Dustin Checotah Posted August 7, 2016 Share Posted August 7, 2016 Broke down and bought a Merwin-Hulbert. Intrigued with the mechanics. It is only a .32 but it is a Merwin Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dawg Hair, SASS #29557 Posted August 7, 2016 Share Posted August 7, 2016 Oh My! That looks nicee! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bugs Bonney SASS # 10171 Posted August 7, 2016 Share Posted August 7, 2016 Had one in 38 S&W and shot it twice. Then I measured the chamber wall thickness and found that it only had an average of .020 between chambers. I figured that shooting it much would eventually crack the chamber walls and turn it into junk so I sold it off to a guy that wanted to collect more than shoot. If I have learned anything I have learned that I am a shooter not a collector. I'd rather have two Vaquero's than one 2nd gen Colt. Now the gun is preserved for posterity and I bought guns I can SHOOT. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dustin Checotah Posted August 8, 2016 Author Share Posted August 8, 2016 Had one in 38 S&W and shot it twice. Then I measured the chamber wall thickness and found that it only had an average of .020 between chambers. I figured that shooting it much would eventually crack the chamber walls and turn it into junk so I sold it off to a guy that wanted to collect more than shoot. If I have learned anything I have learned that I am a shooter not a collector. I'd rather have two Vaquero's than one 2nd gen Colt. Now the gun is preserved for posterity and I bought guns I can SHOOT. Bugs I didn't pay a bunch for this. And probably won't shoot it much anyway. Dustin Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bugs Bonney SASS # 10171 Posted August 8, 2016 Share Posted August 8, 2016 I did shoot mine with factory loads with no problem and I didn't mean that you shouldn't have bought it. They are beautifully made guns and interesting mechanically. I simply know me and I was taking it to the range to show it off and shooting it. I figured I should let it go to someone that would enjoy it for what it is. I picked mine up at a little gunshow where there was a table full of top break S&W's plus the Merwin marked your choice $250. I asked if that included the Merwin and he said "Yes". I nearly broke my fingers getting mu wallet out before anybody else outdrew me. Mine wasn't nearly as nice as yours. Congratulations on a great buy. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
El Hombre Sin Nombre Posted August 8, 2016 Share Posted August 8, 2016 Had one in 38 S&W and shot it twice. Then I measured the chamber wall thickness and found that it only had an average of .020 between chambers. I figured that shooting it much would eventually crack the chamber walls and turn it into junk so I sold it off to a guy that wanted to collect more than shoot. If I have learned anything I have learned that I am a shooter not a collector. I'd rather have two Vaquero's than one 2nd gen Colt. Now the gun is preserved for posterity and I bought guns I can SHOOT. I too am a shooter, and not a collector, but I'd rather have 2 2nd gen Colts than 4 vaqueros. Broke down and bought a Merwin-Hulbert. Intrigued with the mechanics. It is only a .32 but it is a Merwin That's a beauty. I want one! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Okiepan Posted August 8, 2016 Share Posted August 8, 2016 Very nice i have its twin Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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