Nothing unusual nowadays, but in 1980, I shot one of the then-very few CZ75s in the USA. Original Czech mfg pistol, which had "informally" been brought in through Canada.
Later the same year, shot the original prototype Bren Ten when Dixon and Dornaus took it to the IPSC National Matches in Newport News, VA. That was when it was THE only copy out. Still pretty unusual, but some did come into general circulation a couple of years later.
One of the first "Red 9" broomhandle Mauser pistols to be brought in from China. Again, these became fairly common later on. This particular weapon was in poor shape and did not shoot my 9 mm ammo reliably.
All "my" unusual auto pistols later became fairly usual, but, at the time, I was pretty impressed.
Best,
Johnny
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