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Title: Show me your "Saturday Night Special"
Post by: ericire12 on September 18, 2008, 10:11:02 AM
According to Answers.com:
www.answers.com/topic/saturday-night-special


The phrase Saturday night special is pejorative slang used in the United States and Canada for any inexpensive handgun. Saturday night specials have been defined as compact, inexpensive handguns with low perceived quality; however, there is no official definition of "Saturday night special" under any federal or state law. Low cost and availability make them attractive to low-income buyers despite their shortcomings.




Show me yours; Ill show you mine.....

Here is a 6 shot Colt Police Positive in .38 S&W. It was actually handed down to me from my wife's grandfather (Who promises that I get more guns someday when he passes away). I don't really know the story behind this gun, but it has an "NC" and a serial number hand scribed on the frame on the other side not shown in the photo. This gun looks like hell (With only about 25% of finish left - and the grips are probably worth more then the gun), but it runs like a clock. I just wish .38 S&W ammo wasn't so damn costly because I would love shooting it more often.
Title: Re: Show me your "Saturday Night Special"
Post by: jnevis on September 18, 2008, 11:48:06 AM
As close as I have to a "Saturday Night Special"
A Israeli 1911 clone I got for $400 many moons ago in CA
A S&W M-10 38Spcl that was the mother-in-laws's that my wife acquired after she passed.
(http://navyphotos.togetherweserved.com/1450870.jpg)
Title: Re: Show me your "Saturday Night Special"
Post by: Hazcat on September 18, 2008, 11:56:13 AM
Hell, I have an old RG Industries .22 snubbie that cost $35 back in about 1974!
Title: Re: Show me your "Saturday Night Special"
Post by: Big Frank on September 18, 2008, 03:30:11 PM
As soon as someone comes up with an acceptable definition I'l figure out if I own one or not. Until then I'm not inclined to use made-up anti-gun terminology such as that.
Title: Re: Show me your "Saturday Night Special"
Post by: CJS3 on September 18, 2008, 04:18:51 PM
As soon as someone comes up with an acceptable definition I'l figure out if I own one or not. Until then I'm not inclined to use made-up anti-gun terminology such as that.


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Title: Re: Show me your "Saturday Night Special"
Post by: Fatman on September 18, 2008, 04:30:39 PM
As soon as someone comes up with an acceptable definition I'l figure out if I own one or not. Until then I'm not inclined to use made-up anti-gun terminology such as that.

Quote
It's the Saturday night special

Got a barrel that's blue and cold

Ain't good for nothin'

But put a man six feet in a hole


-Lynryd Skynryd

All my pistols - including the LCP - have never been used for that, and they go target shooting with me on a regular basis. THe only saturday night specials I own are the certificates Red Robin hands out for dinner and a movie.
Title: Re: Show me your "Saturday Night Special"
Post by: tombogan03884 on September 19, 2008, 01:02:27 AM
As soon as someone comes up with an acceptable definition I'l figure out if I own one or not. Until then I'm not inclined to use made-up anti-gun terminology such as that.

Ya mean, like "Assault weapon" ?
Title: Re: Show me your "Saturday Night Special"
Post by: Big Frank on September 19, 2008, 01:45:21 AM
Ya mean, like "Assault weapon" ?

Exactly. That woud be any weapon you use to assault someone with, right? My neighbor's hands are assault weapons, and court documents and my emergency room medical records prove it. An assault weapon is NOT an assault rifle which is a real thing that has a an actual definition. I honestly don't think it does us any good to use the anti-gunner's terminology during show and tell and discussing our firearms in a public forum. We can joke using these absurd terms in private but I feel we aren't helping our cause by saying things like that in public. I'm not trying to start trouble. I just don't agree with using the same words the antis do to vilify us and our guns.

Rant over. Frank
Title: Re: Show me your "Saturday Night Special"
Post by: PegLeg45 on September 19, 2008, 02:00:01 PM
Okey Dokey then....... ;D

Title: Re: Show me your "Saturday Night Special"
Post by: Big Frank on September 19, 2008, 05:05:02 PM
Okey Dokey then....... ;D



I got 5 bucks burning a hole in my pocket.  :o   ;D
Title: Re: Show me your "Saturday Night Special"
Post by: wisconsin on September 19, 2008, 05:18:30 PM
Exactly. That woud be any weapon you use to assault someone with, right? My neighbor's hands are assault weapons, and court documents and my emergency room medical records prove it. An assault weapon is NOT an assault rifle which is a real thing that has a an actual definition. I honestly don't think it does us any good to use the anti-gunner's terminology during show and tell and discussing our firearms in a public forum. We can joke using these absurd terms in private but I feel we aren't helping our cause by saying things like that in public. I'm not trying to start trouble. I just don't agree with using the same words the antis do to vilify us and our guns.

Rant over. Frank
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Title: Re: Show me your "Saturday Night Special"
Post by: PegLeg45 on September 19, 2008, 05:25:47 PM
I got 5 bucks burning a hole in my pocket.  :o   ;D

Or more like....$3.79....... :o :o ::) ::) ::) :o :o

YEAH....MAN.......
Title: Re: Show me your "Saturday Night Special"
Post by: Big Frank on September 19, 2008, 05:53:15 PM
She couldn't even win the $1.98 Beauty Show.
Title: Re: Show me your "Saturday Night Special"
Post by: Hazcat on September 19, 2008, 08:24:39 PM
I got 5 bucks burning a hole in my pocket.  :o   ;D

Don't ruin the market!  Yer over paying by 3 bucks!
Title: Re: Show me your "Saturday Night Special"
Post by: tombogan03884 on September 20, 2008, 12:07:11 AM
Don't ruin the market!  Yer over paying by 3 bucks!

Her husband called her a 2 bit whore, So she broke his head with a sack of quarters.
Title: Re: Show me your "Saturday Night Special"
Post by: Big Frank on September 20, 2008, 02:11:54 AM
Don't ruin the market!  Yer over paying by 3 bucks!

She might have a couple of friends too.  ;)  I didn't say it was all for her.  ;D
Title: Re: Show me your "Saturday Night Special"
Post by: PegLeg45 on September 21, 2008, 05:30:40 PM
Her husband called her a 2 bit whore, So she broke his head with a sack of quarters.

Now that was my "laugh of the day"..... ;D
Thanks...
 8)
Title: Re: Show me your "Saturday Night Special"
Post by: mward58 on October 01, 2008, 10:55:18 PM
Exactly. That woud be any weapon you use to assault someone with, right? My neighbor's hands are assault weapons, and court documents and my emergency room medical records prove it. An assault weapon is NOT an assault rifle which is a real thing that has a an actual definition. I honestly don't think it does us any good to use the anti-gunner's terminology during show and tell and discussing our firearms in a public forum. We can joke using these absurd terms in private but I feel we aren't helping our cause by saying things like that in public. I'm not trying to start trouble. I just don't agree with using the same words the antis do to vilify us and our guns.

Rant over. Frank
Does this count?
(http://i285.photobucket.com/albums/ll55/mward58/Model870002.jpg)
Title: Re: Show me your "Saturday Night Special"
Post by: Hazcat on October 01, 2008, 10:59:23 PM
Does this count?
(http://i285.photobucket.com/albums/ll55/mward58/Model870002.jpg)

For anyone with 'Burt" as an avatar..........YES!  ;D
Title: Re: Show me your "Saturday Night Special"
Post by: Big Frank on October 02, 2008, 12:05:23 AM
For anyone with 'Burt" as an avatar..........YES!  ;D

Ditto. That's his cheap little gun.  ;)
Title: Re: Show me your "Saturday Night Special"
Post by: redstone_on_warpath on October 30, 2008, 11:09:34 PM
here is my sat. night special its cheap Raven mp-25
Title: Re: Show me your "Saturday Night Special"
Post by: tombogan03884 on October 31, 2008, 01:01:07 AM
here is my sat. night special its cheap Raven mp-25

Are they still in business, ?
Title: Re: Show me your "Saturday Night Special"
Post by: Big Frank on November 06, 2008, 06:36:01 AM
Are they still in business, ?

From Wikipedia; In November of 1991, a fire destroyed the Raven Arms factory. Jennings retired and sold Raven Arms designs to Phoenix Arms. Phoenix was owned in equal shares by his ex-wife, Jennings' children; four of his daughter's children; and by Raven's former general manager. The mainstay of the new company is still the .25-caliber Raven model.

I miss my Jennings .22s too. $50-60 brand new.