So I'm not the only one... ;-)
There's a trick to it that I finally got so I didn't have to return the gun to my mocking brother dissassembled. But to that point it was a Chinese puzzle box. BTT
“...So I’m not the only one... ;-)...”
No, my friend... you are NOT alone...!!
I was about two seconds away from literally throwing it across the room, then I got the bolt back in place correctly, and it slid in like a glove... and I felt VERY stupid and childish for the tantrum.
It was a lesson in patience. But like I said - WHAT a tack driver. The newer ones with the bull barrels are nice, but there’s just something about “The Original” that sings...
I have a Walther P22 that is nice to shoot too, but it’s the whole polymer thing... “got no soul”....
It’s like throwing a Kar98K or a Garand up to your shoulder versus an AR... yeah, they’re both sweet... but one is a Rifleman’s rifle, and the other is ... “any guy’s gun”.
(Not disparaging the AR, though... it’s ubiquitous, easy to operate, easy for women shooters to use, and it’s a modern, fast-handling battle carbine that will protect you and your liberty... my flavor is Bushmaster, and it’s a great carbine.)
Love ‘em all.
If I had some extra cash on hand, I be bidding on one or two of those lots myself...