halfmoonclip
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I was fortunate enough to score one of the extra magazines from this run, for a genuine '03. Nice to have a spare.U.S. Armament was for a while making reproductions of the Colt 1903s
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I was fortunate enough to score one of the extra magazines from this run, for a genuine '03. Nice to have a spare.U.S. Armament was for a while making reproductions of the Colt 1903s
The 50 year old thing is not engraved in stone. The CZ 82's I bought were no where near fifty years old when I bought them, same for the Makarov's. The Curio part means the design is no longer produced. Look at the C&R list the BATFE put's out and you'll be amazed by the guns on there.Assuming the basic C&R definition of "anything over 50 years old", I don't really see anything remarkable about carrying such things. Of course, removing the majority of DA revolvers - not to mention the 1911! - does narrow the field a bit, but still...
I should carry the list, though, truly, I don't use my C&R all that much. But you are correct; all kinds of interesting things are C&R.The 50 year old thing is not engraved in stone. The CZ 82's I bought were no where near fifty years old when I bought them, same for the Makarov's. The Curio part means the design is no longer produced. Look at the C&R list the BATFE put's out and you'll be amazed by the guns on there.
After lots of ‘I swear to god! You better stop or, I’ll shoot yer ass!” At gunpoint. He dropped to the ground. I cuffed him. And, the pursuing Officer took custody of him.
It then, kinda occurred to me, the optics of the German heritage Officer actually shooting a suspect with a Nazi Walther PPK, might look….
Yeah. No.
Let’s see if I can dig ‘em out my friend… they’re here… somewhere. Sidearm in question is a Zastava M70 that I’m in the middle of stripping/polishing… everyone here knows I’m the living definition of “procrastination”… I’ll get to finishing it… eventually. Maybe when the 80hr work weeks ease up. Anyways, .32 Automatic, 8+1. Built like a tankThat was a good story. It would be even better if you would have shot him. One less problem in the world.
I have a Walther/Manurin made in 1957 I have carried a couple of times. What a slick little gun. Mine is in 32acp. I paid $250 OTD for it at a pawn shop. Someone had lost the extractor. I bought a new one from S&W when the were building PPKs under license for a while. It cost me $15 to repair the gun. Mine has the Walther scrubbed on the frame and grips. I have read the Manurin made Walthers were as good if not better than the Walther made guns.
Whats kind of funny is that the OP has a 32acp of some sort that he has never shot that I know of. It should be an excellent pocket gun and do just what he wants to do with a pocket gun. How about a picture or two of your 32 Dan?
It’s absolutely spectacular for what I imagine it was designed for- a military officer’s badge of rank (similar to the Colt 1903 in WW2) or for a law officer’s sidearm… excellent in a high-ride, pancake style holster, or even a shoulder rig… but for myself at least, it does not pass muster as a pocket gun.
Do not mistake me- I’ve no issue with the design or quality… the machining is good for a military issue sidearm, with little to no chatter or tooling marks (bare minimum), finish was excellent (until I stripped the bluing ), fit was excellent- no excessive slide/frame rattle, barrel bushing has little slop in it. It functions fully as it should, and I trust it… I simply can not acclimate myself to the funky safety- it’s in an odd position, and is somewhat mushy; with no way to adjust said mushiness
Not for years Thomas… mainly Wranglers and a button down on the town or a untucked polo at work.IIRC you told me you wear a lot of overalls. Even to church. I knew an older man who wore overalls and carried a 4" model 10 everwhere he went and of all the time I was around him never knew he a had a duty sized gun in his pocket. I bet you can carry your Zastava if you tried.
As to the safety just get used to it.
I think this is the bluing that Michael Tinker Pearce uses on his guns and he gets an good looking blue from it.