S-a-t-u-r-d-a-y night! S-a-t-u-r-d-a-y night!
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A good friend of mine has a Phoenix Arms HP22. It's not unusual for it to jam on every single round in the magazine. And it fails to extract, eject, has light strikes, double feeds, everything. It's also unbelievably inaccurate. I swear, you are safer in front of it than behind it.
The funniest thing about it is that the owner is a gun snob, yet he still has this worthless junker.
Another friend has a Bryco 9mm. It will fire the first round in the magazine every time. After that, it might jam on every remaining round in the magazine. It's also slightly more creative in malfunctioning than the HP22.
Sometimes, the recoil is enough to activate the takedown latch. When this happens, the slide will unhook itself from the frame and get snagged on the barrel. It's just short of propelling itself forward off the frame.
When it actually fires, though (it's a bit of a surprise), it's quite accurate.
The funniest thing about it is that the owner is a gun snob, yet he still has this worthless junker.
Another friend has a Bryco 9mm. It will fire the first round in the magazine every time. After that, it might jam on every remaining round in the magazine. It's also slightly more creative in malfunctioning than the HP22.
Sometimes, the recoil is enough to activate the takedown latch. When this happens, the slide will unhook itself from the frame and get snagged on the barrel. It's just short of propelling itself forward off the frame.
When it actually fires, though (it's a bit of a surprise), it's quite accurate.
That shouldn't be surprising - they have fixed barrels, which isn't a bad design. I have a Lorcin .380 (given to me). With some polishing and tuning it can be made reliable. The biggest problem is with the extractor breaking - which it is prone to do. The PO had to send it back to the factory to replace it 3 times. So far, I haven't broken it, but I very rarely shoot it. It's a good gun on which to practice my hand polishing and dremmel techniques.
Thecrazy2233
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lets see, I see a bunch of davis industries (or cobra if they are newer)
rattletrap1970
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I had a Jennings J-22 years ago. It was actually a damn good shooter, never had a lick of problems. It did, however like to launch the hottest brass casings straight up only to land down your shirt. Cripes those were hot.
fat old gun nut
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when i was 16 i bought a harrinton-richardson.
I had that rev 'til i turned 22 and had to sell it for groceries. It had interchangable barrels and held 9 22's. Someone before me had banged it on a bar or table hince the front blade sight was removed. Evertime i shot it the lead would sting my hand 'cause the the barrel and cylinder were no lined up. lucks i didnt shoot myself
I had that rev 'til i turned 22 and had to sell it for groceries. It had interchangable barrels and held 9 22's. Someone before me had banged it on a bar or table hince the front blade sight was removed. Evertime i shot it the lead would sting my hand 'cause the the barrel and cylinder were no lined up. lucks i didnt shoot myself
Blue Grass
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Many years ago, i suffered a complete mental break down and bought a TEC-9. It came with a screw on barrel shroud, case, sling,etc. Worst Jam-O-Matic P.O.S. ever sold. Would not fire over 3 rounds with out jamming. It was an equal opportunity junker. It didn't just have one fault, it had them all. Failure to feed,fire,and/or extract. When I finally returned to my senses, I traded it for a T/C Contender. Still have the Contender.
I've had two............
The first was an Iver Johnson, top-break hinged frame .32. I bought it in
1960, for $25.00. It was a little loose. And. I couldn't hit much with it, past about 10 or 12 feet. But, that was good enough, at the time.
I kept it a year or so & sold it for $25.00, to a guy that really wanted it.
In 1961 I bought a Ruger Standard automatic 6" brrl., .22lr. It was a good pistol and I still have it, 49 years later, after many bricks of cartridges have been through it. Definitely not a Saturday Night Special.
That same year a friend sold me another Iver Johnson solid frame 4" brrl.
.22, for $30.00. It was a good cheap revolver. But slow to reload. I liked it, and I kept it around awhile.
Now, I sold that gun 3 times and later bought it back, each time for $30.00.
Finally, I sold it to a guy who was moving to Florida, in about 1971.
Last I've seen of it.
The first was an Iver Johnson, top-break hinged frame .32. I bought it in
1960, for $25.00. It was a little loose. And. I couldn't hit much with it, past about 10 or 12 feet. But, that was good enough, at the time.
I kept it a year or so & sold it for $25.00, to a guy that really wanted it.
In 1961 I bought a Ruger Standard automatic 6" brrl., .22lr. It was a good pistol and I still have it, 49 years later, after many bricks of cartridges have been through it. Definitely not a Saturday Night Special.
That same year a friend sold me another Iver Johnson solid frame 4" brrl.
.22, for $30.00. It was a good cheap revolver. But slow to reload. I liked it, and I kept it around awhile.
Now, I sold that gun 3 times and later bought it back, each time for $30.00.
Finally, I sold it to a guy who was moving to Florida, in about 1971.
Last I've seen of it.
Oh, the IRONY of last night.
I got home from work last night. (SATURDAY)
TLC ran a "SPECIAL marathon" of Police Women of Memphis. (FWIW pretty good show, too.)
In the 3rd or 4th episode, one of the officers (who's voice reminded me of Wanda Sykes) searched a car. She was feeling around under the seat and felt something. She said, 'I think we found a gun.' The officer pulls out a crusty RG revolver IIRC sans front sight (which must be a common feature on them). The other cop says something like 'What kind?' She shakes her head in a disappointed manner, while unscrewing the rod and says "It's an RG." 2nd cop "What?" Lady cop, "RG .22 revolver" and holds up the cleared gun.
(FWIW Memphis standard issue sidearm is the Sig229 in 40s&w.)
I just though it was interesting to see a Saturday night special, on Saturday night during a TV special.
-EdInk
I got home from work last night. (SATURDAY)
TLC ran a "SPECIAL marathon" of Police Women of Memphis. (FWIW pretty good show, too.)
In the 3rd or 4th episode, one of the officers (who's voice reminded me of Wanda Sykes) searched a car. She was feeling around under the seat and felt something. She said, 'I think we found a gun.' The officer pulls out a crusty RG revolver IIRC sans front sight (which must be a common feature on them). The other cop says something like 'What kind?' She shakes her head in a disappointed manner, while unscrewing the rod and says "It's an RG." 2nd cop "What?" Lady cop, "RG .22 revolver" and holds up the cleared gun.
(FWIW Memphis standard issue sidearm is the Sig229 in 40s&w.)
I just though it was interesting to see a Saturday night special, on Saturday night during a TV special.
-EdInk
First gun I ever fired was an RG .22 that my dad had, when I was five... I've always wanted one just for sentimental reasons, but never get around to getting one.
Here's a collection of stuff, I was pretty hyped up on Ravens for a while, and I hunted down all the new parts to give this one a facelift, but it ended up in a box forgotten. (it's for sale,,, lol)
And the bottom pic is a fun one indeed, see what that is?
Here's a collection of stuff, I was pretty hyped up on Ravens for a while, and I hunted down all the new parts to give this one a facelift, but it ended up in a box forgotten. (it's for sale,,, lol)
And the bottom pic is a fun one indeed, see what that is?
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The only gun that I have ever owned
that fits into this category was a Davis Double Derringer. It was one of the shiny Nickle plated things with white grips. It shot Okay but it took 2 men and a boy to cock it. I paid around $90 brand new around 1990. I could never bring myself to buy a Raven or Jennings etc.
that fits into this category was a Davis Double Derringer. It was one of the shiny Nickle plated things with white grips. It shot Okay but it took 2 men and a boy to cock it. I paid around $90 brand new around 1990. I could never bring myself to buy a Raven or Jennings etc.
