astra a-75 .40 cal a good buy?

[mylon]

I know you guys here are more experienced than me with handguns, but I put on lay away an Astra a-75 .40 cal for 269.00 recently. I liked how it looked and being that I didnt have the entire amount on hand I had them hold it. It looks great and felt good. I would like some feed back if anyone has any experience with them.

 

[Gary G23]

I carried one for a while. It's a good gun and a good buy.

 

[speedsix]

I am not as big of a fan of Astra as some of the the other Spanish guns but they are all good. Spanish guns are underrated. For $269, you can't go wrong.

 

[broken]

..good guns

ive had astras and stars,they both ran fine,a75 are hard to find..

 

[Dr.Rob]

Astras are pretty well made pistols and not the 'Spanish junk' people associate with 'Ruby" and other fly by night makers of cheap pot metal revolvers and autos.

 

[Vonderek]

The A-75L was my first 9mm purchase. It is very similar to the .40. Astra uses the same mags for .40 & 9mm if you can find them these days. The gun fits my hand probably about the best of any DA gun I have ever held. The DA trigger is long, heavy and crappy and the SA trigger is decent. The internals are kind of rough but it's been a decent gun. The factory recoil spring didn't last long before "taking a set" and weakening...maybe 500 rounds. You can get Wolffe springs and you're good to go. I think I paid $249 for it back in the early 90's.

I never shoot it anymore but keep it because I'm sentimental about it and it is indeed a nice looking and handling gun. $269 for yours sounds like a good price as long as your willing to let it become a safe queen after a while...except for the aforementioned spring, parts and mags are hard to come by.

 

[capttom]

A friend has the same gun except in 9mil. It's a nifty piece. He paid $257 OTD at our friendly pawn broker's. I'd have bought it but I've too many nines as it is. A forty should be a great carry.

 

[commygun]

I had an A-75 in .40 and it was a little rust prone while hiking on a hot day (what isn't) but it was totally reliable and a good little gun. Yet another one I wish I had kept.