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Posted on 01/02/2023 4:24:21 AM PST by marktwain
When checking firearm availability and firearm prices on the Internet, this correspondent frequently comes across websites that claim to have highly sought-after models at extremely attractive prices. They are almost always scams.
The purpose of these scams is twofold: First, collect your personal information and credit card information, so it can be sold and or used to defraud you. Second, collect money via an untraceable payment system. Surprisingly, Paypal seems one way; another is one of the digital currencies; another is through the use of gift cards, and another is a direct bank transfer.
As humans, we are always looking to score valuable things with minimum effort. It is part of the genetic makeup of people who hunted and gathered to keep the breath flowing in and out. There is always the chance of finding that bonus of a super thick berry patch or the silly bison calf, which wanders into spear range just when you are huddled behind a bush. When we deal with other humans, there is a greater potential for deceit and fraud. It was difficult to pull off when we lived in close-knit clans and villages. Those who cheated received a reputation very quickly. The results were often unpleasant. As society and commerce grew with more unrelated people, the potential to cheat and not be held accountable became greater and more lucrative.
One of the “lures” which causes people to “bite” and get caught up in these scams is, occasionally, you come across an excellent deal. It usually doesn’t last for long. In the nature of things, great deals are temporary, of short duration. The temptation is to bite while the bait is in front of you. Often, in the process,
(Excerpt) Read more at ammoland.com ...
—”I need to pop over to Harbor Freight and see what an additional safe costs these days.”
A friend found a walk-in safe at a local locksmith.
The safe was free ...But he had to pay for delivery and set up, plus remodel the room around it.
AKs are like jello, there's always room for more.
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What A Beautiful Piece!
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What Exactly Is It?
Teddy Roosevelt’s Smith & Wesson #3 chambered in .380 Long Colt. S&W made it for him to carry into the war with Spain. He didn’t take this revolver, instead it became the gun he kept on the nightstand next to his bed. That’s why it’s so pristine today.
LOL
Wow, above 90?!
That’s an A!
Nice
Guess my Springfield XDS in .45 Mod 2 is discontinued
GunBroker is a scam site. I had a bad experience with them a couple of years ago when I tried to bid on a rifle. It seems that if they do not have the inventory they claim to have, any amount you submit in a bid gets out-bid within seconds. I’m betting that I was bidding against a computer program, not real person(s).
Fortunately I had not submitted any credit card info so after I realized what was going on I sent them a nasty-gram asking them to take Obama’s manhood out of their mouth and close my account.
Thanks,
Reminded me of a .22 H+R model 999
Breakdown.
Accurate Fun Pistol.
“Wow, above 90?!
That’s an A!”
Thanks. I don’t really like to brag about it, though. I don’t like making other people feel inadequate.
I buy hard to find guns off GB, but I sleuth the physical address of the seller, and I only buy from brick and mortar shops.
It's not unusual to see somebody trying to sell a bargain with no feedback ("NR") and the item stays there for months.
Mmmmmmm.
I’d like to shoot that. (But that would get it dirty.)
The ammo box says for double action.
The trigger looks like it can’t move enough for double action.
Am I missing something?
any amount you submit in a bid gets out-bid within seconds. I’m betting that I was bidding against a computer program
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I believe a bidder has an option is to put in their max limit, and the site will use that to increment against incoming bids till their limit is hit, if it is.
To make sure it is a legit FFL, ask for the first three numbers of their FFL and last five numbers. You can check on the ATF’S website to make sure it is legit.
By the time S&W built Teddy’s revolver, Colt already had double-action revolvers chambered in .38 Long Colt. Probably just a bit of period ammo packaging (the caliber wasn’t exclusive to double-action designs).
No. I imagine that was the only image they could easily acquire of a box of vintage .380 Long Colt. You have a sharp eye.
“ Might go for another Springfield XDS in .45.”
That’s our EDC. Great little guns.
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