Walkalong quote from another thread: "Guns are very personal. The good news is we have a lot of very good choices out there to pick from."
I'm really looking forward to one of these. I love history. I love old military guns. I love a lot of the new ones, too. I, for one, don't believe that these sales are going to keep on going. We have a Democrat House and if we get a Democrat president there is no way they will be selling handguns to the public while railing against handguns. That said, I'd still want one if they sold all 80,000 of them tomorrow. My 11 year old and 8 year old are as fascinated with history and WW2 as I am, perhaps more. I wish you could have seen the look on their face when I told them about the auction.
I think part of the split here is that the people ordering these are not expecting a 21st century race gun. We know there are more accurate options out there. We know there are cheaper options out there. We know there are more reliable options out there. We also know that this is unique. We know that we will own a piece of history that we only wish could tell the story behind it--even if that story never left the garrison. We know that peoples eyes will light up, like our own, when we show them the comparison between the 1911 that our troops fought with and the ones that are produced now. And we can take them to the range and let them see and feel the difference.
To me, that's worth every penny. To you it may not be. I'll buy one and you buy what you want. That's America people...and I love it.
Mark
I'm really looking forward to one of these. I love history. I love old military guns. I love a lot of the new ones, too. I, for one, don't believe that these sales are going to keep on going. We have a Democrat House and if we get a Democrat president there is no way they will be selling handguns to the public while railing against handguns. That said, I'd still want one if they sold all 80,000 of them tomorrow. My 11 year old and 8 year old are as fascinated with history and WW2 as I am, perhaps more. I wish you could have seen the look on their face when I told them about the auction.
I think part of the split here is that the people ordering these are not expecting a 21st century race gun. We know there are more accurate options out there. We know there are cheaper options out there. We know there are more reliable options out there. We also know that this is unique. We know that we will own a piece of history that we only wish could tell the story behind it--even if that story never left the garrison. We know that peoples eyes will light up, like our own, when we show them the comparison between the 1911 that our troops fought with and the ones that are produced now. And we can take them to the range and let them see and feel the difference.
To me, that's worth every penny. To you it may not be. I'll buy one and you buy what you want. That's America people...and I love it.
Mark