OK, I don’t listen to Britney Spears, my niece did. That song came out in 2000 when she was a little kid, and although the song sucked, the title is still funny and definitely appropriate here. *laughs*

Oh yeah, I was gonna post something related to DWAS!  

I want anyone who hasn’t contracted this dread malady yet to understand how it begins and how suddenly it progresses. (Tip: stay broke and you MIGHT remain inoculated against it.) Sit back and permit me to regale you with a tale of woe and misery, and my descent into DW debauchery:

Having been content owning a 15-2VH with 4” and 8” BAs for decades, I always told myself that I’d buy a 6” BA to finish what I consider to be a useful set for that highly accurate weapon. (I’ve always thought that barrels less than 3” are great for making fireballs and not much else. YMMV.) Since I only use it for competitions, the 8” stays on the frame, so I wasn’t in a rush.

Well, early last summer I found a really nice 6” BA with sharp rifling, but it was attached to a frame which, amazingly enough, is numbered 1047xx, very close to the first one, 1097xx, both probably made in ‘77. That is a coolness factor on its own, but it’s also highly significant to me because I graduated HS in ’77.

(Before anyone gives me any “old man” crap, I stay in fighting shape.)

*grins*

Whether it had simply laid dormant or I was suddenly infected, DWAS had its hooks in me! I looked at both 15-2VHs in their cases and thought, “Hmm, it’d be really wild to have one frame with the old BAs as a shooter and the other with 3 new, unfired BAs.” So after a lil’ confusion, you good people contributed to my demise by giving me the contact info for Genny at CZ. They had problems sending a nice 4” but, after 3 tries, by September I had all 3. I had fed the beast, or so I thought.

1000 bucks later, they just didn’t look right, so I did my research and decided on 2 different laminated grips from Hogue that I could have made to order, nice and bright to offset the blued revolvers. I held off on them though, fighting the DWAS and sweating it out, buying other toys, until 3 days ago when I couldn’t resist anymore. The price had dropped on them, so that sealed the deal. A quick phone call with Josh and they will be here within a month. I still need a pair of new 10” BAs, but that could take some wrangling, so the DWAS monster had been satiated again and I got off cheaply. Yeah, right. *winks*

This morning, without my awareness, the demon possessed me again, and with its typical sly and cunning tricks, made me think I should just peruse Gunbroker and see what it would cost to get the next items on my firepower list, a lever gun and single action six-shooter. But, though it was far down on my list, I was drawn to “just peeking” at the Pistol Pacs and simply seeing if, among all the stuff that ignorant or deceptive sellers try to pass off as genuine, complete Pacs, there were any real ones. Then I see a complete 15-2V Pistol Pac in excellent, LNIB condition, with the keys and assorted paperwork to boot!

Well, it was also the only genuine Pac for sale, so although it intrigued me consciously, the DWAS arose from my subconscious and spurred me on to contact the seller and get some clear pics of the cylinder to check the cylinder drag lines, which seemed to be very light, but I wanted close-ups.

In the pics he emailed, the lines were very faint; the bluing was still prominent. His description said the bores are excellent, along with everything else. The ad stated there was a 3 day from receiving evaluation period, but he offered 7. All things considered, it was a good deal. Not GTDW, but a good deal.

Long story short, the DWAS went into warp drive. I waited. It was only a few minutes until the auction closed and there still weren’t any bids. Strange, because the price was on the low end of similar quality Pacs I’d seen on GB over the last year, and none of them had keys to the case or a pile of paperwork like this one did. So at 1 minute, I submitted the minimum bid, starting the “15 minute rule,” which, if you don’t know, gives others that much time to counterbid and resets each time. I waited, wondering when everyone would come out of the woodwork to snag this baby. For whatever reason, nobody bid against me and the time ran out. I had so much adrenaline coursing through me that if I had hit the door running I would have received a ticket for speeding in Taos! I’ve always used the “Buy Now” option, so this was the first time I’ve bid on an item, and I won it without a peep from anyone else. If Jesus wants me to buy Dan Wessons, He was definitely with me on this one.

*laughs*

So now I’m sitting here, pleased as a pig in you-know-what, sipping fine Kentucky rye, listening to Buckethead, anticipating concluding the transaction and getting my hands on this exceptional Pac very soon.

What’s that you say? Pics? Oh, I almost forgot! Well, of course! Sorry ‘bout that, the suspense must be killing you. Here ya go, a few from the GB ad and the email the guy sent:  

In closing, my advice to any newbie out there reading this is save yourself while you can. Run, and never look back. Now!

*wicked laughter*

P.S. - Hope you liked the short story and it wasn’t too much. My babe says I’m an entertainer but she also says I run off at the mouth sometimes. I use Nuance Dragon talk-to-text software since I can’t type, so this went quickly.

*winks*

Pix of this Pac and the 15-2VHs coming soon. Thanks for reading.

(Edited 'cuz I forgot a "VH." Yeah, I'm a perfectionist, deal with it.) 

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