move there and help them to appreciate common sense.

I don't think her Bill will go anywhere, but remember that (1) every member of that august body tries to do things that will make them look big and important, and (2) sometimes foolish laws get passed in spite of the checks and balances.

Larry

Larry
The sponsor is from Texas not Idaho. Idaho is one of the most gun friendly states there is. We are getting a lot of Californians coming to Idaho, but I suspect that the majority are conservative Republicans.

Pap

The sponsor is Sheila Jackson Lee (D) Texas.

I looked through the Bill and I don’t think it has a “snowball’s chance”.

Pap--

Got you mixed up with that state down south! Sorry about that, but you would still be in good company.

I agree with Coach...no chance (at all?). But we live in strange times, and they are a'changing.

Larry

That is just another look at me bill, see how good I am doing. I picked this up recently and I was surely disappointed with the trigger. The first time I shot it, I pressed the trigger and it felt like I still had the safety on, I even looked to make sure it wasn't, hope it will improve with use, but I don't think so. Looks like a trigger job. Not up to Kimber's standards.

This is one I came across when I was organizing my safes, I had forgotten all about it, also found a couple more that I had forgotten. My short term memory is awful.

Sidney,

The 1911 and the S&W 41 are awesome.

Fun when you clean things and you find all kinds of things you tucked away for way too long. Winter is a good time for catching up.

Tom Flynn

Sidney,
Years ago,during our local National Match Courses,it was the Model 41 or the High Standard Trophy Models that pretty much ruled on the firing line.

The S&W Model 41 always had been superbly made with no machine marks what so ever. I had never seen one that gave any problems.

Wayne

Sidney, sorry the Kimber trigger is bad.

I have been carrying a Kimber Stainless Ultra Carry for over 15 years. The trigger is excellent. The only mods I've made are Kimber tritium sights and the Laser-Grips.

Not sure I've ever forgot a gun I owned.....you may have a problem...
I'm just say'n
especially a 41!!

:-)Rocky

S&W41 S&W 2206 Sig TRAILSIDE

Rocky when I was 41 my memory was great. Now pushing 75, not so great. Some of these things I haven't seen in 12 to 16 years. Lots of fun. Found two Pythons I had forgotten, and much more.

like an Easter egg hunt....

:-)Rocky

Rocky,
Nice "standard" auto!!

One of my Ruger Standard autos,I sent to Jim Clark to be accurized. One of the additions was a Douglas Barrel with an integral muzzle brake.

1/2 inch groups from a machine rest at 50 yards.

Wayne

Wayne, I believe that one is a shooter for sure. I really like Ruger .22s.
Walker

valquartsen setup
BUT a shooter none the less

:-)Rocky

Wayne...
I think that I have one of Jim Clark"s "45's"
I'll take a look...
and Sidney...before you give me crap...I know I have it!!!...I think
upp's...right Jim...wrong last name...

:-)Rocky

Rocky, that is a nice pistol for sure. Tom, this is my EDC, and a Sig that I can afford to shoot all day.

Rocky,
Yep,I have a Clark 1911 as well. Sent it in for one of his accuracy jobs and Bo-Mar sights for NMC.

Back then (1970) the turn around was about 2 weeks,not much longer.

Wayne

The Bomar shop was just a few miles down the road from me. You would not believe what a thrown-up tin shed it was. It's all gone now unless they moved to somewhere else. Are they still making sights?

Tom,
I have not seen any of the Bo-Mar ads so I do not know that they are in business or not.

Their sights were excellent.

Wayne

TTB
I was "told" that the old bomar sights were out of production, but that copies were available. Not sure how credible this info was or is but that was the story t presented to me. Funny thing was the shop could not say where to get the sights.
Walker

You go down that one alley and look for the green door.

Wasn’t there a movie back in the 70s titled:

BEHIND THE GREEN DOOR

The star of that movie lived a few miles from me in the next town over.

Wayne

I’m not even gonna ask the obvious question.

???

LOL Now that is funny!

No comment. I can neither confirm nor deny...............

Wayne

That is probably best !!!

I am going to shift to long guns for a moment, the groundhogs will be out soon and I will try to take a few, just to get a chance to shoot my bench rifle, It is good to 400 yards if I can hold steady, not so easy to do at my age, but I shoot off a rest so that helps. This has a Timminy double set trigger, when you set the trigger all you have to do it just put a shadow on the front trigger and it is gone, first time I shot it, it scared me. It has the Mauser action and either a Douglas or Schilling barrel, the man I bought it from couldn't remember which as he was way up there in years and had had so many built he just couldn't remember.

Nice rig Sidney,
Looks like a Model 98 (short for 1898) Mauser military action, which has been sporterized...(Safety has been modified to operate with a riflescope. The forend and pistol grip are rosewood? Austrian flame maple stock? Maybe a Pachmayer (or Browning) recoil pad?
Impressive!
Best, Capt. Chris

That a gorgeous rifle, Sydney. Hope you nail a few g-hogs.

Pap

Sidney,
Somehow...Some way...You got that last photo reversed??
Best, Capt. Chris

That is an absolutely beautiful stock!!!

I agree, that stock is excellent!

What caliber is it?

Thanks guys for the nice comments, my bad on the pic being reversed, I wasn't paying attention as usual. Coach it is 243.

Sweet!!!

You really got something there!

Sidney,

Great gun; beautiful workmanship on that stock and finish!

Tom Flynn

I've gotten to where I love shooting my bench rest guns....liking punching holes....not always at long distances, just me, shooting, and minding my own business....
nice gun!!

:-)Rocky

Rocky,
Bench rest shooting or any target shooting is a discipline unto itself.

Always room for improvement and always interesting.

I have an Air Force Condor Air Rifle that,from a rest,at 50 yards will shoot 1/2" groups all day long.

Off hand........not so much.

Wayne

Wayne,
Anything "off hand" is a crap shoot for me!!!
I keep mine in the rests!!!
I ran by this messing around over the weekend...not the gun!!! just the sight

:-)Rocky

Off hand has gone out the window for me. Rocky I like your pistol, those Bo-Mar sights must have been special, and still are for those that have them.

I guess...I haven't shot this gun much at all....just a few times after I got it back from the gunsmith....it was a mess when I got it from my dad...wouldn't function...in pieces...I think it was a junker he got off of somebody probably for next to nothing...threw it in a box...and, there it sat...I thought maybe some of those old NM 45's may have come with a Bo-mar...mine doesn't, nor my Smith 41, nor my Smith 52....I guess that's probably the only one I have

:-)Rocky

Rocky,
Nice 1911 there. Looks like it is set up for hardball match or combat match.

John Browning designed that piece and it is still basically unchanged to this day.

I prefer the plain jane stock model but did,some years ago,answer to the National Match call and sent a 1911 to Jim Clark for his accuracy job,etc.

Superb gun but I still like the issued piece. Designed for hardball which has an excellent track record.

In 'Nam,I was not issued one but everyone in my outfit "acquired" one and the standard mode of carry was cocked and locked,round in the chamber with 7 round magazine.

Just the way JMB designed it.

Wayne

Wayne..
I spent some of my time as a youth, at the "gun club" pulling, and pasting targets...I was there mainly for retired Colonel Alfred F Green, a definite "hard ball" shooter!!
That's as far as it goes for me and the .45's...other than just shooting them...that man was a shooter!!

:-)Rocky

Rocky,
Always nice to mentored by a dyed in the wool hardball shooter.

You learn so much that way in comparison to book learning.

I think it was Mark Twain that once said that he never let schooling interfere with his education.

Wayne

Interesting read. Handguns vs bears.

https://www.ammoland.com/2020/03/update-.../#axzz6pCW2V7sz

Pap

Dang interesting Pappy. I learned that, statistically, I’d do just as well packing my Ruger 22 as my S&W 44 Mag as my Glock 10mm. Who’da thunk it?
BUT, as we all know, what really matters is shot placement. AND, just pack something!
Great read. Thanks for posting.

An old Idaho rancher told me, if possible, when they stand up, grizzlies generally do, shoot at their throat, instant kill. Every bear I've shot in the throat, has dropped in it's tracks.

Pap

Interesting read for sure!

Good advice Pap!

I enjoyed that, even added it to my favs.

Pappy: I got some chills reading some of those.

I feel sorry for the one's traumatized and killed by those attacks.

Really informative article.Thanks for posting!

Now i gotta go watch "The Revenant" again.

That advice is good for all two-legged buggers Pappy.

I have an interesting book 4 Seconds Until Impact

Tells of all sorts of encounters of the worst kind with all types of critters.

Many bear attacks but huge amount of coyote attacks and cougars too.

The author reccomends packing heat but also gives high praise to bear spray.

My area has had MANY coyote attacks so I always pack heat.

Two legged critters are more prevalent in my area.

Wayne

Pap,

Thanks that was a great article.

Walk softly and carry a big gun! I pulled mine three times on Black Bears while we skinned one. Luckily didn't have to shoot, but they were all interested in what we were working on. Black Bears will cannibalize each other; I don't think they were interested in me or the guide.

Tom Flynn

Tom:

If you don’t mind me asking, where were you when you had this picture made?

It is absolutely gorgeous there!

Coach

Coach that was an inlet off of Columbia Bay/Prince William Sound about 8 hours by boat Southwest of Valdez Alaska. We were on a small Island had a 376 yard shot. Already got my Mountain Goat and we were Black Bear hunting. My guide said give me your camera you'll thank me later.

The spot we were at the tide went out at least an 8' drop and had to sit there till 10:00 at night after skinning the Bear until the tide came back in. It was an interesting hour ride back to the main boat dodging ice flows from the Columbia Glacier in the dark.

In my holster I had my hand cannon S&W .500 Magnum with a 4" barrel.

Tom Flynn

GCTom,
With that S&W 500 I think that the trick is you give it to the bear to shoot???

Sure way to kill it!!!!

I touched off a 444 Marlin in a T/C Contender with 6 inch bbl once. I did say once...right?

I will tell you,when I touched that off,I knew that the bull pooped in the buckwheat for sure!!!!!!!!!!

Wayne

Those cals. kill on both ends. 44 mag. is my limit, and that is more than I like.

Here are my .22 handguns
S&W model 41
Ruger Mark II
Beretta 87BB
S&W 617 10 shot
Ruger Single Six 22 LR and 22 Mag
Colt Diamondback

and not for sale

Peter

Peter, that is a nice collection, I have three of those plus a few more. My Ruger is a Mk.4, I bought it for my wife as she liked shooting it more than her nine because of the noise the 9 made.

I have the "slab" side Ruger....excellent shooter!!
My dad gave it to me many years ago
:-)Rocky

Nice Set!!!!

The Beretta caught my attention!

And Thanks Tom! Again, it is some beautiful country!

Pete,
Now those are my speed!!!

Yes,I have some heavy hitters,but it is far more enjoyable for me to just plink with those mild mannered calibers

Wayne

This is one I found when I decided to clean out the safe so I could see what I had. Some of these I haven't seen in 12 to 16 years. I took this one on trade at a gun show when you could still buy and sell without breaking any laws. I was surprised at the weight of this pistol, and the fit and finish. These are the wrong pics, I tried to delete them but don't know if it worked.

I SEE NOTHING!!!

:-)Rocky

Rocky, I deleted the pics because they were of the wrong gun. I will correct this soon. Here are the correct pics.

I was playing Sgt Schultz...
nice gun!!

:-)Rocky

No gun here, just a pocket knife that I haven't seen for years, a sweet little auto. W.H.

Sidney,

You are one great collector; there isn't anything you have shown that is not top notch!

Great collection of everything, knives, guns!!!

Tom Flynn

Thanks Tom.

Agreed Tom! This is a treat to see all the Specials!

I'm wondering just how big Sidney's safe is....a walk in???

:-)Rocky

Very nice Sidney. I agree with Rocky!
Walker

For Tom to say that,,,,

speaks VOLUMES!!!

Sidney,
What Tom said.

Ummm,can I have it??

Wayne

Rocky, It is not a walk in, although it is big. Weighs 1139lbs with nothing in it. It is 6ft. tall, and 4ft. wide with shelves, so I can cram a lot of stuff in there. Belgium Browning take-down 22. This is in the original shipping box from Canada, and the original Browning box, I don't know if this rifle has ever been put together. I never settled on one thing to collect so I have a little of a lot of things These pics came out as attachments instead of pics, and I did the same things I usually do when they come out as pics.

Here's one I've been saving. This Colt Official Police was at my grandmother's house when I was growing up. My granddad died at an early age and I didn't get to know him. He and his dad had a hardware store from 1914 until it burned in 1937. I always thought the Colt came from that store but was never sure. Last year I removed all doubt.

I forgot to point out, and it's hard to read on the letter, the Colt is caliber 32-20 Win. That's always intrigued me.

very cool!!!
I'm waiting on a letter from the "Cody" on my 21....providence is a wonderful thing!!!

:-)Rocky

Sidney....if you had my "safe" there's no tell'n what you could loose in it!!!
I built in into the foundation when I built the house years back

:-)Rocky

Rocky I would love to have something like that, I could fill to my hearts content. Tom that is so great about getting that letter. Has the cost for that gone up in the last few years? I know what it used to be.

Tom, that s awesome.
Rocky, that is a nice vault. "Safe room" too I guess for storms!
Walker

Walker,
that's how I sold it to my wife(at the time)
SAFE ROOM!!!
She's gone...guns/knives are in....sorry dear

:-)Rocky

Tom: That letter & the heritage it proves is awesome!

Rocky: Now that’s what you call a “Man Cave” for sure!

Coach,
It's approximately 8' deep...door to the facing wall, and near 14' long(right to left)...there's an offset to the left of the door(as facing)....10" walls, with a 4" ceiling, supported by a steel support liner(for the roof poor)....steel door has 3 Medeco dead bolts that can be operated on either side....there is an "out line" that goes to the septic tank, and a small 2" hole for electricity and what not...the cost was next to nothing when building the house...mainly the door and locks
It's not without fault, however it should keep the bandits working long enough for the Calvary to arrive!!!
I've got enough "stuff" in it to hole up for a few days, if necessary
wouldn't be fun...BUT I could do it
:-)Rocky

Rocky,
Sounds pretty much to me that you have all the bases pretty well covered!!

Anywhere near Moultrie? I quail hunt down there each year.
Wayne

Today the US Court of Appeals for the 9th Circuit ruled that the second amendment right to keep and bear arms does not citizens include the right to carry a firearm, either openly or concealed, in public.

It's starting.

Pap

wayne...
I have to say no...family in Dawsonville...BUT that's it

:-)Rocky

Mike--

What else to expect out of that court?

Larry

Watch out. Call your senators and congressmen, especially if you live in a leftist area.

Tucker warns Biden admin is coming for your guns:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=N_WVsndvCcg

not sure this belongs here, however you do need a hand to use this gun....finally got off my ass, and got a Cody Letter for my 21....exciting!!

That's cool Rocky. Just about the same age as my Colt but a lot more valuable money-wise. The value of my Colt is that it was shipped to my Grandfather's store.

Very nice!!
Pap

Awesome, Rocky!!!

That is a real sweet gun!!Looks to be in great shape.
I
would really like to hear how it does for you.

Thanks guys...to be clear...it's been in the family for years, since the early 70's, when my dad took advantage of a friend of my grandfather...the fellow was simply trying to "unload" a Winchester shotgun...had no idea what he had...my dad was out of town, when grand pa called him about the deal...having a pretty good idea of what it was, my dad told grandpa to buy it....the deal went down....$100...my dad, not being a skeet shooter, never used it...I've shot 2 rounds of skeet with it...that's it for the past 50 years...I do not shoot a side by side very well...over and under guy...
from my recent readings, and occasional research, I came up on the Cody web site, and decided to inquire....from what I've found, it will add value, however I do not vision selling it...BUT my son may choose to....
thanks again for all the kind replies

:-)Rocky

Rocky that is really sweet. I always wanted one but didn't want to pay the price. I would never be lucky enough to get one for a 100.00

Rocky,
Being that you do not shoot SXS shotguns very well,I will be glad to take that Model 21 off your hands for $200. (this way you make 100% profit)

OK,so I guess no deal.

Super nice piece,I looked up some prices for Model 21s,certainly not for $100. !!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Wayne

Sidney--

I wondered what effect inflation would have on the price of the shotgun. Looks like it would cost about $600 in today's money. Of course, that does not take into account the price from any price guide...it should be worth even more than $600 now.

Larry

Just my thoughts only, but I'd think you'd have to search long and hard to find a Model 21 Winchester for $600.00.

$2500.00-$5,000.00 range, I'd wager.
Nice Rocky,
Capt. Chris

Yep.

$600 would be a bargain price today.

Not so long ago I was talking to a man who had retired at 65, and started dealing in Parkers.

Approaching 90 at the time, he said he had made $1 million since retiring...he did not explain if that was his net or gross, maybe not so hard to gross that much if actively trading in them.

Larry