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So guys, what will yall be carrying (or carry) when the license comes in?

With this new wheelgun I am actually thinking of a buying a wheelgun for carry as well, maybe one of those S&W ultralight .38 jobs or the ruger LCR. Just what I need...another caliber.

I really like the reliability of my G33, plus the boom factor, plus the ballistics of the 357 sig, but in shorts and tshirts its tough to wear all day (tried yesterday while out at the grocery/academy/homedepot/walgreens). I also like the thought of the trigger in most wheelguns being pretty long for the first bang vs an LCP or something. Don't know why that is, I have always shot autos, and never really had issues, but I perceive a wheelgun to be 'safer'. Dunno...

In addition to it being at the bottom of a big ole pile of boxes that I just moved in (figure the bottom is the safest place). I will just say I have about a weeks worth of nosey 'relatives' whom might question why I received said box and not them.

I know why I received it. Because most of the other relatives don't give a crap about guns, or other relatives, and would probably open it at the closest pawn shop. Don't get me started on them. Every (most every) family has them.

I am just content enough with my present from the state.

joe817 wrote:Ohmygosh neiltus! That's straight out of an Indiana Jones movie! I admire your self-discipline and control of not opening the box of rifles, but come on! Don't keep us in suspense!

Should I start calling you Indy?

Well, it's out in the garage under a lot of other boxes that I need to go through first. Garage is a fall project in this weather.

USA1 wrote:

neiltus wrote:

joe817 wrote:

neiltus wrote:Ahh, got mine today too....a mere 125 days from mail to door.
Just in time for dinner too...
so which gun to carry, P232 or G33? More than likely the G33 most of the time.
Grandfather gave me a colt cobra circa 1968 the other day, brand new with box, would be a great carry gun, but the cylinder has not even been cycled. Very tempted to carry it though.
Good luck to everyone that is still patiently or not so patiently waiting.

Nooooooooo! Don't you dare! You've got a valuable collector's item there buddy! Besides, you already have 2 fantastic carry guns already! Please don't devalue the worth of that gun by shooting it.

Note: I said that with a bit of friendly sarcasm, but not much! That old Colt IS valuable, And it's yours to do what you want with it. If you DO shoot it, know that you are shooting a piece of history. I don't think they make those anymore, especially not in that serial number range!

I cleaned it today, I figure it needed a coat of oil from not being oiled for the past 40 years. Very cool gun, and although it would be cool, stylish and a good way to remember my grandfather daily to use a that gun as a CHL, it will be a safe queen. God forbid me every having to drawn down and then I get it taken as evidence, or stolen from my car when a 30.06 or 51 is posted.

So safe queen it is, and it sure is pretty with a new coat of oil.

i would love to see a picture of it .
it sounds like you have yourself a real treasure .

I do not have a photo host but it looks like this, except has tags/box and is brand spanking new. As far as value goes, a local shop said about 750 give or take (they know I am not getting rid of it). When I cleaned it today it had some sticker goo from an old price tag still on it...too funny.

I also got a 'box' of rifles that I have yet to go through. I know there is a 303 in it from the ammo I opened. What else, who knows? Not going to open them till I have more time to clean guns, as they have not been opened since 68 or so (before I was born).

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joe817 wrote:

neiltus wrote:Ahh, got mine today too....a mere 125 days from mail to door.
Just in time for dinner too...
so which gun to carry, P232 or G33? More than likely the G33 most of the time.
Grandfather gave me a colt cobra circa 1968 the other day, brand new with box, would be a great carry gun, but the cylinder has not even been cycled. Very tempted to carry it though.
Good luck to everyone that is still patiently or not so patiently waiting.

Nooooooooo! Don't you dare! You've got a valuable collector's item there buddy! Besides, you already have 2 fantastic carry guns already! Please don't devalue the worth of that gun by shooting it.

Note: I said that with a bit of friendly sarcasm, but not much! That old Colt IS valuable, And it's yours to do what you want with it. If you DO shoot it, know that you are shooting a piece of history. I don't think they make those anymore, especially not in that serial number range!

I cleaned it today, I figure it needed a coat of oil from not being oiled for the past 40 years. Very cool gun, and although it would be cool, stylish and a good way to remember my grandfather daily to use a that gun as a CHL, it will be a safe queen. God forbid me every having to drawn down and then I get it taken as evidence, or stolen from my car when a 30.06 or 51 is posted.

So safe queen it is, and it sure is pretty with a new coat of oil.

Ahh, got mine today too....a mere 125 days from mail to door.

Just in time for dinner too...

so which gun to carry, P232 or G33? More than likely the G33 most of the time.

Grandfather gave me a colt cobra circa 1968 the other day, brand new with box, would be a great carry gun, but the cylinder has not even been cycled. Very tempted to carry it though.

Good luck to everyone that is still patiently or not so patiently waiting.

I know I am not the first person to notice that just about everyone who was waiting from Feb-June has had their online status changed to "approved".

Just curious (not paranoid), about the waiting time to receive plastic in the mail. Do you have yours? When did you get it? Reason I ask this is it appears that some things changed Sept 1 (yes I know)...I am just curious as if they are placing approved but waiting now to mail with printer time (as someone had suggested) to reduce phone calls.

For myself, I received an email this Monday Aug 31st that I was approved and the license would mail that day. I also received a phone call from DPS the following day stating that my license was mailed the previous day and I should receive it in one to two weeks (yikes). These communications to me were received without me originating anything (they looked me up and called me vs me calling or emailing). I live in Dallas and have not received my license (mailing to my place of business).

Regards all, and hopefully a short wait!