Brownings and Lorcins

I went by Dave's pawn shop after work. Dave had a nice selection, including a Browning Auto 22 on his rifle rack. I looked over the little Browning, and remembered the first time I ever held one. The Browning bottom chucking rimfire rifle looks kind of funny, but it feels fantastic. Dave was wanting $249 for his, and it was in great shape. I thought about it, then decided to hand it back to him. It had a Tasco scope on it, and someone had removed the rear sight to mount the cheapo scope. I decided to stick with my Ruger 10/22s. I may end up regretting handing that rifle back. Dave also had a Llama .45 and a Wesson .44 magnum with a scope on it. Neither handgun really interested me.

At Kenny's shop I found a couple of junk guns, both priced under $100. Kenny didn't have anything else. He said the Jennings and Lorcins tend to sell pretty quickly. I asked him how much he loans on them. He replied 10-20 dollars. Just enough to buy a rock. Interesting. I have occasionally pondered buying one of these cheap guns just to learn about them. Then again, I might just buy a spritz bottle of Tabasco sauce and squirt my eyeballs.

I left Kenny's and drove over to Neil's place. Neil had nothing new, so I paid another Franklin and a half on my nickel Commander. I guess that's what I should have done to start with.