At a small country auction this morning in Northwest Iowa:
Mossberg Model 185D-B 20 ga. bolt action, 2 3/4" chamber; $160
Winchester 3030 Model 94, used very little; $900 and note that this was recent production, routinely available NIB at near half the hammer price.
Marlin Model 19G, 12 ga. pump shot gun w/long barrel; c. $125
Marlin Model #37 -22 pump rifle; $210. I dropped out at $150 due to condition; the butt stock was too trashy.
Colt DA 32 (sic) w/case & US issue holster, was Jim's dad's WWI issue; $500. My "sic" was sic. It was a .32 Colt, an old 4-inch Police Positive, and undoubtedly a POW rather than an "issue" revolver. The holster was issue but too long for this piece and likely intended for the earlier GI Colt .38.
Colt Huntsman 22 long rifle, auto; $500. Arguably reasonable, but I considered the condition to be low-average and the price too high for a shooter.
Rohm 22 Magnum Model 66; $160. Junk in any condition, and this one was about average.
Ruger .22 auto .22 long; $310. A routine Ruger Standard, 6-inch, which are all over the loopholes here at c. $210-220.
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I believe I mentioned that our agripersons stagger under the load of Obama/Bernanke/Congressslug cash and tend to get somewhat "excitable" when under the thrall of a good auctioneer offering blue steel. I apologize for the poor characterization and should have written that they get galactically freeken hysterical.
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