Cheapshooter
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Not according to the second video. He tried it @ 3:20
Did you see another video showing it firing without the barrel?
That's not a handgun!
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Did you see another video showing it firing without the barrel?
In the second video at 3:20, he was testing to see if the gun would fire with the safety engaged. It didn't, which was a good thing.
However, with the safety off, it will fire without the barrel attached.
In this video, at about 13:50, the gun is fired (using a long string) without the barrel attached.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=F7291bGZEXY
However, with the safety off, it will fire without the barrel attached.
In this video, at about 13:50, the gun is fired (using a long string) without the barrel attached.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=F7291bGZEXY
Cheapshooter
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Yes, I overlooked that he had the safety on. Especially considering that the trigger/firing pin did "click" like it moved the full length.
I also must not have watched the first video all the way through where he did fire it without the barrel.
Oh well, don't bother me none. Heck, I just bought a 22 WMR double barreled revolver without a trigger guard!
I also must not have watched the first video all the way through where he did fire it without the barrel.
Oh well, don't bother me none. Heck, I just bought a 22 WMR double barreled revolver without a trigger guard!
stinkeypete
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I feel sorry for the guys that make this.
Even at $12.90 I would not want one.
$129 is the price point for a Heritage .22 revolver.
Someone designed and manufactured this thing and must have some enthusiasm for it. I feel bad the nicest thing I can say is "huh. Well. It looks like you guys worked hard on this."
Even at $12.90 I would not want one.
$129 is the price point for a Heritage .22 revolver.
Someone designed and manufactured this thing and must have some enthusiasm for it. I feel bad the nicest thing I can say is "huh. Well. It looks like you guys worked hard on this."
Buy one - keep everything in the original package & hang onto the sales slip.
Stick it in a safe place - never shoot it - just check on it to make sure it's still like new.
If you pay $100 for it now, just think, in 250 years - in pristine condition - it should be worth $101 - or maybe more.
Just half kidding.
& kicking myself for selling a couple of S&W M19's for $250 not so long ago - that someone back in the 1980's had bought brand new, stuck in a drawer in the original box - and never fired. I guess they got handed down to someone that didn't want them and just took whatever the gun store offered them.
Stick it in a safe place - never shoot it - just check on it to make sure it's still like new.
If you pay $100 for it now, just think, in 250 years - in pristine condition - it should be worth $101 - or maybe more.
Just half kidding.
& kicking myself for selling a couple of S&W M19's for $250 not so long ago - that someone back in the 1980's had bought brand new, stuck in a drawer in the original box - and never fired. I guess they got handed down to someone that didn't want them and just took whatever the gun store offered them.
It's much to expensive for what it is. Honestly, in a world in which one can get high quality Military/Police trade-ins for just a little bit more, and there are cheap yet reliable firearms which are far more viable for Self-Defense like Hi-Points for roughly the same price, possibly even less if you buy used, it just doesn't make any sense to pay $100 for something like that.
Honestly, I've seen Soviet military surplus firearms like the Makarov PM and FEG PA-63 go for $150. Granted that was 4 or 5 years ago, but that's just because everyone bought them all up, recognized their quality, and the prices quickly doubled, but there will always be foreign military/police surplus firearms imported into the United States at low prices, as anyone who browses various importers websites such as Century Arms International, Tri-Star, European-American Arms, etc can see.
In addition, sometimes you can find really good deals on bargain-priced American-Made firearms on the used market. Case in point, just last September I walked into my LGS to buy ammo and found a LNIB SW40VE for $199. Granted that it's a last-gen model and the trigger is heavy, but it's still a clone of the ultra-reliable Glock 19 made by Smith & Wesson. I bought that gun and have been carrying it ever since.
So yeah, I see no valid reason to drop $100 on one of those, even if they're on an extreme budget. Save up another $50 and go shopping for a cheap European military sidearm, or buy a Hi-Point, or buy a Heritage Arms Rough Rider in .22 Magnum, it's still better. Heck, even if all you have is $100 and need something for Self-Defense immediately, I'd sooner recommend that you buy a big knife because at least you can slash/stab away until the threat is stopped as opposed to hoping that the single shot you have loaded in your gun, not to mention a much higher intimidation factor than pointing a gun that looks like a cross between a hot glue gun and a turkey baster at someone.
Honestly, I've seen Soviet military surplus firearms like the Makarov PM and FEG PA-63 go for $150. Granted that was 4 or 5 years ago, but that's just because everyone bought them all up, recognized their quality, and the prices quickly doubled, but there will always be foreign military/police surplus firearms imported into the United States at low prices, as anyone who browses various importers websites such as Century Arms International, Tri-Star, European-American Arms, etc can see.
In addition, sometimes you can find really good deals on bargain-priced American-Made firearms on the used market. Case in point, just last September I walked into my LGS to buy ammo and found a LNIB SW40VE for $199. Granted that it's a last-gen model and the trigger is heavy, but it's still a clone of the ultra-reliable Glock 19 made by Smith & Wesson. I bought that gun and have been carrying it ever since.
So yeah, I see no valid reason to drop $100 on one of those, even if they're on an extreme budget. Save up another $50 and go shopping for a cheap European military sidearm, or buy a Hi-Point, or buy a Heritage Arms Rough Rider in .22 Magnum, it's still better. Heck, even if all you have is $100 and need something for Self-Defense immediately, I'd sooner recommend that you buy a big knife because at least you can slash/stab away until the threat is stopped as opposed to hoping that the single shot you have loaded in your gun, not to mention a much higher intimidation factor than pointing a gun that looks like a cross between a hot glue gun and a turkey baster at someone.
Am I the only one that thinks this is a commercial Zip gun?
Corporate link
http://altorcorp.com/
A single shot handgun, load by screwing the barrel on/off, fire with a trigger that basically works by pulling back to load the spring and release to fire.
At least they are inexpensive if not exactly small for a single shot.
Corporate link
http://altorcorp.com/
A single shot handgun, load by screwing the barrel on/off, fire with a trigger that basically works by pulling back to load the spring and release to fire.
At least they are inexpensive if not exactly small for a single shot.
BarbarianCBX
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That thing is just wrong in so many ways.
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Cheapshooter
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^^^
My first thoughts when I saw reviews of that thing!
My second thoughts, I gotta get one!
My first thoughts when I saw reviews of that thing!
My second thoughts, I gotta get one!
Aguila Blanca
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Duplicate threads merged.
DukeConnor
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Cheapshooter
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Not so sure about your time line. Those stupid USFA ZIP pistols that never even worked are selling for more now than when they were new only a couple years ago!
(I know, I've been looking for one! Why? Because it is so stupid!)