mawkie
C&R Whisperer
-God I've wanted one of these forever. But tightwad me couldn't stomach paying more than $1k for one. Then a pile of CMP sourced Garands, M1 Carbines and a couple of .22 training rifles comes up for auction up in Harford county. The .22s were a H&R M12 and a Winchester 52D.
-I watched pre-auction bidding and it was tame, stopping @ $550. So hop into the new GTI and prepare to bid live. Got lucky as that day was crazy busy for gun sales. You had an auction in Glen Rock PA, Redding in Gettysburg and the gun show at the HOCO fairgrounds. So I was thrilled to see only about 25 people left in the room when the guns came up. Checked online bidding and it hadn't moved from $550. When the lot goes live I'm shocked to find I'm the only person to put in a bid, live or online. So it hammers to me for $600. With the vig and tax we're talking $680. Throw in another $45 for the FFL who's doing the transfers. I'm thrilled as I expected to see nothing less than $900 get the job done.
-She's a 52D w. heavy barrel and Redfield International sight set. SN dates production to 1963. The 52D is single shot and features a full length accessory rail. It sports an electro penciled "US" in the left side of the receiver which surprisingly was done at the factory (go figure, but verified by a Winchester engraver). Rubber Winchester butt plate. Missing a hand stop but I've got a nice Al Freeland example inbound along with a Cumberland Highpower 1907 sling (IMHO a steal at $55 w. free shipping, love the quality and craftsmanship of these things).
-I watched pre-auction bidding and it was tame, stopping @ $550. So hop into the new GTI and prepare to bid live. Got lucky as that day was crazy busy for gun sales. You had an auction in Glen Rock PA, Redding in Gettysburg and the gun show at the HOCO fairgrounds. So I was thrilled to see only about 25 people left in the room when the guns came up. Checked online bidding and it hadn't moved from $550. When the lot goes live I'm shocked to find I'm the only person to put in a bid, live or online. So it hammers to me for $600. With the vig and tax we're talking $680. Throw in another $45 for the FFL who's doing the transfers. I'm thrilled as I expected to see nothing less than $900 get the job done.
-She's a 52D w. heavy barrel and Redfield International sight set. SN dates production to 1963. The 52D is single shot and features a full length accessory rail. It sports an electro penciled "US" in the left side of the receiver which surprisingly was done at the factory (go figure, but verified by a Winchester engraver). Rubber Winchester butt plate. Missing a hand stop but I've got a nice Al Freeland example inbound along with a Cumberland Highpower 1907 sling (IMHO a steal at $55 w. free shipping, love the quality and craftsmanship of these things).