Subj : Re: C.O.P. .357
To   : Weatherman
From : Gamgee
Date : Tue Apr 18 2023 01:38 pm

-=> Weatherman wrote to All <=-

 We> Finally!  I finally have one in my collection.  First saw this in
 We> 1980 in a pawn
 We> shop in Panama City, FL.  Didn't purchase because I had "other"
 We> things to spend my money on.  Fast forward 40 years, saw one at a
 We> gun show in Cheyenne, WY. Was
 We> shocked at the $1500 price, and so let it go.  Later that year,
 We> found a left-hand
 We> draw holster for one for all of $15 and bought it.  Figured that
 We> one day I'd fill
 We> it.

 We> Well, this past weekend as I was browsing tables at a gun show, I
 We> spotted it. At
 We> less than a grand I didn't care that it didn't come with a box or
 We> manual.  I just
 We> wanted that gun and now I have it.  It's in my safe RIGHT NOW.

 We> Now, this is NOT a shooter's gun.  Only four shots, and if you
 We> are silly enough to load it with magnum loads, you deserve the
 We> discomfort.  Horrible trigger pull,
 We> one point of aim and four points of impact.  It's horrible.  Just
 We> terrible. And
 We> that is why I had to have it.  And now I do..   The C.O.P. .357
 We> magnum 4 barrel derringer style pistol is now mine.

Wow, have never heard/seen of this before.  I'm a huge fan of the 
caliber, but not sure I'd want to shoot this one more than once.  :-)

Your palm will be numb after the 4th shot.  Very interesting, thanks for 
sharing.



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