The Daewoos are back-The Daewoos are back!

[Tropical Z]

Century has em in stock once again!!!
This is killing me though.I want to get a Steyr M9,a Cobra .45acp Patriot and now that theyre back a Daewoo DP-51.From Century's website.

"These pistols are truly unique handguns that feature a "Tri-action" unique to Daewoo. It works like a dream... no These Daewoo pistols are produced in Korea. Light weight, short recoil, locked breech. May be fired in three modes: single-action, double-action and “Fast Actionâ€. Comes with a 10 rd. spare magazine and plastic carrying case. Very affordable for home defense! Barrel: 4.1", Overall length: 7.5". Weight: 28.2 ozs.
Condition: New "
They use S&W 5900 series mags and thats real good.My wallet just cant take all of this.I have no idea how much they cost this time,but its probably in the $240.00 range.

 

[Tropical Z]

And for those who know little about them,the two Daewoos ive experienced were both top rate excellent quality handguns.They have an alloy frame and the finish varies,but it appears these new ones are the nice looking OD ive seen.

 

[Walt Sherrill]

And -- forgive my shameless plug, but I couldn't resist -- if anyone is interested, I've got a DaeWoo "package" for sale in the BUY/SELL area.

DaeWoo DP-51, 9mm with 1 13-round factory mag, and two Mec-Gar 16-round Hi-caps (for S&W 59, but compatible), IWB Blocker LFI holster, IWB mag holder, manual, fitted nylon case. Photos in the ad.

This gun is very accurate.

http://www.thehighroad.org/showthread.php?s=&threadid=66528

I'll also "part out" the package, if you don't want all the pieces -- as I can use them with my other DaeWoo.

I got the 9mm in trade for some C&R rifles, and liked it so much that I later go the .40 S&W version of the same gun. They look and feel like S&Ws semi-autos built by SIG.

Happily or unhappily, I'm also a CZ enthusiast, and they get most of my attention, so the 9mm DaeWoo stays mostly in the gunsafe...

 

[George Hill]

Okay... there now another killer candidate for the Best Option for Under $300.

 

[Tropical Z]

Daewoos RULE!

 

[Roger Williams]

Looks like a pretty nice looking gun. At $240, it sounds like a good buy too. It looks kinda like a Sig to me.

 

[Walt Sherrill]

Century Arms generally sells them for around $260 -- but that's their DEALER price; you generally can't get them for less than $300 retail.

 

[gbelleh]

I'm not familiar with these. What is "fast action"? How does it differ from single/double action?

 

[Longbow]

It looks like a cross between a Beretta and S&W auto. Will it take one of these mag? Thanks!

 

[Walt Sherrill]

Fast action is a special method, involving a "hinged" hammer.

You cock the gun, and then push the hammer forward. It's Single Action, then, but when you pull the trigger, the hammer "stages", flies back, and is then READY for a normal Single Action pull. Its very controllable. The safety works in all three modes. Browning offers a similar feature on one of their new guns.

The gun has its own mags, but can use S&W 59 series magazines. I've not found any DaeWoo hi-caps, although I know they're made; the S&W 59 mags work fine -- but stick out about 1/4". (You can see this in the photo link, above.) That gives you inexpensive hi-caps. Numrich has most, if not all, spare parts. Century doesn't -- but it does warranty its own guns.

SIG mags, Beretta mags, Browning HP mags, S&W mags, and CZ mags are all very close in their physical dimensions, but none of them work interchangeably in the other guns. DaeWoo mags won't work in a S&W semi-auto (except the 469/669 series, perhaps), but 59 mags will workin the DaeWoo.

I understand that DaeWoo makes a great AR clone, too.

 

[Badger Arms]

I wish Daewoo would import their Rifles again. PLEASE!? Anyhow, the so-called "Fast Action" is also used on the Para Ordnance LDA pistols. IIRC, it pre-sets the mainspring and pulling the trigger only cocks the hammer and releases the mainspring. This is a safer way than "Cocked-and-Locked" but a compromise nonetheless. It confuses me, personally, but there is absolutely nothing I can find wrong about the system.

 

[RightIsRight]

I assume Daewoo makes better guns than cars.


When I was in St. Maarten, I rented a Daewoo. What a piece of s*&t.

 

[Walt Sherrill]

The East Germans made a notorious little car, called the Trabant. Reviled by even the car-desperate Eastern Bloc inhabitants...

The East Germans also made the Makarov. And world-class optics.

Don't judge everything the Koreans make by their cars.

(The DaeWoo cars, if I remember correctly, were closely associated to a major US car maker -- GM? -- that helped design the cars...)

 

[RightIsRight]

Don't judge everything the Koreans make by their cars.

I wasn't. I was only judging everything Daewoo made.

Anywho, it was tongue in cheek. I don't know anything about Daewoo guns. I just hope they are of a higher pedigree than their cars.

 

[Walt Sherrill]

We can agree on that.

(I think DaeWoo made the small Pontiac LeMans economy car -- what a bastardizaton of [what] had once been a respectable brand! -- in the late 80's or 90's. Ugly beast!)

 

[Tropical Z]

WOW- a Trabant!
Werent those a two cylinder,two stroke?
In reality,the Daewoo Lasagna is actually a pretty decent car.

 

[anapex]

Anyone know anything about the .380 Daewoos? A shop near here has one.

 

[Ed Ely]

No Mention of................

the DR-100 or DR-200. I like them but I doubt that they will ever
be imported again.

 

[Walt Sherrill]

I'd be wary of a DaeWoo .380. Not because its a bad gun, but because getting parts -- or magazines -- may be very difficult.

(the DP-51 and DH-40 are still being imported, and parts can generally be hand from Numrich. They don't list any parts for the .380 guns...)

If you get it so cheap as to not matter, then that's different.

 

[erikd65]

I had a Daewoo DP-51 9mm about 10 years ago... very disappointing... jammed, didn't feed anything, safey malfunctioned. I am sure they are much better now... I hope.

PS, I didn't realize how old this thread was until after I posted... sorry :banghead:

 

[gvass]

Slightly offtopic:

The car on the picture is not the REAL Trabant. The real one is even uglier, and most external parts are made of plywood, recycled paper etc)

The original engine was TWO-stroke, 650 ccm, 26 horse power)))))))))))

And the people of ex-commie states were happy if they were allowed to buy a new Trabant in every 4-5 years.

The cheap Daewoos are today the Trabants of 2000's.

But from this month all daewoos became CHEVROLETS here. hahahahahahaa.

But the Daewoo also made military rifles for their army, tanks and other goodies.

 

[TRK2AJK]

Interesting

i owned a daewoo 9mm back in the mid 90s. i believe it was the dp-51. it was a 9mm. i put about a 1000 rounds through it with no malf of anykind. well made, well finished, pistol it was. you could do a lot worse .

 

[C. H. Luke]

The Dae Woo AR semi-clone have is Match accurate @ 100 yds. and has been superbly reliable, not to mention squeaky clean compared to filthy AR's.

 

[citizen]

If the Dae Woo AR is THAT clean, then I'd get one....otherwise, no filthy AR's for me!!
As to their cars; they, and Suzuki, are both partially owned by GM. Resultingly, their formerly imported model(s) are being re-badged and sold as Suzuki's for 2005 in the U.S..............go figure.

 

[Standing Wolf]

In reality,the Daewoo Lasagna is actually a pretty decent car.

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