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Topics => 2nd Amendment/Firearms => Topic started by: John Florida on June 08, 2015, 06:37:43 PM

Title: I got lucky!!
Post by: John Florida on June 08, 2015, 06:37:43 PM
 One of the guys at work decided he wanted to sell the Taurus PT 22 he bought 2 years ago and never shot a full magazine through it. He did shoot one round and that was it. He sold me the pistol and a brick(550 rounds) and two 100 round plastic boxes of CCI mini mags for a grand total of 100.dollars.

    How could I pass?
Title: Re: I got lucky!!
Post by: AmericanPatriot on June 08, 2015, 07:01:21 PM
I thought you were going to talk about you and Mrs. Florida!

Wow, that is almost better than sex.

Congrats, John
Title: Re: I got lucky!!
Post by: John Florida on June 08, 2015, 07:12:11 PM
I thought you were going to talk about you and Mrs. Florida!

Wow, that is almost better than sex.

Congrats, John

   Almost.  And the Mrs still likes me after 43 years.
Title: Re: I got lucky!!
Post by: Libertas on June 09, 2015, 07:20:23 AM
What's not to like?

Answers both issues, dunnit?!   :D
Title: Re: I got lucky!!
Post by: John Florida on June 09, 2015, 07:59:26 AM
     ::bustamove::
Title: Re: I got lucky!!
Post by: AlanS on June 09, 2015, 08:44:30 AM
Lucky dog. Heck, the ammo is worth almost that much.
Title: Re: I got lucky!!
Post by: Predator Don on June 09, 2015, 01:44:59 PM
One of the guys at work decided he wanted to sell the Taurus PT 22 he bought 2 years ago and never shot a full magazine through it. He did shoot one round and that was it. He sold me the pistol and a brick(550 rounds) and two 100 round plastic boxes of CCI mini mags for a grand total of 100.dollars.

    How could I pass?


Sounds like a good deal.....too bad you lost it in a boating accident.
Title: Re: I got lucky!!
Post by: Glock32 on June 09, 2015, 03:26:14 PM
Good score!  I still can't believe the scarcity of .22 ammo.  We just had a Cabela's open here a month ago, and even there they've only got a small section of 50 round boxes.

I remember when you could get bricks of .22 for what, $12 or something?
Title: Re: I got lucky!!
Post by: Libertas on June 10, 2015, 06:35:36 AM
Yeah, those days are gone my friend.  If I stake out the local Gander on Friday mornings sometimes you can score a brick, but it will be 3-4 x's that price.

Last time I was in the local Cabelas in Rogers 3-4 weeks ago getting some fishing stuff I saw they had a pretty good supply of ammo on hand, and I did pick up one of those not-quite-a-full-brick packs of CCI, can't recall what I paid for it, didn't care...it's like an auto reflex, I just take one.

And then the boating accident...
Title: Re: I got lucky!!
Post by: Glock32 on June 10, 2015, 12:51:10 PM
The ones I wish I could find again are the Aguila Colibri.  Those are the .22 rounds that have no gunpowder, they use just the primer to propel a light bullet.  They make almost no sound, and are fun to use in situations where you don't want people complaining about noise.
Title: Re: I got lucky!!
Post by: John Florida on June 10, 2015, 04:56:40 PM
The ones I wish I could find again are the Aguila Colibri.  Those are the .22 rounds that have no gunpowder, they use just the primer to propel a light bullet.  They make almost no sound, and are fun to use in situations where you don't want people complaining about noise.

  You shooting rabbits in the yard??
Title: Re: I got lucky!!
Post by: Glock32 on June 10, 2015, 07:24:50 PM
No, just cans and paper targets.  I'd say it's not any more powerful than an air rifle, maybe less.  It puts holes in aluminum cans though.  Fun to use.
Title: Re: I got lucky!!
Post by: Libertas on June 11, 2015, 07:08:27 AM
I was just going to say they cannot be over 20gr and viola!

Via GunBot:  http://www.ammosupplywarehouse.com/product/491/Aguila-Colibri-22-LR-NOT-FOR-SEMI-AUTO-NO-PDR.html (http://www.ammosupplywarehouse.com/product/491/Aguila-Colibri-22-LR-NOT-FOR-SEMI-AUTO-NO-PDR.html)

I reckon they are out of stock because many must be having the same fun you are Glock!

At that velocity I could put down some squirrels at close range easily. 
Title: Re: I got lucky!!
Post by: Glock32 on June 11, 2015, 10:00:58 AM
The box warns you to use only in handguns, because they might be too underpowered to make it through a rifle barrel.  I shoot them in a Henry lever action rifle without any problems though.  They're very quiet out of that rifle, you could probably snap your fingers louder.  I like using them when I get the urge for ballistic entertainment but am too lazy to go to the range.