I drove up to the Southeastern Guns & Knives show in Fredericksburg this morning. I was hoping to pick up one of those sweet little Kel-Tec SUB-2000 folding rifles, but nobody seemed to have them in stock. So instead I bought a cheap little Armscor 206 - basically a Philippines knock-off of the Colt Detective Special - from Trader Jerry. I paid $239 before taxes and fees. (Colt discontinued the Detective Special in the mid-90s.)

The Armscor 206 is my first revolver. It's chambered in .38 Special and has a wood checkered grip. Very retro and cool. I'm planning to take it down to Dominion Shooting Range on Monday and run 50 or 100 rounds through it, to make sure it's reliable. The plan is to keep this as a "beater" gun - just shoot it for fun and use it for concealed carry when I go places that are likely to leave me wet and muddy.

If you want an Armscor 206 of your very own, you can contact Trader Jerry, who had several more, or click here to visit Impact Guns.

I thought to myself when I first looked upon the Armscor 206, "This is the kind of gun Lee J. Cobb would carry." And what American male doesn't love Lee J. Cobb? So when I got home I googled "'lee j. cobb' gun" and damned if this was the first result. It's tough being this good.