Tallball
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A big batch of these have hit the surplus places lately: AIM, Classic Arms, and several others.
After I read about it on THR and finally examined the AIM email that I'd ignored for a while, I ordered one from AIM. Unfortunately, all of the "hand-picked" ones were gone, so I just ordered a regular one. It was $229 + $14 shipping + $10 FFL, so $253 OTD.
I really like my Beretta Model 84, and I figured it would be nice to have a 32acp that had a decent sight radius, a 12-round magazine, and was large enough for me to hold and shoot easily. It will just be a range toy, but I like range toys.
I picked it up today and am very pleased with it so far. "Very Good" was a fair description. The finish is very nice except for the portion of the slide that is below the barrel, around the rod that supports the recoil spring, which is slightly lighter in color.
There are a bunch of stamps on one side of the trigger guard. Apparently it was made in 1981. The grips are very nice, other than some noticeable but not terrible scratches near the top of each grip.
It's a poor cell phone picture. The finish and grips are dark. The messy-looking area on the trigger guard is just a bunch of proof stamps.
The DA trigger is relatively light and very smooth, though longer than I prefer. The SA trigger is very nice. The sights are good for fixed military sights, not tiny and hard t o see like the bad ones. The magazine seems to be of high quality. When I field stripped it the insides had very little wear, but there was dust, especially around the firing pin area.
No one seems to have magazines for them. Apparently Beretta did for a while, but now they are sold out. I requested that they email me when they are back in stock. Unfortunately, if anyone had any they would be around $45-$50 apiece plus shipping.
I hope to shoot it Saturday morning. My guess is that its accuracy will be above average for a service pistol. It is a nice-looking pistol and feels good in my hands.
Please forgive the poor cell phone picture. The finish is even and dark, except for the area of the slide under the barrel, which is slightly worn. I sure wish my Model 84 looked this nice.
After I read about it on THR and finally examined the AIM email that I'd ignored for a while, I ordered one from AIM. Unfortunately, all of the "hand-picked" ones were gone, so I just ordered a regular one. It was $229 + $14 shipping + $10 FFL, so $253 OTD.
I really like my Beretta Model 84, and I figured it would be nice to have a 32acp that had a decent sight radius, a 12-round magazine, and was large enough for me to hold and shoot easily. It will just be a range toy, but I like range toys.
I picked it up today and am very pleased with it so far. "Very Good" was a fair description. The finish is very nice except for the portion of the slide that is below the barrel, around the rod that supports the recoil spring, which is slightly lighter in color.
There are a bunch of stamps on one side of the trigger guard. Apparently it was made in 1981. The grips are very nice, other than some noticeable but not terrible scratches near the top of each grip.
It's a poor cell phone picture. The finish and grips are dark. The messy-looking area on the trigger guard is just a bunch of proof stamps.
The DA trigger is relatively light and very smooth, though longer than I prefer. The SA trigger is very nice. The sights are good for fixed military sights, not tiny and hard t o see like the bad ones. The magazine seems to be of high quality. When I field stripped it the insides had very little wear, but there was dust, especially around the firing pin area.
No one seems to have magazines for them. Apparently Beretta did for a while, but now they are sold out. I requested that they email me when they are back in stock. Unfortunately, if anyone had any they would be around $45-$50 apiece plus shipping.
I hope to shoot it Saturday morning. My guess is that its accuracy will be above average for a service pistol. It is a nice-looking pistol and feels good in my hands.
Please forgive the poor cell phone picture. The finish is even and dark, except for the area of the slide under the barrel, which is slightly worn. I sure wish my Model 84 looked this nice.
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