Hey guys
There has been a number of treads concerning this pistol lately and I just wanted to add to the discussion. My experience is diff then most folks so here it goes.
I've been interested in guns and all things military since I was in diapers(my mom has pictures of me in with her broom(my m1 mowing down the make believe Nazi's invading my house) Anyway, my parents are from Italy and as a kid we use to go there every few years to visit family. One summer while visiting, my uncle informed everyone that his pistol license was approved and he was getting a gun. (he was doing security work so he needed the gun) While everyone was concerned I was excited and couldn't wait to see his new pistol. My mom made sure I was nowhere near my uncle when he was armed. One day at a family get together at my aunts farm my uncle whispered in my ear if I wanted shoot his pistol. I was excited beyond belief. I followed him around to the back of the house facing the cactus trees and other crops. He pulls out his Beretta and shows me the manual of arms and then standing behind me with his fingers over mine I fired my first pistol and thus began my love of firearms.(Man was my mother mad at him)
So what does this have to do with the 81? Well I'm pretty sure it was the 81 that I fired(summer of 78 or 79) but I have some doubts. I spoke to my uncle and he got rid of the pistol long ago and doesn't remember the model number but knows it was 32acp in caliber(it was very mild shooting and accurate.)He is up there in age so confirming what I shot is going to be tough
It could have been a 70 or 34 ,both were made in 32acp so who knows but as soon as I saw the 81's for sale I knew I had to have one. Took a little time since I live in a restrictive state but today I bite the bullet and bought one from Robertson trading since they sell them with 10 round mags. Should be getting it next week. I will post again when I can give a proper review. Firing this gun is going to bring back some very pleasant memories of my time in Italy with my crazy uncle. Sorry about the long tread but I wanted to share.
There has been a number of treads concerning this pistol lately and I just wanted to add to the discussion. My experience is diff then most folks so here it goes.
I've been interested in guns and all things military since I was in diapers(my mom has pictures of me in with her broom(my m1 mowing down the make believe Nazi's invading my house) Anyway, my parents are from Italy and as a kid we use to go there every few years to visit family. One summer while visiting, my uncle informed everyone that his pistol license was approved and he was getting a gun. (he was doing security work so he needed the gun) While everyone was concerned I was excited and couldn't wait to see his new pistol. My mom made sure I was nowhere near my uncle when he was armed. One day at a family get together at my aunts farm my uncle whispered in my ear if I wanted shoot his pistol. I was excited beyond belief. I followed him around to the back of the house facing the cactus trees and other crops. He pulls out his Beretta and shows me the manual of arms and then standing behind me with his fingers over mine I fired my first pistol and thus began my love of firearms.(Man was my mother mad at him)
So what does this have to do with the 81? Well I'm pretty sure it was the 81 that I fired(summer of 78 or 79) but I have some doubts. I spoke to my uncle and he got rid of the pistol long ago and doesn't remember the model number but knows it was 32acp in caliber(it was very mild shooting and accurate.)He is up there in age so confirming what I shot is going to be tough
It could have been a 70 or 34 ,both were made in 32acp so who knows but as soon as I saw the 81's for sale I knew I had to have one. Took a little time since I live in a restrictive state but today I bite the bullet and bought one from Robertson trading since they sell them with 10 round mags. Should be getting it next week. I will post again when I can give a proper review. Firing this gun is going to bring back some very pleasant memories of my time in Italy with my crazy uncle. Sorry about the long tread but I wanted to share.