[9x19]

Flush with cash from recent endeavors, I was prowling the local shops today and one of them offered me a deal on a pair of metric pistols, a single millimeter apart in bore size, that was too tempting to pass up.

While it wasn't the deal of the century, it was a deal that fit my wallet to a T. Perhaps the proprietor has developed a mental capacity for sensing how much I have to spend?

This guy has been sitting on these since September... even took them to the local gun show w/o success. I've handled and inspected them a couple times before, he was at $875 each when they first hit his shelf, but I (half-jokingly) told him when he was ready to sell them, to let me know.

Today they were priced at $800 each on the shelf, but the first words out of his mouth were: "Still interested in a deal on those?"

When he offered the price, I didn't even haggle as I knew they were pretty close to his cost. Anyway, I took the deal, did the paperwork, and left $1550 lighter.

I went home with my new pistols for a strip, clean and relube. I didn't have time to shoot them today, as I had to leave for work, but they are both tight and smoooooth. I'm looking forward to shooting them this weekend, so will report more then.

[Border]

Excellent!!! Faggetaboutit about the money worries-you're going to be dead a long time-enjoy!!

[MaterDei]

I'm not sure what caliber yours are, but I have one of those exact pistols in good ole .45 ACP. :D

I absolutely LOVE mine.

Nice purchase.

[9x19]

Oops, sorry... these are 9mm and 10mm... they do make a nice set. :D

[10-Ring]

VEry cool set :cool: & a pretty good deal too!

[9x19]

Well,

The first shooting is done... and both pistols ran fine.

The 9mm is sweeeet! I put 150 rounds thru it without a bobble, including 50 rounds of IMI's 115 JHP ammo, just for kicks as this one will likely see much more Blazer 115 FMJ and reloads (IDPA ESP Div.) than it will JHPs. I installed a S&A flat steel checkered MSH, but that's really all it needs... except perhaps a standard FP to defeat the Series II firing pin safety, so I can remove the "push-rod" from the frame.

The 10mm is just as smooth and feeds just as well, even with PMC's 170 JHPs. I only ran 50 rounds thru it today, as I don't like the rather light (reportedly 18.5 lbs) recoil spring it came with.
I did put a shok buff on the FL recoil rod, but will order and install a Wolff 20 lb variable spring before shooting it again. That was the setup I used to run in my Colt Delta (which came over-sprung at 23 lbs), and it worked well for me.

This one will likely only see occaisional use as its really not my caliber (which is why I no longer own the Delta), but is fun for a change and makes a good bookend with the 9mm. Perhaps I need another pair of Target IIs, in .38 Super and .45ACP, to complete the set? :D

[M58]

Good for you!