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July 22, 2017
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Hey, first post. I usually just lurk and look at the forum but I got a kick out of this and had to show you guys. I bought this blued 44 mag off gun broker last year sometime. Recently I walked into a local gun store and found a 7445 that someone traded in. To my surprise when I ask to see it and turned it over I found that not only was it a IHMSA serialed gun, it was also #22 like my 44 magnum. What are the chances, had to buy it. Moral of the story is you never know what you're going to run into out there I guess.
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February 4, 2017
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That is a fantastic story! Thanks for sharing...just goes to show you never know what you'll find except when you don't look.
Any chance the gunshop posted the first pistol on GB?
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July 22, 2017
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Will do DA 64, Rimfire - no, that would be more believable but the first one was from out of state even.
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June 11, 2016
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I had a very similar thing happen to me, purchased a stainless Monson Model 40 that ended up being an ETG serial number 36. Sometime later bought a Monson 7445 did not know it and it ended up being a IHSMA serial number 36. It is all pretty weird, never know they would be special just looking for two Stainless Super Mags!
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December 4, 2011
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Pretty cool find you made.  The way they added the 0 on the one gun made it serial number 022 as opposed to 22 so they aren't technically the same.  I'd have grabbed it too.
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July 22, 2017
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DA....64 said
I had a very similar thing happen to me, purchased a stainless Monson Model 40 that ended up being an ETG serial number 36. Sometime later bought a Monson 7445 did not know it and it ended up being a IHSMA serial number 36. It is all pretty weird, never know they would be special just looking for two Stainless Super Mags!
Pretty neat, yep I couldn't ever split those up again. Funny how things work I would not have imagined running into someone else with the same deal
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December 4, 2011
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I have a pair of Monson 44 Mags, one stainless the other blue with serial numbers IHMSA 2, IHMSA S/2.  They won't be split up, or sold if I can help it.
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Wow! That is cool who could imagine that these chance things happen this much, what are the odds? If I sell mine they would have to go as a set. I love shooting them but every time I do part of me tells me I should not be shooting them.
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SCORPIO said
I have a pair of Monson 44 Mags, one stainless the other blue with serial numbers IHMSA 2, IHMSA S/2.  They won't be split up, or sold if I can help it. ÂÂ
That is really neat, like DA 64 said who knew. Who's next to post in here?? haha
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Those are all really nice finds here. I tend to like things "in order" also.....I picked up a pre-CZ Norwich 741 from an obscure classified posting a few years back. Then about a year later, I snagged another pre-CZ 741 from an online auction (not GB). When it came in I was pleased to see they're consecutive #'s. I also picked up a pair of consecutive Monson 744's in an estate sale, still remaining NIB.ÂÂ
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