Mayor Al

Mrs Mayor and one of our grandsons joined me on a ride up to Indianapolis last Saturday to a large gun auction. Despite my (automatic) concerns about her being beside me growling about any bids I made, things really turned out well !

There were 704 items on the bid list, about 60% guns, 30% ammunition, and the rest, "other stuff"- cleaning materials, knives and vampire killing swords etc. This auction company really moves along, getting all 704 items done in just over 6 hours.

I picked up a bunch of ammo. 600 rounds of 7.62x39mm FMJ, 300 rounds of 44Mag, and 200 rounds of 357 mag, Plus several bricks of 22 LR. I missed out on several bids for 380 and 38 Spl, but did get 200 rounds of 9mm...all of the above at less than 50% of what CTD is selling it for.



We got a nice shooting rest, and 8 soft longarm cases, and a couple of EMT knives and gun-tool Swiss-Army style items for use by all of us... Then dealt with handgun selection

The most unusual Smith I have seen is this Model 22A Semi-Auto



I think this Taurus 38 Spl is about the prettiest like snubby I have ever seen.
The Black and Gold really do make it's appearance stand out.


All but one, a Charter Target Bulldog, 357 are new in the box ! The Charter has seen some holster time, but operates like a 95% gun should.
We left the place with 9 handguns and a big smile !!
One AMT .380 Backup.
Three 9mm semi-autos, 1 Taurus Mod 709, 2 SCCY 10+
Two 357 revolvers, 1 Charter Target Bulldog, 1 Taurus Mod 605
One 38 Spl, Taurus Mod 85S
One Smith/Wesson Model 22A
and finally a real keeper for me a Charter Bulldog 44 Spl.
Here is the family photo ! I won't say what the total $$$ was, but I think I just balanced my wife's trip to see her Mother in SoCal in a few weeks !!



This was fine, well-run auction. We will attend another of their events in the future !!!

PS- The two Ruger Old Army's, one with the conversion kit and one without, went for $575, and $450 respectivly. The semi-auto MG-34 on the original 'big' tripod with a periscope sight went for $1200, and one that I regret letting slip by..just for resale purposes... a stunningly beautiful weatherby Orion O/U 12 ga. slipped by me and went out for $750. Even my wife groaned about missing a bidding chance for it. It was one of the best looking O/U's I have ever seen (NIB).

Amishman44

Congrat's...sounds like a nice afternoon! That Bulldog .44 Special sounds great!

Mayor Al

Yeah it is a dandy. At $325 it was a real bargain...(NIB) hard case and all the new paperwork included.

Mayor Al

After due consideration here's how my Nine New Additions will probably wind up.

1. Definitely Keeping for my personal & family use.
The Taurus Blk/Gold trim Model 85S 38 Special
The Taurus Model 605 357 Magnum Snub
The Charter Bulldog 44 Special

2. Definitely Selling to fund this overall purchase
The Taurus Model 709 Slim 9mm--(sold)
The Charter Target Bulldog in 357 Magnum
The Two SCCY Model CPX-2 9mm 10+1 capacity

3. MAYBE Keep...MAYBE Sell...
The S&W Model 22A 22LR semi-auto.

BTW We got a lot of Ammo at better than half off CTD prices, a Shooting handgun rest, Cleaning supplies and swiss-Army style Gun-tool and several knives. Those all remain with us. Lots of bargains in that 700+ lot inventory

shootist

Nice little gun I like mine, not as accurate as my SP101 so I don't use it for carry, just at the range, got mine for $329 at LGD not a bad gun for the price.

Ruger41

Nice job! If it were me I'd ditch that S&W .22 (had one and have shot others--not impressed). I'd keep the Target Bulldog instead.

Mayor Al

Thanks for the input R-41. The Smith 22A is a real question mark right now.

Mayor Al

UPDATE- Gun Auction June 30 Indianapolis-

I attended a gun auction yesterday in Indy. 300 Guns, and a bunch of accessories and furniture. It was quite a change from the auction in May...Hot (No A/C in the Auction Barn) but fans kept the air moving. About 250 bidders. Prices were very low overall with some real suprizes in the inventory.

I came way with 17 new additions to my inventory, and a very nice oak gun cabinet, so the day was a real bonus time for me.

I won't list them all but of interest on this forum... A Ruger 10-22 in like new condition for $150
AND
A Ruger Blackhawk 44 Magnum 4.5" barrel, Chrome-plated, pearl grips with a John Wayne image on both grips. It may be an aftermarket job, but it looks great and handles well. Test firing will come this week.
Here are a couple of photos of the Blackhawk. Ser.# is 29725, anyone have a production date for it, or any other info that may help check its history?




Another "pretty" little wheelgun is an Italian F I E 22/22mag Gold-Plated Revolver



An oddball that caught my eye was this Charter Explorer 2 22 semi-auto. Cheap and very easy to shoot. Reminds me of my old Broomhandle !



Then there is the "rest of the stuff" several 22-38-44 spl. and 5 shotguns and the 10-22 to round out the day. This was a real fun day for me !!


I work these auctions for fun and entertainment using the proceeds from one to fund the buying at the next. I wind up being able to keep about 50% of what I buy and not go in the red on the budget.
AL