CajunBass
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My wife and I used have a sort of "tradition" of exchanging handguns for Valentines Day. Well, over the years that "tradition" sort of slipped into the crack and was forgotten.
Yesterday was our twentieth wedding anniversary (D day + 1. I never have a problem remembering it.) I had a Girsan MC P-35 on order, and I saw it was expected to arrive on the sixth. I took a chance and went back and ordered something I thought she'd like, even if she never shoots it.
Well, it all worked out and they arrived at the same time and we picked them up yesterday. Maybe a new tradition.
First the Girsan. I had ordered one in two-tone black/silver, but they were out of stock. Would a FDE be OK. Sure. I don't really care about the color.
A copy of the P-35 "Hi-Power"...more or less...It looks and feels like the original (except for the color). The grips are much nicer than I thought they'd be. I was going to replace them, but I'll give them a try anyway. It came with one 15 round magazine, which is a bummer, but it's just a range gun for me. I'll pick up another mag or two along the way. All steel construction. The trigger is about 8.5 pounds or so, but feels a lot better. The normal Hi-Power take up, then a wall, and a clean break.
It has a magazine "safety" so the mags don't drop free. Haven't decided what to do about that yet. I may take it out. I may just leave it. As I said, it's not to be a carry gun. Too heavy for this old man to lug around, especially with 16 rounds of 9mm ammo in it. Oh. About $500.00 out the door.
Now, my wife is "German." Well, she was born here, but her family came over "on the boat" a generation or two ago. She likes German "stuff." She doesn't shoot a lot, but likes it when she goes. She used to have a little Bersa 22 that she liked and had said she wishes she never sold it. I was looking for another one, when I found a Walther PPK/S in 22 LR. I thought, she'd like a "Valther." I was right. She was tickled pink.
This one surprised me. I know they have a varrying reputation, but I figured what the heck. It also came with one magazine, and cost less that $300 out the door. It really feels good in my hand. (She thought so too.) Good solid feeling gun. The frame and slide are some kind of aluminum alloy, but there is a good heft. The D/A trigger is...well...is "awful" too strong? I guess it will take two men, a boy, and a small dog to pull it. Single-action isn't too bad. Being a 22, I really can't even dry fire it, so maybe it will be better at the range. We'll try to get to the range over the weekend to see how they do.
Yesterday was our twentieth wedding anniversary (D day + 1. I never have a problem remembering it.) I had a Girsan MC P-35 on order, and I saw it was expected to arrive on the sixth. I took a chance and went back and ordered something I thought she'd like, even if she never shoots it.
Well, it all worked out and they arrived at the same time and we picked them up yesterday. Maybe a new tradition.
First the Girsan. I had ordered one in two-tone black/silver, but they were out of stock. Would a FDE be OK. Sure. I don't really care about the color.
A copy of the P-35 "Hi-Power"...more or less...It looks and feels like the original (except for the color). The grips are much nicer than I thought they'd be. I was going to replace them, but I'll give them a try anyway. It came with one 15 round magazine, which is a bummer, but it's just a range gun for me. I'll pick up another mag or two along the way. All steel construction. The trigger is about 8.5 pounds or so, but feels a lot better. The normal Hi-Power take up, then a wall, and a clean break.
It has a magazine "safety" so the mags don't drop free. Haven't decided what to do about that yet. I may take it out. I may just leave it. As I said, it's not to be a carry gun. Too heavy for this old man to lug around, especially with 16 rounds of 9mm ammo in it. Oh. About $500.00 out the door.
Now, my wife is "German." Well, she was born here, but her family came over "on the boat" a generation or two ago. She likes German "stuff." She doesn't shoot a lot, but likes it when she goes. She used to have a little Bersa 22 that she liked and had said she wishes she never sold it. I was looking for another one, when I found a Walther PPK/S in 22 LR. I thought, she'd like a "Valther." I was right. She was tickled pink.
This one surprised me. I know they have a varrying reputation, but I figured what the heck. It also came with one magazine, and cost less that $300 out the door. It really feels good in my hand. (She thought so too.) Good solid feeling gun. The frame and slide are some kind of aluminum alloy, but there is a good heft. The D/A trigger is...well...is "awful" too strong? I guess it will take two men, a boy, and a small dog to pull it. Single-action isn't too bad. Being a 22, I really can't even dry fire it, so maybe it will be better at the range. We'll try to get to the range over the weekend to see how they do.
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