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Recently, we had a thread here talking about lever actions that reminded me how much I loved my old Marlins. I had given all of my Marlins, a .22, a 336 30-30, and a 450, to my father when I moved away from Memphis.
I had Springfield Armory v-16 Longslide .45 Super that I rarely shoot sitting next to another one that looked just like it in the gun safe. (come on... who didn't want to be The Shadow when they were a kid? Hardballers are hard to find and Springfield Longslides are just as good.)
Anyways, I decided to take it to the gunshow today and get some fun western style stuff. I ended up finding a guy at a table that really wanted my .45 so he traded me a brand spankin' new Marlin 336C 30-30 and a Heritage Rough Rider .22/.22 Mag ( I know they're on the cheap side, but I got it for a fun camping plinker beater). He made out a little better value wise, but I never shoot that .45 and I had another one so it was like I didn't even own it. The new ones will get some use.
On a side note, there was a guy there in the full cowboy getup that looked awesome. I would never go anywhere in full old west gunfighter gear, but I'm glad there are people that do. Plus the guy had a couple of gorgeous custom knives hanging off of him that looked like they set him back a pretty penny or two. Maybe a pretty dime or even quarter.
I had Springfield Armory v-16 Longslide .45 Super that I rarely shoot sitting next to another one that looked just like it in the gun safe. (come on... who didn't want to be The Shadow when they were a kid? Hardballers are hard to find and Springfield Longslides are just as good.)
Anyways, I decided to take it to the gunshow today and get some fun western style stuff. I ended up finding a guy at a table that really wanted my .45 so he traded me a brand spankin' new Marlin 336C 30-30 and a Heritage Rough Rider .22/.22 Mag ( I know they're on the cheap side, but I got it for a fun camping plinker beater). He made out a little better value wise, but I never shoot that .45 and I had another one so it was like I didn't even own it. The new ones will get some use.
On a side note, there was a guy there in the full cowboy getup that looked awesome. I would never go anywhere in full old west gunfighter gear, but I'm glad there are people that do. Plus the guy had a couple of gorgeous custom knives hanging off of him that looked like they set him back a pretty penny or two. Maybe a pretty dime or even quarter.
