Beretta 81 at Classic

[WVsig]

My problem with Classic AIM and others is that even with their hand picked option it is a crap shoot on what you are going to get from them in terms of condition. They really don't look them over and they simply grab from the top of the crate. Some are going to get excellent condition guns some are going to get good or vg condition guns. It is luck of the draw. I choose to purchase from Dan's Ammo where I knew I would get a hand selected piece. Dan does a lot of sorting and warehousing for PW Arms. He always has choice examples of recently imported surplus brought in by PW Arms and others. He is great to work with. I paid $259 Shipped with 2 mags.

The gun is in excellent condition and should last forever. Decent trigger and just a ton of fun to shoot.

 

[chicharrones]

That's a beauty, WVsig.

It would seem that Dan's Ammo is out of the Berettas.

 

[WVsig]

That's a beauty, WVsig.

It would seem that Dan's Ammo is out of the Berettas.

Yeah he might be call him and ask if he is getting more.

 

[MachIVshooter]

These make wonderful little suppressor hosts

 

[chicharrones]

The 81BB has arrived and it cleaned up nicely. Thanks to all the enablers in my life.

Rubbing alcohol on a cotton swab made the paint on the sights and safety marks clean and bright. The innards of the magazines needed to be cleaned as cleaning patches came out a bit rusty, but otherwise they look unused. The breech face and barrel were dirty from firing, but the mechanicals are nearly free of signs of wear. Not visible in the photo below is how the bluing on the slide has turned a bit plum colored.

It sure is a really sweet .32 pistola and I'm hoping to get some time off work soon to try it out.

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