CajunBass
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I'm not a semi-auto guy, but I am a sucker for 22's.
I saw this one at the LGS for $199.00 a few weeks ago, thought it was pretty neat, but passed on it. It hung around for a while and I noticed it had been dropped to less than $100.00. Shoot, for that kind of money I'll take a chance.
It's a "Unique" Model 52. Made in France in the early 50's from what little information I've been able to find out, and my own observations, it seems to be a well made little gun. Barrel is about 3", with a 9 round magazine and almost worthless fixed sights. I've read they were imported by Sears and other department stores around that time. It has the somewhat "not quite right" look that I think a lot of European handguns have, and the safety and magazine release are in the usual awkward European positions, but I'm thinking it will be a fun plinker/range toy.
I haven't had it to the range yet, but did take it out back and fired a couple magazines of Federal Bulk pack ammo through it. I tossed an empty can on the ground and bounced it around the hillside for a few minutes.
Now I gotta figure out how to field strip it.
I saw this one at the LGS for $199.00 a few weeks ago, thought it was pretty neat, but passed on it. It hung around for a while and I noticed it had been dropped to less than $100.00. Shoot, for that kind of money I'll take a chance.
It's a "Unique" Model 52. Made in France in the early 50's from what little information I've been able to find out, and my own observations, it seems to be a well made little gun. Barrel is about 3", with a 9 round magazine and almost worthless fixed sights. I've read they were imported by Sears and other department stores around that time. It has the somewhat "not quite right" look that I think a lot of European handguns have, and the safety and magazine release are in the usual awkward European positions, but I'm thinking it will be a fun plinker/range toy.
I haven't had it to the range yet, but did take it out back and fired a couple magazines of Federal Bulk pack ammo through it. I tossed an empty can on the ground and bounced it around the hillside for a few minutes.
Now I gotta figure out how to field strip it.