I stopped by a gun store on my way out of town after visiting friends. In the case was a Colt Delta Elite for $899. It looked a bit rough on the outside, lots of scratches on the finish and beat up generally. I had the owner field strip it and the mechanicals looked pretty good. I talked him down to $850 but eventually passed. Now I'm having second thoughts. Should I have picked it up?
You chose wisely.
Depends on if you really wanted a Delta or not. I love the older ones more than the newer ones. $850 wasn't a bad price either, most of them are a $1000+
Welll, $850 is about what I paid at the time for my NIB Dan Wesson RZ-10 Razorback 10mm.
But that was then. Now they're going about $1500 for a new one, almost twice as much. If it was all that beat up I think I would have passed too. I mean you can buy a brand new RIA for $600, maybe less. Get a lifetime warranty and a pristine 10mm 1911.
Quote from: gandog56 on June 21 2014 06:00:23 AM MDT
Welll, $850 is about what I paid at the time for my NIB Dan Wesson RZ-10 Razorback 10mm.
But that was then. Now they're going about $1500 for a new one, almost twice as much. If it was all that beat up I think I would have passed too. I mean you can buy a brand new RIA for $600, maybe less. Get a lifetime warranty and a pristine 10mm 1911.
I wasn't interested in a gun to shoot so much as I was in a piece of 10mm history. For financial reasons, however, I try to resist becoming a collector. :-\
Quote from: Trackdown on June 21 2014 07:47:43 AM MDT
Quote from: gandog56 on June 21 2014 06:00:23 AM MDT
Welll, $850 is about what I paid at the time for my NIB Dan Wesson RZ-10 Razorback 10mm.
But that was then. Now they're going about $1500 for a new one, almost twice as much. If it was all that beat up I think I would have passed too. I mean you can buy a brand new RIA for $600, maybe less. Get a lifetime warranty and a pristine 10mm 1911.
I wasn't interested in a gun to shoot so much as I was in a piece of 10mm history. For financial reasons, however, I try to resist becoming a collector. :-\
Then find a Bren 10! ;)