To Shoot, or not to shoot? THAT is the question

Here's my take on this, boys, and some of you will need to change your underwear after reading this, of that there is no doubt.

Somewhere over in the northern part of the USA is a gentleman who now has my Colt .45 collection - escapees from the Great Betrayal in 1997 when those ofus on the Big Island lost all our handguns.

I guess by your standards that they hold little attraction to any American collector, but here they are, listed for your interest -

Singer Sewing Machine Co - near mint - the first handgun I ever shot, age 6.

Union Switch and Signal - near-mint - plus US Army holster

US Navy model of 1914 - near-mint all-matching plus holster

US Army model of 1917 - marked on frame LML with a centre punch - but all matching

Remington-Rand Corp. - 90%

Colt .22 Ace - as near mint as makes no difference.

Over my lifetime, until they left my possession for ever, every one of these pistols had the Almighty bejasus shot out of them with service hardball. On one occasion my dad and I actually shot over 1000 rounds out of the Singer and the Navy in a single day, helping a friend to get rid of his suddenly illegal ammunition - he had been 'done' for DUI for the third time and lost his firearms certificate as a result.

If it is yours, you go ahead and do what you like with them, when you are gone, you really won't care - there are no ranges in the afterlife.

tac