It happened again. Another one followed me home from the pawn shop but this one wasn't my fault. It's all the fault of the coronavirus and that scoundrel @phillipd. It all started last week when I spotted it in a pawn shop. The first person I though of was Phillip since he has a Desert Eagle. I figured this would be it's perfect companion but he wasn't interested in it. I left it there since there was a S&W revolver at another pawn shop that I had my eye on. Saturday afternoon I ran around to several pawn shops and ended up at the one with the S&W. After looking it over good I made an offer but was told that due to the virus the manager wouldn't let them drop the prices at all. I left there and headed to Gold-N-Guns to look at this one again and the rest is history. From what I read this one is from near the end of the Model B production but I haven't found a date yet. It should be from the late 80's to early 90's. It doesn't appear to have been shot a lot. I've shot a couple of mags through it and the recoil is no where near as bad as my 4" S&W 66 with the same loads.
It happened again. Another one followed me home from the pawn shop but this one wasn't my fault. It's all the fault of the coronavirus and that scoundrel @phillipd. It all started last week when I spotted it in a pawn shop. The first person I though of was Phillip since he has a Desert Eagle. I figured this would be it's perfect companion but he wasn't interested in it. I left it there since there was a S&W revolver at another pawn shop that I had my eye on. Saturday afternoon I ran around to several pawn shops and ended up at the one with the S&W. After looking it over good I made an offer but was told that due to the virus the manager wouldn't let them drop the prices at all. I left there and headed to Gold-N-Guns to look at this one again and the rest is history. From what I read this one is from near the end of the Model B production but I haven't found a date yet. It should be from the late 80's to early 90's. It doesn't appear to have been shot a lot. I've shot a couple of mags through it and the recoil is no where near as bad as my 4" S&W 66 with the same loads. View attachment 206059 View attachment 206061 View attachment 206063
I thought about that as soon as I saw it. I need to measure the OD and compare it to my threaded barrels. A 5” barrel was standard but this 6” one was available as an option.
Are yours both the new Classic models? From what I’ve read there is a slight difference in the model B magazines and the new Classic ones. Some B’s will accept the Classic mags and some won’t but the factory will modify the B frame to work with the new mags.
When Coonan was in business (this last time) I heard they would modify the B to accept their current "classic" mags. Although there is a chance the newer mags would fit properly without modification. Hit & miss.
Moot point now that they have gone under again. Their site says they "are not gone"...but it's been a while. Last newer mags I saw were going for 200ish. Saw one mag go for 260ish on ebay a few months ago...if memory serves.
Great guns...wish I had acquired more mags when they were 60.00
Awesome pistol that is one that is on my hit list. Only problem is you don't see them very often.
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