Cabela's 4-23-13

Yesterday's trip to Cabela's ended with the purchase of an old .22 pistol I didn't need. I wasn't familiar with the brand-JP Sauer and Sohns, Made in West Germany-but I knew from experience a pistol that's valued around $150 couldn't be much of a pistol in terms of quality. With the help of google I was able to quickly discern the gun was probably made in the 60's. It was a lower grade knock off of it's American counter parts like the Colt and Ruger Single Six, made famous in western movies of that era along with TV shows like "Gun's Smoke" and "Have Gun Will Travel". As a consolation, this Sauer and Sohns is the same Sauer of Sig Sauer fame, and you can't go too wrong there.
After looking the gun over, however, I was surprised to discover it was actually fairly well made and for the money a decent value in my opinion. I actually liked the look and feel of the gun and decided it would do nicely for what I was buying it for: to occupy an old holster hanging on the door post of our little Missouri log cabin. I've seen people pay that much for odd random items to hang on the wall of their home that will eventually be sold in a garage sale and purchased by my Aunt Dee for pennies on the dollar. At least this old gun will always be worth about what I paid for it---$129.

Two other items of interest: the ham & swiss sandwich in the snack bar for $5 is worth the money. The smoked sausages I told you about a few days ago were also on sale for $7.99.
Although Cabela's is still mostly out of stock on virtually all popular calibers of ammo, they still have a pretty good selection of knives, shoes, camping equipment, fishing supplies and shooting accessories just to mention a few categories of merchandise.
NOTE: I'm amazed at the buying frenzy surrounding virtually ever popular caliber of ammunition. You'd probably have better luck locating the Lindbergh baby than finding a box of .22 shells at Cabela's, Academy, or Walmart--seriously!