On 3/31/16 8:05 AM, Tim wrote:
On Thursday, March 31, 2016 at 5:14:19 AM UTC-5, Keyser Söze wrote:
On 3/30/16 11:10 PM, Tim wrote:
On Wednesday, March 30, 2016 at 9:06:38 PM UTC-5, Keyser Söze wrote:
On 3/30/16 9:48 PM, Tim wrote:
On Wednesday, March 30, 2016 at 7:12:46 PM UTC-5, Alex wrote:

I got a great deal in another charity auction. This is a
stainless
steel Ruger 22/45 Mark III Hunter made in 2007 from the Ruger
factory
collection. The bonus is that it has an Aimpoint Micro R-1
factory
mounted.

I think you got a great deal and have a great collection.


A great collection of mostly non-collectibles...

Ruger has made thousands, maybe tens of thousands of Mark III Hunters. I
had one years ago, with a long barrel. It was as good as all the Mark
III's, though I think the non 22/45 models handle better. I don't recall
what I paid for the pistol when it was new, but it was about $300, maybe
a little more, from a high volume dealer.

A stock Mark III is a good shooter, but it could use some work to make
it a better shooter, the kind of work Volquartsen does.

A high end red dot is wasted on these pistols. Most of the Mark III's I
see that have a red dot mounted go with the Bushnell TRS-25, which goes
on sale frequently for $55 to $75. It's more than good enough for a
stock Mark III.

That's nice. I have a fender guitar that was produced by the hundreds of thousands, except mine is factory different. it's documented and it's #3 out of only 13 of it's kind in the world. It's worth about as much as my wifes new Honda CRV So...
I can appreciate his collection of unused firearms, with documented factory owned (not for sale to the public) pieces.


Admittedly, I don't read Alex's posts, and only see some of them second
or third hand, but I don't recall anything that indicates the Mark III
he bought was "factory different." Unless there is something unusual
about it, it is just another mass produced .22LR pistol. As I stated,
these are fine pistols, usually, but no more unusual or collectible than
a Toyota sedan. I can't think of a valid reason why anyone would put a
$500 red dot on a stock, production pistol other than there was one
kicking around the shop.

OK, so. why all the criticizing? He has a hobby he enjoys. You criticize him for it. Herring likes to go out to parks in his trailer, and you criticize him for it. Wayne has a very nice boat and he is capable of piloting it to about any open body of water, and you criticize him for it. There was a guy named Dale (fishwisher) who had a hobby of fishing in various lakes for sturgeon. had a great boat and camper. He'd post stories here and you'd criticize him for it.

What's the deal, Harry. It seems that it bothers you if someone here happens to enjoy a hobby. really



What Alex does, mostly, is take cheap shots here. Herring does the same,
and is a racist. Wayne is a pompous asshole. It has to do with their
persona, not their hobbies.