Years ago I shot serious .22 pistol competition for only one season. I was young, eagle eyed, and a pretty fair shot (in my opinion) and was sure that I would have no trouble beating those "old" men, most of which were local policemen. After the season of continuous butt whipping by the top shooters (and most of the rest of them) I sold my pistols. It was a matched pair of Colt target pistols that were kept in a nice velvet lined wooden presentation box. For the time I got top dollar for them but I always regretted selling them.

I have looked but could never find another pair like that, and even if I found them I would bet that the current price would be a heart stopper.

On second thought maybe it a good thing that the Colts are gone. If I had them they would either collect dust or lure me back into bullseye shooting, where I would again take continuous butt whippings.
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