Out of control

[hotfxr]

OK, I am out of control here. It's bad enough that I have purchased and otherwise acquired these handguns over the years, but now I have people giving them to me. This is what I have left after giving away 3 Philadelphia Derringers, two Traditions Kentucky pistols, and in Pietta 1851 in .44. I was just given the Howdah 50 cal double by the same guy that gave me to Lyman Great Plains Pistol. He didn't like the way they felt in his hand. I will be working on both of them to pare down the stocks.



Unfortunately, given time constraints and lack of a handy range (My neighbors have been complaining lately and have even called the Sheriff a time or two) along with the ultra dry and then wet weather that inhibits the shooting urge, They are mostly safe queens that only come out for bragging rights and the occasional (no projectile) shot at night in the front yard.

I tell ya, it ain't easy being me.   

[russell shaffer]

I like it.  I have been on the lookout for a Colt revolver but haven't come across anything reasonable yet.  For sure, no one has given me one.  You must be a lot better looking than me.

[Hawken50]

   that is quite the collection oh great wearer of the fez

[beowulf]

I could only wish people were giving me pistols ! the three I like are the small colt , the remington, and the flintlock horse pistol that I assume is a smooth bore ! consider yourself lucky ! lol

[Patocazador]

Shoot the Howdah and give us your impression please.

What kind (manufacturer) is the deringer? It looks slick.

[hotfxr]

Shoot the Howdah and give us your impression please.

What kind (manufacturer) is the derringer? It looks slick.

The derringer is (unfortunately) a Jukar, which means it is the same all those made in Spain lower end firearms. However, lower end is a relative term and I, of course (not braggin', just facts), have modified it for fit and performance, and when it gets (rarely) taken out for smoke making, it is a hoot to shoot.

The Howdah and the Lyman are both Pedersoli kits. (Look closely at any Lyman, they are made in Italy.) My less patient then my brother Hanshi friend who bought these kits merely hand sands down the stocks, stains and varnishes them, without reshaping them in any way. He doesn't take them down nearly to what they should be, but still romps all over Facebook bragging about how he "Builds" them. Of course I have to take them apart and reassemble them for him. Plus drill any holes they might need. Both of them felt too big in his hands so he decided he didn't like them and gave them to me. He paid $275 for the lyman kit and $640 for the Howdah, plus another $80 to Cerekote the Howdah barrel. Not to mention the time we both had in working on them. I'll probably work them both over then next year wind up giving them back to him when he realizes that after I'm done with them they will fit his hand better.

[Red Badger]

Nah, send them to me in exchange for a piece of paper with a dollar amount on it, I have space in the collection for the Howdah

[Hanshi]

I'd like to have a friend like that.  In fact, I'd just like to have a friend (prefer dogs).  The only things I seem to ever receive is a bad cold and/or a hard time.  Actually I was given a black eye many years ago when I was a kid; that counts I guess.  I think I'll go hide and cry. 

[hotfxr]

I'd like to have a friend like that.  In fact, I'd just like to have a friend (prefer dogs).  The only things I seem to ever receive is a bad cold and/or a hard time.  Actually I was given a black eye many years ago when I was a kid; that counts I guess.  I think I'll go hide and cry. 

You live in Maine, that's about as hid out as you can get. Plus I'd cry if I had to live there too!   

[RonRC]

I'd like to have a friend like that.  In fact, I'd just like to have a friend (prefer dogs).  The only things I seem to ever receive is a bad cold and/or a hard time.  Actually I was given a black eye many years ago when I was a kid; that counts I guess.  I think I'll go hide and cry. 

Friends, real friends, are a gift to life to be treasured.
Ron

[Hanshi]

  Well, I've owned two great shooting c&b revolvers which are now gone.  The only pistol I own is a very nice flint .50 from many years ago and it's much too nice for someone like me.  And regardless of whomever you are, I live farther east than you do.  My brother hotfxr is, of course, a renegade who lives as far away from me - on the wierd west coast - as he can possibly get.

I did have a friend for many years; that is until I found out he was imaginary!  What a jerk!  I have been given knives before but they were all cheapo Chinese junk.  Been thinking about making my own knife if I can ever find a Great White shark's tooth.....or maybe the whole shark, I don't know. 

Still waiting for someone to give me a gun; a c&b would be nice but I'd take anything to keep them from sending it to the dump, or recycles or whatever.  Same thing with money.  Just saw on the news that a guy found $43,000 in an old couch he got from Goodwill.  I've searched for things like that for years.  The only thing I ever found was a bill for $30, and I ended up having to pay it.  But that's something and much better than finding a bill for $43,000. 

So a "show me your handgun" thread would have me posting my one and only (though nice) pistol. 

[RonRC]

OK, here are some pistols:

[RonRC]

Some of the same pistols, different arrangement - with no cap and ball:

[RonRC]

How about a comparison between an 1851 Navy and an 1847 Walker:

[Watauga]

 RonRC  Wow!  A Very Nice Collection! Thanks for sharing!