Problem

[pa_guns]

Hi

My name is Bob and I have a cardboard box problem.

Plastic boxes I can live with or live without. Cardboard boxes are hard to pass up.

White cardboard boxes, blue cardboard boxes, tan cardboard boxes, all are though to pass up. In combination they create a problem.

Is there a cure?

Bob

[Hawkmoon]

Cure for what? What's the problem?

[d90king]

Hi

My name is Bob and I have a cardboard box problem.

Plastic boxes I can live with or live without. Cardboard boxes are hard to pass up.

White cardboard boxes, blue cardboard boxes, tan cardboard boxes, all are though to pass up. In combination they create a problem.

Is there a cure?

Bob

Bob I hate to say this as I look at the same boxes you are talking about. :p
NO, there is no cure!!!! :nono:
Espicially for those pretty blue card board ones with the nice white sleeves :D

Check out last photo i just posted and i think you will see what I mean. :o

Patrick

[pa_guns]

Hi

Each time I bring home these boxes I seem to get strange looks from the rest of the family. They do not understand the need for more cardboard boxes or appreciate the fact that the boxes have Pony's on them.

Bob

[d90king]

Hi

Each time I bring home these boxes I seem to get strange looks from the rest of the family. They do not understand the need for more cardboard boxes or appreciate the fact that the boxes have Pony's on them.

Bob

Forget the looks, im havin a hard time coming up with excuses!!! :o
The old I had it on order, its not workin as well as it used to. ;)

Patrick

[pa_guns]

Hi

This particular box spent about 4 hours "in the wild" before I happened by it on pass through Cabela's earlier today. Very tough to explain how you headed out for some scope rings and came back with a Pony.

Bob

[d90king]

Hi

This particular box spent about 4 hours "in the wild" before I happened by it on pass through Cabela's earlier today. Very tough to explain how you headed out for some scope rings and came back with a Pony.

Bob

Ok the suspence is killing us what did you get? :confused:

[d90king]

I smell a 38 super SCG coming ;)

[Bud White]

I just got a Tactacool Brown card board box today

[pa_guns]

Hi

Well the outer box is white:

http://i109.photobucket.com/albums/n68/pa_guns/ww1_2_white_box.jpg

The next box in is blue, with a nice Pony on it:

http://i109.photobucket.com/albums/n68/pa_guns/ww1_2_blue_box.jpg

Inside is another box:

http://i109.photobucket.com/albums/n68/pa_guns/ww1_2_inside.jpg

And inside that is another Pony:

http://i109.photobucket.com/albums/n68/pa_guns/ww1_2.jpg

How can you be without two WWI repos??? Man are these nicely fit pistols.

I just hope this time OD won't come along and tell me I got the wrong grips again !!!

Bob

[Bud White]

Very nice I still crave after one

[Hunter]

Very nice Colt Bob. Looks like you did good with that one.
I feel your pain but I think money spent on Colts is money well spent.
Good looking Colt btw :D

[d90king]

That looks great Bob, do you think you could come take pictures of mine like that? :butthead: I got my pic up, but just the link shows up, i will figure it out! :butthead: . Congrats on a beauty :D

Patrick

[pa_guns]

Very nice I still crave after one

Hi

Thanks!

I spent three or four months intensively looking for the first one. This one just popped up when I wasn't frantically looking for this specific model. They are so well made that I actually like them better than some of the more loaded models that Colt makes.

Bob

[pa_guns]

I got my pic up, but just the link shows up, i will figure it out!
Patrick

Hi

On Photobucket, copy the *bottom* line under the picture. It starts with [img and ends with img].

Bob

[pa_guns]

I feel your pain but I think money spent on Colts is money well spent.


Hi

But is there a way to tell when you have *to many* Colts?

(other than the sound of the last nickel rolling out of the piggy bank)

Bob

[Bud White]

Hi

Thanks!

I spent three or four months intensively looking for the first one. This one just popped up when I wasn't frantically looking for this specific model. They are so well made that I actually like them better than some of the more loaded models that Colt makes.

Bob

Isn't That the way it always works?

When ya want one you can't find it but when you are looking for something else the one you searched so long for before start popping up

[pa_guns]

Isn't That the way it always works?

When ya want one you can't find it but when you are looking for something else the one you searched so long for before start popping up

Hi

Usually it works that way when I have absolutely no money at all with me. At least this time I could grab this one.

Bob

[COWBOYF550]

Very nice COLT.
I have to agree with HUNTER that money spent on Colts is money well spent!

[clughog]

Bob, you've convinced me that I need another cardboard box...perhaps THREE boxes in one, like you have. Better a "cardboard" fettish than some things, I guess. That WWI Reproduction is beautiful! Congratulations.

[Hawkmoon]

Bob, I notice despite your artful obscuration that the serial number on yours appears to be 45xx. Colt's plan is to make just 4,000 of these, the same as they did with the WW2 reissue. Did they begin with number 1000? If so, I'd guess this means they are past number 3500 in the series, which means there are only about 400 to go before it ends.

No wonder people are finding the supply drying up. I think you were wise to welcome the opportunity when it was presented to you.

[Hunter]

Hi

But is there a way to tell when you have *to many* Colts?

(other than the sound of the last nickel rolling out of the piggy bank)

Bob
too many Colts? I am sure there is not such anomalie :D

[OD*]

Looks great Bob, congratulations!

[OD*]

Did they begin with number 1000?
Yes they did Hawk, the WWIIs started at 1.

[pa_guns]

Hi

Well I'm glad that I've herd from Hunter that I do not have to many Colts. I feel much better now. :D :D

Now iff OD would just let me know that I got the right grips this time ... :butthead:

The WWI's are coming out at about 60 a month from the factory. Mine is past 4550, so best guess is the supply will run dry late this year. I have no idea at all how Cabela's got this one. They didn't have it out for more than a few hours ....

I got the first one because of the uniqueness of the pistol. A "WWI that you can shoot" was more than I could pass up. After shooting it, wow! it shoots very well. These pistols are *very* well put together. I would not stack them up on a Ransom Rest, but they are right up there on accuracy hand held.

I figure this way I can have one to keep "pretty" and the other one to shoot the (what ever) out of.

I gotta say, if you are thinking about one of these - get one (or more) !! They are out there now at reasonable prices. A year from now they'll be gone. Prices may be climbing a bit and I'd bet they will climb towards the end of the year. Very nice pistols !!!

Now, any estimates on which month I'll be on speaking terms with the wife again? :nono: :nono:

Bob

[tesctom]

Do any of you guys bring a new gun home and ditch the plastic box or cardboard?? I stop saving boxes a long time ago and put pistols in rugs or holsters. If I ever sell a pistol it's no box to the next guy, who is usually a friend that has shot the gun and we try to make a fair deal for all. Maybe I should think about saving one or two. I can't be the only idiot that throws or gives the boxes away. Do you guys think a box would add to the value of a used pistol if I ever sold one on gunbroker???

[OD*]

Now iff OD would just let me know that I got the right grips this time ...
How many lines of checkering between the diamonds? :D

[Hawkmoon]

Do you guys think a box would add to the value of a used pistol if I ever sold one on gunbroker???
You don't even have to ask. If the boxes had no value, people wouldn't ask reduced prices and specify in the ad, "No box or paperwork."

The box may not add (or retain) value a year or two after the gun was sold new, but after the passage of time any pistol that has any value at all (other than as a basic shooter/truck gun) will have more value if it has the original packaging, owner's manual, etc.

[cliff731]

tesctom, perhaps you should take a look at the "empty" gun boxes being sold on auction sites like Gunbroker and Ebay. Yes, as Hawkmoon says, the do add value to your gun. In some instances, the existence of the original box with a gun just might be the "deal maker".

[pa_guns]

How many lines of checkering between the diamonds? :D

Hi

More than I can count from across the room :D :D

Looks like 13 rows if I include the two "half rows" on each end. 11 rows if I only count full rows.

Bob

[swampthang]

Nice Bob, will you be doubling up on you other Colts now? Its the right thing to do!!!!! :D

[pa_guns]

Nice Bob, will you be doubling up on you other Colts now? Its the right thing to do!!!!!

Hi

Well at this point I'm at two WWI's, two Gold Cups, one Commander, and one 38 Super. I'm not real sure about a second 38. Another commander in Stainless is a possibility (as is a divorce ...).

Next up on the list is a Series 70 re-issue, if I can find one localy at a good price.

Bob

[drshame]

If those grips are what came on the new Colt Repro, they have upgraded their grips very nicely.
Whatever they are..they look very nice and I wouldn't mess with them and run the risk of buggering up the grip screws!

[pa_guns]

If those grips are what came on the new Colt Repro, they have upgraded their grips very nicely.
Whatever they are..they look very nice and I wouldn't mess with them and run the risk of buggering up the grip screws!

Hi

Yes, those grips did come with the pistol. They are a more "coarse" checkering than a lot of what I have here. They look pretty neat and really stay put in your hand.

So is the "right" number of rows 13 or 19 or 16?

My copy of Calwson seems to be among the missing since my kid's last visit. Counted all the guns, forgot to count the books. :butthead: :butthead:

Bob

[drshame]

I'd say they're perfect on your gun and wouldn't think about changing them for anything else.

Congrates on the fine 1911....shoot it and let us all know how it does.
http://i32.photobucket.com/albums/d13/drshame/OlderColt.jpg
Mine needed a little work back at Colts and came back to be an incredible shooter.

[clughog]

Hi

Next up on the list is a Series 70 re-issue, if I can find one localy at a good price.

BobBob, which one of the Series 70 Reproductions are you going for---the stainless or the blued? Or BOTH! I love the pictures of the ones that Rio Vista Slim has!

[OD*]

Colt, 15 +/- 1
Springfield Armory 13 +/- 1
Remington-UMC 11 +/- 1

Exitwounds has been saying that some collectors are coming to believe that Colt's with the 13 rows of checkering, maybe original also.

[pa_guns]

Colt, 15 +/- 1
Springfield Armory 13 +/- 1
Remington-UMC 11 +/- 1

Exitwounds has been saying that some collectors are coming to believe that Colt's with the 13 rows of checkering, maybe original also.

Hi

Ok, so I can re-start the pacemaker and I don't have to buy a third one just to get the right grips. :D :D :D

If I get a Series 70 it will be a blued one. They just look *right*.

Bob

[clughog]

Hi

If I get a Series 70 it will be a blued one. They just look *right*.

BobBob, I just happend to see this one on Bud's web page http://www.budsgunshop.com/catalog/index.php/cPath/141. I agree with you on the blued one...of course, I'd like to have both!

[pa_guns]

Hi

I suspect it eventually will turn into a "both" sort of thing. Thanks for the "nudge" with the link. :D I keep forgetting that a lot of dealers call this the "Government" rather than the Series 70.

Bob

[clughog]

After reading your post I just had to get my blued Series 70 Reproduction out and hold it for a while (am I warped or what?). Can't wait to take it to the range again--it's been neglected lately in favor of some newer pistols, but now it's time to make up for the inattention!

[dogdollar]

Hi

But is there a way to tell when you have *to many* Colts?

(other than the sound of the last nickel rolling out of the piggy bank)

Bob

Yes.
When you live in a wood frame house on blocks, and your safe breaks through the floor.
Tim

[pa_guns]

Yes.
When you live in a wood frame house on blocks, and your safe breaks through the floor.
Tim

Hi

That's why the safe goes in the garage .... :D :D :D

Even with a normal house I worry about a safe and the floors.

Bob

[daveohno]

What's wrong with a safe in the basement? Most basements have a concrete floor down there.

[Joni Lynn]

There's no such thing as too many Colt's........to even suggest it calls your sanity into question. ;)
I fully intend to get a blue 70 Gov't to go with my stainless 70 Gov't. All in due time....lol!

[pa_guns]

What's wrong with a safe in the basement? Most basements have a concrete floor down there.

Hi

My double wide doesn't have a basement. :D :D :D

The problem with the basement is getting a "reasonable" sized safe down the stairs (and back up when you move). The last thing in the world you want to do is to get it to the bottom of the stairs and then find it can't make the turn into the main room. :butthead: :butthead: :butthead:

Series 70 in blue ... there's a gun show at the Farm Complex this weekend. Supposed to be 1500 tables. I wonder if the foot of snow that's coming down right now will result in more deals or fewer deals?

Bob

[Joni Lynn]

I'm still trying to figure out how to get my safe into my refrigerator box! ;)

[dogdollar]

What's wrong with a safe in the basement? Most basements have a concrete floor down there.

Basements in Houston are called "lakes".

[pa_guns]

I'm still trying to figure out how to get my safe into my refrigerator box! ;)

Hi

Easy, get a modest sized safe and move the refrigerator box inside the safe. Just be sure there's an inside handle first :D :D :D :D

Bob

[Joni Lynn]

Well Bob...........that may not be the answer I was looking for, but thanks for the thought. ;)

[daveohno]

Basements in Houston are called "lakes".
We get some water in the basements around here when it rains heavily. They built something called the deep tunnel a few years back and that seems to have helped. The last time my basement flooded was in the late 90's, 3 feet of water. Instead of the basements flooding now, the streets have pools of standing water next to the curbs now, and then later on they open the "drain" or whatever and the water goes down.

Bob-Have a real foundation built for that double wide and have a basement added. :D

[Elmo C]

Get you a set of water wings and call it a pool. :lh:

[pa_guns]

Bob-Have a real foundation built for that double wide and have a basement added. :D

Hi

I would except that I'm not sure it would survive being jacked up to slide the new foundation in. :D :D :D

Bob

[OD*]

There have been a number of safes stolen in the last couple years here in town, all out of garages. We tell customers that's the last place you want to secure them, back a truck up, throw a chain, presto-chango, no safe.

[pa_guns]

There have been a number of safes stolen in the last couple years here in town, all out of garages. We tell customers that's the last place you want to secure them, back a truck up, throw a chain, presto-chango, no safe.

Hi

That's why I like something less massive that I can get down into the basement and bolt in place.

That and a *good* alarm system.

Bob

[Hunter]

When I first got my Liberty in the house I saw no reason to bolt it to the floor (at about 900 pounds empty I thought it would be safe) but as a friend pointed out if someone wanted it out they really would not care about scratching the floor or dinging the safe. So with that logic I bolted it to the floor and added a motion sensor above it.
I think most folks who are breaking in do not want to spend a lot of time (especially with an alarm sounding off) so make it as hard as you can.
I strongly suggest keeping your safe where it is not readily available (like OD said a garage is a bad idea) and bolt it to the floor. I also think an alarm system that is monitored is a great idea.

[pa_guns]

Hi

Driving a couple of bolts into the floor and / or a couple of studs will make even a simple cabinet pretty hard to rip out.

I have no doubt that a well made safe has some advantages over something lighter. The last full sized safe I had weighted in over 1500 pounds. It also had links in it that locked it up permanently if it was bumped. After paying way more than it cost new to move it twice I decided it had some limitations ...

Given enough time *anything* can be pulled out. The whole idea of the alarm is to not give them the time. Noise, monitoring, and being about 93 seconds from the local, very bored, police all help.

I worry less about a theft than I do about kids. We do have visitors from time to time and locking stuff up *very* securely is a priority when we do.

Bob

[clughog]

There have been a number of safes stolen in the last couple years here in town, all out of garages. We tell customers that's the last place you want to secure them, back a truck up, throw a chain, presto-chango, no safe.My thoughts exactly, OD*! Besides, I think that humidity might be a factor in the garage as opposed to having it inside a climate controlled house. I was convinced about needing my safe bolted to the floor after seeing how easily the folks delivering it moved it around on a four wheeled furniture dolly!

[pa_guns]

Hi

Humidity is an issue both in the basement and in the garage. Depending on the part of the country, maybe enough to be a problem, maybe not.

Bob