FLAvalanche
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I'd go get my bench vise back...
What do I do with this gun?
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I'd go get my bench vise back...
The Lone Haranguer
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Keep it, find a box of .380 (no hurry) and shoot it. Who knows, it might surprise you. You can always sell the remainder of the ammo, as well as the gun, at a later date if you wish.
Onward Allusion
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Gun buyback program... If you can locate one, you'll likely get a $50 to $100 gift card or something similar. Otherwise, you can always sell it to some schmuck on Gunbroker. It'll likely fetch $100. Either that or do what modifiedbrowning said.
KaintGetwright
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If you are every in the Mobile area, Eddies gun and pawn makes a $100 for any gun offer once or twice a year. It's is not really a "buy back" because they then turn around and sell the garbage for a 300% markup. Saw an Iver Johnson .38 in Terrible condition that they were asking $300 for. But, they gave my buddy $100 for HIS Iver Johnson .32. I'd give them a call and see if they have anything coming up.
Eddie's Pawn & Gun Shop 5641 Highway 90, Theodore, AL 36582-1625(251) 653-1019
Eddie's Pawn & Gun Shop 5641 Highway 90, Theodore, AL 36582-1625(251) 653-1019
t_dickinson
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It's a gun, shoot it...with another gun.
Seriously, I have one of these in .380 Was a high school graduation gift from an uncle.
I actually took mine out for the first time the other day since I received it 17 years ago. Man, that little sucker is about the louded pistol I own. I mean it really booms. No reason to review it. Just about everything about it sucks. I do however believe it's safe enough to shoot.
Maybe you could trade it for a vice or something.
Seriously, I have one of these in .380 Was a high school graduation gift from an uncle.
I actually took mine out for the first time the other day since I received it 17 years ago. Man, that little sucker is about the louded pistol I own. I mean it really booms. No reason to review it. Just about everything about it sucks. I do however believe it's safe enough to shoot.
Maybe you could trade it for a vice or something.
harmon rabb
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i'd put a box of ammo through it and see if it works. if it does, i would toss it in the back of the safe and leave it there. never know what could happen -- hurricanes, social unrest, etc. someday, a working gun, any working gun, may be worth something to someone in barter.
i couldn't get rid of any functioning gun for $50-$100. seems stupid.
i couldn't get rid of any functioning gun for $50-$100. seems stupid.
Or melt down the pot metal parts and cast bullets out of it.
If the real-world apocalypse ends up being like most apocalyptic movies I've seen, then seemingly anybody who has a gun and even more to the point, a box of ammo
, will automatically be a total bad-ass. Of course, that's because ammo, even in the most common calibers, will be nearly as scarce as .380 ammo is today. 
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if the apocalypse comes, i shall be a rich man.
gordy
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It all most seams to me that you made a deal sight unseen and now you are sad. Buy a box of shells and shoot the thing. They are not that bad of a gun.
It is no ruger or a smith, It is what it is.
What are you out here? a vice that you never used.
You may be surprised and very happy with you new toy.
It is no ruger or a smith, It is what it is.
What are you out here? a vice that you never used.
You may be surprised and very happy with you new toy.
oldfool
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I would buy a box of 50, find somebody I wasn't willing to kill, but real willing to never see ever again, and let THEM try it out..
if they live, you might turn into friends, and if they don't....
In spite of various comments the design of those guns is not bad, very similar to the Baby Browning in many respects. Even the material, while not great, would be satisfactory for guns intended for defense, not long-term shooting.
Where the various makers fell down was in the manufacturing (poor) and quality control (non-existent) areas. The result is that the guns are not reliable even for a short period of time. An inexpensive gun that could be depended on to fire, say, 200 rounds without a misfire or failure might fill a need. A gun that can't be depended on to fire a full magazine without failure has no purpose except to make money for its producer.
Jim
Where the various makers fell down was in the manufacturing (poor) and quality control (non-existent) areas. The result is that the guns are not reliable even for a short period of time. An inexpensive gun that could be depended on to fire, say, 200 rounds without a misfire or failure might fill a need. A gun that can't be depended on to fire a full magazine without failure has no purpose except to make money for its producer.
Jim
killchain
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Buy some .380 and take it to the range. Why not?
GlockNRoll
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Save it for when you need to trade someone else for something.
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DeepSouth
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Sold it today for $75.
A buddy of mine called and asked if I still had it because a buddy of his wanted something for his daughter. I told him it was a piece of junk worth less than 50 bucks, I told him it was probably very unreliable,(I never shot it) I told him IMO it was unsafe to carry with a round in the chamber, I was basically trying to talk him out of buying it, but he bought it anyway. Maybe I should get a job in sales??? Now I just hope she hates it and makes him buy her a decent gun, which is very likely.
Not bad for me I guess, I would have sold the vise for $50 or maybe even less.
A buddy of mine called and asked if I still had it because a buddy of his wanted something for his daughter. I told him it was a piece of junk worth less than 50 bucks, I told him it was probably very unreliable,(I never shot it) I told him IMO it was unsafe to carry with a round in the chamber, I was basically trying to talk him out of buying it, but he bought it anyway.
Maybe I should get a job in sales??? Now I just hope she hates it and makes him buy her a decent gun, which is very likely.Not bad for me I guess, I would have sold the vise for $50 or maybe even less.
Australian Shooter
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It's better to have it and not need it than to need it and not have it. If it works, why throw it away?
By all means, give it a test run at the local range first.
By all means, give it a test run at the local range first.
w_houle
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I used to have two, but now have one and one in .32 ACP
Learn to hold it kind of low, or the slide will let you know. Not all the parts are interchangeable between the different casting companies (identifiable by their mark under the right grip). At some time in their Bryco phase they beefed up the frame and slide.
You may find that pinching your shooting thumb forward with your non shooting thumb is the most comfortable way of holding on to this tiny gun.
If you have any issues with it: Jimenez will do warranty work for it
http://jimenezarmsinc.com/contact.html
Learn to hold it kind of low, or the slide will let you know. Not all the parts are interchangeable between the different casting companies (identifiable by their mark under the right grip). At some time in their Bryco phase they beefed up the frame and slide.
You may find that pinching your shooting thumb forward with your non shooting thumb is the most comfortable way of holding on to this tiny gun.
If you have any issues with it: Jimenez will do warranty work for it
http://jimenezarmsinc.com/contact.html
Sold it today for $75.
A buddy of mine called and asked if I still had it because a buddy of his wanted something for his daughter. I told him it was a piece of junk worth less than 50 bucks, I told him it was probably very unreliable,(I never shot it) I told him IMO it was unsafe to carry with a round in the chamber, I was basically trying to talk him out of buying it, but he bought it anyway.
I'm not sure whether this is an American phenomenon or more general than that, but I've seen plenty of cases where people willingly ignore perfectly honest, knowledgeable, and sensible advice just because they think they're getting a bargain. I'm into a couple of other equipment-heavy hobbies, namely amateur astronomy and home theater, and beginners in those areas of interest are constantly doing that. "Don't buy that cheap telescope because it's junk and you'll only get frustrated; don't buy those speakers, or else you'll be upgrading yet again in six months." Do they listen? Well, some do but many do not. Fortunately, with guns the situation is nowhere near as bad, but there will always be a few people who just can't say "no" to a super-low price tag, usually because it leaves them with more money to buy even more cheap stuff they don't need and probably won't like.
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