- Location
- Ottawa Ontario
You never know what you're gonna find at your local gun store. I took a young friend out yesterday afternoon to buy an SKS from the fresh crate at a gun store here near Ottawa. It was his first firearm,so it was kinda a big deal. While he was buttoning up the deal at the counter, I wandered over to check out the consignment guns....just about crapped my pants when I saw the old Winchester buried behind some old Cooeys and 870's. Apparently the store owner had been given a bunch of firearms and vintage ammunition to sell for an old widow who was clearing out her house. The Winchester looked like it had been sitting in the rafters of a barn for the past few decades and needed a serious sprucing up. I've been searching for this particular model for 25 years....was given one for my 16th birthday,but regrettably sold it a year later to buy a girl a piece of jewelry for Christmas (dumb ass). I've seen a few a gun shows, but model 92' Saddle Ring Carbines chambered in 44-40 don't come cheap....unless your willing to settle for a wall hanging boat paddle. This gun had decent wood...the bore wasn't horrible, but it had replacement sights which looked to be home made, and a God awful leather sling that was fandangled on there. This was a well used farm gun and likely began its life on the very farm that it was removed from. The tag hanging off the lever said $799 and the price was final....It looked like hell,but I forked over my Mastercard and made it mine. I've been working on this old girl all day, the action is a smooth as butter and she'll spit the 44-40 dummy rounds halfway across my work room. I'm gonna take it to my Gunsmith tomorrow to see about getting those sights swapped out for period originals. I'm going to keep the old handmade sights,along with the old leather sling....the old guy took the time to make them so they're part of this guns history. I remember the 44-40 from my youth being in a little better condition, but its gone now.....stupid girls!!!
