I jumped on that like a leopard on a gazelle. I was kinda bothered that there were no spare mags available. Hopefully I get a good gun.
I did that too. My friend texted me, I responded with a cussword and a smiley face, and placed an order.
Poo. I should have looked at Classic. I ordered one of the $229 ones from AIM just now.
I like to shoot 32acp. Winchester White Box gave me lots of problems. I've never tried HP. European FMJ like Fiocchi, or Sellier and Bellot, always work well for me.
If they're the same size as my 85, they will have an unusually good sight radius for a 32acp. (I would assume it's cheaper to make them both on the same frame.)
I tried out some WWB with my very first .32, which was a CZ 27 my son found. Lots of malfunctions, I think due to the truncated bullet. FMJ Fiocchi, PPU and Geco have been good to go with all of them.
As an aside, I bought up some cheap Blazer aluminum to add to the stash after ordering this; I then saw it is rated at 900 fps (weak in other words) and truncated (from the pictures). Anyone try this stuff, is it any good in older (CZ 27, Mauser 1914, Savage 1907), or more modern (this Beretta 81, a FEG AP7)?
I do still have a good bit of the 'good stuff', but saw the flash sales on ammo; all the Geco that was cheap was selling out fast. Heck, the Blazer was too, I was looking for a case of sub-$10 a box ammo, and couldn't get any.
The Classic ones are Italian police trade ins. I paid the extra $20 for a hand picked one. The last time I bought a gun from Classic I didn't do hand picked and I ended up with a 5906 that had been an evidence gun in at least one and possibly as many as 3 crimes or police-involved shootings! It also looked like it had been run over by a truck or two...
Re Classic vs Aim, my understanding is that Classic costs more to ship, so the price comes out close.
Re the condition, I'd say; hope it's good, or REALLY bad. I ordered one of their Star BM's in Fair condition for $150, there was a small crack in the rear of the slide. I sent it back, and they sent me a polished, reblued gun that looks better than my matte-blued Very Good from another vendor. I think it's all a coin flip on any seller, I've received guns from J&G that looked nice, and also that looked like someone took a grinder to the slide.
Until this wave, I've never seen these pistols go for under 5-6 hundred. I saw one on Gunbroker yesterday with a bid, going for over 9. Bet that bidder is aggravated!