I should not have gone to the range yesterday,,,

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aarondhgraham

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I should not have gone to the range yesterday,,,
Because a fellow club member let me fire his pistol.

Now I want one. :eek:

It was a very clean Savage 1907 (I think) in .32 ACP,,,
He said it was his grandmother's purse pistol,,,
He had just received it as an inheritance.

I've always been intrigued by the "Buck Rogers" look of the Savage semi's,,,
But this was the first time I have ever had the opportunity to fire one.

I was very surprised at how well that odd grip fit my hand,,,
And the dang thing just seemed to aim for me.

I ran an entire 50 round box of his ammo through it,,,
While he ran an entire 50 round box of ammo through my CZ-75B.

All I can say now is,,,
I want one!

Aarond

EDIT: I just did a bit of reading and now believe that it was a Model 1917,,,
It had that tapered grip and one grip screw.

Still,,,
I want one!

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I've had one for thirty years that I've never fired.
It gets an annual field-strip cleaning, then back in the safe. I do have a box of .32 hardball . . .

Another interesting aspect of the '07 and its MANY variations, is that it is a downsized version of the pistol that lost the M1911 government trials.
I thought the '07/'11 thing meant that the .45 was an enlarged .32, but it apparently went the other way, and maybe that's why the little gun seems so much more complicated than necessary for the puny .32 cartridge.
 
There are 14 of them for sale on gunbroker.
Click to expand...

Yeah, that's the first place I went after I got home last night.

And even though I've purchased several guns there,,,
This model is old enough that I'll want to touch it before I buy.

So next time I hit The Evil Pawn Shop,,,
I'll let the Evil Owner know I am interested in one.

He's very good at prying money out of my wallet. ;)

Aarond

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The Savage pistols were designed by a man named Searle, who had a problem, said problem being one Mormon named John Browning. Browning's designs were not only good, they were comprehensive, which meant that other designers had to jump through a lot of hoops to produce a competitive pistol that would not infringe on JMB's patents. An example is the Savage/Searle breechblock that is detachable; a good idea, with advantages? Not really, but Browning had patented a slide with the breechblock built in, much the better method. and Searle had to figure out another way to run that railroad..

Still the Savage pistols are interesting and fun to shoot. The user must bear in mind, though, that, while they are not notably fragile, parts can break and no more are being made. I really have to recommend that they be considered collectibles, not using guns, for that reason, and that owners consider relegating them to collector status.

Jim
 
OP, go for that Savage 1917 model. I understand your feelings for unusual, old guns like you discovered. Recently I have developed an affection for European and particularly commie block guns. A few weeks ago I encountered a Serb/Yugo Zastava M70 pistol in 32 acp. I enjoy the less than perfect, built like a tank and somewhat homely, older guns. They can be fun to research, tune and play with at the range or over a BBQ. This is the second pistol in the overly expensive, limited utility, but fun to shoot 32 acp. My first was a 1965 ERMA Luger; what a little darling (to go with my Luger P.08 collection).

Post some pics when you buy that Savage model 1917!
 
I'll post pics but it will be a while before I buy,,,

I'll post pics but it will be a while before I buy,,,
It won't be that high a priority in my list of gun purchases.

Since this will be a novelty/shoot 2-3 times a year gun,,,
I think I will show some restraint and wait to find a nice clean one.

But, it's definitely on my get one to play with list.

Thanks for the info on the gun my friends.

Aarond

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They are fun guns. I have two. One in the more common .32 and one in the less common .380. All seem to suffer the blighted finish issue and everyone I have ever seen is this grayish dull finish. It must have been something about how they originally finished them. I had one of the 1917 models and it functioned well and I liked it. But something else came along and I traded it. Ended up with an older one in both .32 & .380 just because they are neat little guns. The LGS here has had one on the shelf for $200 for over a year. A little high for what it is at least in my area.

Really neat way to remove the bolt.

I'm not sure how commen this problem was/is, but the .32 copy I have has a 'hammer follow' issue. Really a misnomer as the firearm doesn't have a hammer. But, the cocking piece (looks like a hammer) will fall when it happens. Every once and a while the firearm will fire when letting the slide chamber a round. I have someone here on this forum who knew more about it than I do and said it is an easy fix. But does require disassembly of the bolt. And one of these days I'm going to travel to his place and work this one out.

I was on a range pointed down range the first time it happened to me. Like I said, my issue might be limited to my specific firearm. What this did for me was to reinforce the practice of not clambering a live round until I was in a place where a discharge was expected. I have way too many firearms that are at or older than a hundred years. Things wear out.
 

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