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So I have been searching for a P5 for the last few days
I found one I like on Gunbroker and then I did a google for mags to see if I could find some cheap ones
Well I ran across this
NIB for $705 (with shipping).... can it be possile....
hard to decide Gunbroker LNIB from a guy who is selling his passed away dads collection (with nothing but good ratings) or from a site I never heard of before

Anybody dealt with Checkpointcharlies before ??
any input?

 

[jgilbertson]

Your wish is my command....

http://www.southernohiogun.com/surplushandguns.html

Not NIB, but for $430, you can't beat it with a stick. Plus, I think if you pay them an extra $10 or $20, they'll handpick the best one in front of them.

Regards,
Jeff

 

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Well it's too late
I just won the bid on the P5 on gunbroker..... newer than the one from Checkpoint charlies (10 years.. the one I got is a KC with serial # above 100.000)... and from a passed away gentleman....
now it's the long wait to see how the gun turns out to be when I look at it right in the sunlight......instead of pictures

jgilbertson..... thank you so much,,, I will add that link my my favorites.... due to the PP's they have.... I thought I might buy a new one from Earl's but for that money I get on of theirs and have it hardchromed if it does't look to my likings....
I just got some nice grips from CDNN for the PP.. PPK/s.... so nothing is set in stone,,, I just loved those "Zebra" grips they had with the Walther logo on them....

 

[jdw]

Just curious, what serial number range is the one from the store?

 

[jgilbertson]

Happy to oblige. I'm sure you'll be more than happy with the NIB one you won though.

I've had good luck in getting some of these police trade-in's, replacing all springs, getting it re-blued, and then you have a nice piece for still less money than some of the NIB pistols.

Regards,
Jeff

 

[banddr2]

$705 is an incredible price for NIB. Best I came across was 850 not shipped.

I bought an SOG "hand picked", and though it was a good deal, it had alot of holster wear. The holsters the German border patrol used have leather inserts that rubbed the hell out of the top of the slide.

 

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The serial # on the gun from Checkpoint charlies was I think either in the 40.000 or 70.000 I am not sure anymore...

link to the NIB from Checkpoint charlies.... and he said there is  only 1 left

all I knew was that I after I called again he said that some older gentleman brought them in (2)...so they had a previous owner.. he said they still were in the original wrappers and looked like not ever been fired

but I had talked to the guy on gunbroker back and forth and had seen pics of that P5....afterall $665 shipped for a LNIB and the extra mag still in wrapper is a good deal.. with test-target and matching box.......
anyhow... I wouldn't mind a P5 police trade in.... but I took the chance to have one in better condition for almost the same amount as some of the Police trade-ins auction on Gunbroker

 

[jdw]

I was curious about the serial number because I have noticed that for the guns usually available on the market in the U.S. there are some big gaps in serial numbers, that I assum e are due to police contracts and the like. I find it mildly interesting to monitor this. Nothing formal, though.

I think you got a good deal. The used police guns are a bargain, but there is something about a new or almost new gun that is often worth the extra money. If I were going to have one P5, I would certainly look for the kind of purchase you made.

Let's hear how you like it after it arrives.

 

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JDW
I am counting the days

and I sure will let you all know....I am sure I like it as long as it is as described by the seller