mgmorden
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For the money they're good guns. Not to parrot what others have said, but the downside does seem to be the painted on finish. I figured if it ever gets too bad off though I'll just pay to have it striped and reblued. Another downside IMHO is the grips. They are a bit thick for my hands, but that's just personal preference.
Interesting to note: the black leather holster shown in Fascast's picture didn't come with mine (which I'm pretty sure I ordered from AIM Surplus). I instead got a brown leather flap holster that was a bit large and had a separate pocket for the the magazine. I ended up just buying one of the black leather strap holsters later from CDNN (which I think was only like $12 for "excellent" quality, which it was, and the "good" quality ones they had for about $6 or so). Both are nice to have, but for open carry I'd prefer the black strap one. Only complaint is that I think mine was unissued, and it's really not broken in yet, so the pistol is currently a very tight fit.
All in all, WELL worth the price these are going for. I think all people new to guns go through a phase where they always want brand new. My first few were all brand new too. After you wear through that phase though, you see that used guns - particularly surplus guns when they're available - are often a MUCH better value for your money. I can't fathom why anyone would be spending the same amount of money on borderline junk-guns in this price range for new, when an all-steel military grade CZ is available for the same price.
Since we're all posting photos, here's my set. Both the brown flap and black holster shown.
Interesting to note: the black leather holster shown in Fascast's picture didn't come with mine (which I'm pretty sure I ordered from AIM Surplus). I instead got a brown leather flap holster that was a bit large and had a separate pocket for the the magazine. I ended up just buying one of the black leather strap holsters later from CDNN (which I think was only like $12 for "excellent" quality, which it was, and the "good" quality ones they had for about $6 or so). Both are nice to have, but for open carry I'd prefer the black strap one. Only complaint is that I think mine was unissued, and it's really not broken in yet, so the pistol is currently a very tight fit.
All in all, WELL worth the price these are going for. I think all people new to guns go through a phase where they always want brand new. My first few were all brand new too. After you wear through that phase though, you see that used guns - particularly surplus guns when they're available - are often a MUCH better value for your money. I can't fathom why anyone would be spending the same amount of money on borderline junk-guns in this price range for new, when an all-steel military grade CZ is available for the same price.
Since we're all posting photos, here's my set. Both the brown flap and black holster shown.
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