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I bought a number of Raven .25s and a Jennings J-22. All have been stunningly reliable. I get an occasional jam on the Jennings, but only after about four or more mags of ammo have been put through the gun. It's NEVER jammed in the first three clip fulls, ever, so I'd carry it with no concerns. I also bought an RG single action .22LR chrome plated revolver with plastic grips that had to keep being tightened. It also was very reliable and accurate for the $64 I paid for it.
Now I have a Davis P-32 that is nickle or chrome plated, which I've never shot. It's real purty and I have a box of ammo for it that I may or may not get around to shooting. Looks like it might be a good paperweight at worst, but it appears to be a giant Raven.
My least expensive gun is a Beretta Tomcat for $289. I've bought several used pistol, though none were 'cheap'. I shop hard for guns I want, the only real POS I've ever had was an Interarms PPK/S that was a nasty little gun to shoot (truly crappy trigger) and couldn't get through a whole mag w/o a jam. I traded it for a Beretta 85 sweet.
In retrospect, this seems like the deal of a lifetime to me. We are talking 1972, now. I had owned a Browning Challenger in .22 cal. I had been shooting it in NRA bullseye when a friend of mine let me try his Smith Model 41. After shooting the 41, I simply had to have one so I went on a search to find a nice used one. I ended up at a local gun shop that had one that was virtually pristine. I asked if they would take in the Challenger on trade and the deal was struck for the Challenger and $29.00 for the Smith. Every time I think about this deal, I still can't believe I got that pistol for that much money. I do, however, regret getting rid of the Challenger. It was a very nice pistol that I could shoot well with.
Walther PPK in .22 for $65 (about a week's pay back then). Carried it fin a shirt pocket or many years while hunting rabbits - it reliably killed a few along the way.
Traded it straight up for another good deal - Colt Combat Commander in 9mm.
When I was in school I paid for and my Dad signed for a .22LR revolver made by EAA. If I remember right, it was called the "Bounty Hunter" or something like that. Single action, easy to strip and clean. That's actually the revolver that made me give up on revolvers for good. I had shot many by then and none fit me very well. That one felt better than most and I still couldn't hit beans with it. Got it new for 100 dollars and sold it and a Triple K Leather holster for the same $100 several years later.
Euroarms copy of a Colt 1851 Navy revolver but in 44 caliber, with holster $35.00. I picked it up at a pawn shop as a cheap way to see if I liked black powder. Still have it and enjoy shooting it. Not very accurate but a lot of fun.
Wild West Guns had a Security-Six on Auction Arms that on a whim I bid $150 or $175 for. I got it! I don't think Wildalaska has forgiven me, since they had parkerized it, a service they normally charge $180 for.
Whe I was 15 or so, back in 1955, 4 or 6, I bought a Walther P-38, with matching Nazi holster and magazines plus a box of 50 9mm cartridges. $12.00. Shot up the Cartridges, and sold the pistol and all for $15.00. Thought I made a hell of a deal. Little did I know.
I paid $50 for a Ranger SA 22 revolver w/a birds head handle and 3.5" barrel years ago. It's been a lot of fun to shoot over the years, and my nephews are just beginnning to enjoy it now. Best bang for the buck ever!
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