Capone's Colt .38

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Capone's Colt .38

Post by ruger22 » Thu Jun 23, 2011 11:51 am

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Post by Hakaman » Thu Jun 23, 2011 4:51 pm

That's a gun with some history to it. While it would be nice to own for various reasons, it's a little over my budget.
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Post by ruger22 » Thu Jun 23, 2011 7:20 pm

A little gruesome to think that people may have been killed with it, although I understand Al's favorite weapon was a Louisville Slugger.
* 2 Ruger Bearcat stainless, w/ EWK ejector housings & Wolff springs
* Ruger SP-101 .22LR, w/ Wolff springs
* 2 NAA Guardian .32ACP
* 3 Zastava M70 .32ACP
* S&W 15-22 Sport (.22LR AR)
* 2 Ruger SR22 .22LR pistols

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Post by greener » Thu Jun 23, 2011 8:30 pm

Certainly one that you won't take to the range for a few rounds.


I went back and read the article. I'm not sure Capone would have used it to kill a few folks. I also have a quibble with
At that time, the Colt .38 would have been one of the most reliable and most easily concealed handguns available.
I have an S&W made about the same time. May not be quite as small, but it's been fairly reliable.

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Post by Coach1 » Fri Jun 24, 2011 4:12 pm

I can understand why folk have an interest in building a gun collection = rare, old, noteworthy.. or notorious even. IMHO, these types of weapons are hard to justify if one is not gong to shoot them. Museums buy stuff to just display / look at... regular folk generally intend to use what we buy.

I know we can all think of more effective / worthwhile uses for $100K.
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