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I was at a gun show last year and one dealer had a table of Jimenez autos, .380 I think. They looked like they were made in someone’s garage with a hacksaw and a drill and then finished off with a grinder.
I value my private parts too much to stick one of these pieces of **** in my belt. Buy a used Taurus revolver or Ruger p95 Auto and shoot safely for a lifetime for not too much more money. I’d rather have a baseball bat than one of these.
Yep. I had something similar many years ago when I couldn’t afford anything else. It has its place in the market, but I suspect its main reason for being is to provide impetus for getting something better. Quickly. Mine began keyholing after 50 rds. It subsequently jammed chambering a round while defending against a home invasion. I immediately pawned it for $20, and watched as the shop owner attached to a chain with about a dozen others just like it.
I have one of those Raven .25’s. Don’t even remember ever shooting it.
Basically the same gun manufactured for the low end market, they do serve a purpose.
If $50 is all you have to budget for a firearm, this is the one for you, unless you want to wait and wait to save up for a better quality weapon.
Every firearm has it's place. Is it reliable? Maybe. Is it cheap? Definitely. Is it affordable to someone on a fixed income? Absolutely.
For a single working mom(or dad) with kids, in a low paying job, it might make the most sense.
There are no bad guns, only bad people.
We are all God’s creation...we are not all his Children. However, there are extraordinary opportunities for adoption into the family!
This is kind of off-topic, but I am looking for an instructional video (or written instructions with pictures)on how to properly clean a Remington 770 .243 rifle. I’ve look on Remington’s web site but can’t find anything there. I need to clean the rifle, but the instructions are not clear about where I need to oil the rifle and how to take apart the trigger group, bolt, etc. Do you know of any resources that could get me started?
Boy. Had a Jennings .22 once. Gave that sorry sucker away. Broke the (stamped sh*tmetal) extractor, twice. Constant failures to feed, fire, extract and eject. Any thing else?
I couldn't get the thing to come apart. Contrary to some popular assertions, it wouldn't take down because it's a piece of crap.
On InterWebz Tubes gunfora, when the question comes up, one answer that comes up as often as the correct procedure, is "beat on it with a large hammer".
All any of these guns are good for is to buy a pot load to turn a hefty profit at your nearest gun buyback. Maybe good as a throw-down too.
Don’t be so distainful of those cheap little Saturday Night Specials (SNSs) - they have saved DOZENS of lives.
How often to you read about a gang banger who pulled out his Lorcin or Bryco, only to have his victim escape because the gun “fail to fire”?
Were you given the firearm under the belief that you would dispose of it safely?
I had a Breako 59 for awhile. It was in 9mm but it was pretty clear that the slide had originally been stamped 40 S&W and then crosshatched out. It beat itself to death with Blazers...the only ammo it would “work” with. I can’t imagine how a straight blowback .40 would function for more than 2 rounds. A friend of mine had a .380 that was simply hilaroious to shoot...as the barrel warmed, it strung shots so wildly we had to shoot it at water to even know where they went.
I had a Breako 59 for awhile. It was in 9mm but it was pretty clear that the slide had originally been stamped 40 S&W and then crosshatched out. It beat itself to death with Blazers...the only ammo it would “work” with. I can’t imagine how a straight blowback .40 would function for more than 2 rounds. A friend of mine had a .380 that was simply hilarious to shoot...as the barrel warmed, it strung shots so wildly we had to shoot it at water to even know where they went.
I bought a new Bersa Thunder .380 a couple of weeks ago. I was impressed with the quality, the comfortable feel in my hand, and the reasonable price.
After finally getting it to the range this past Saturday, I am also impressed with the performance. Even with it being a totally new gun to me, I felt like the accuracy results were acceptable, and I am sure they will improve with more range time.
I keep it loaded with alternating 95 grain FMJ’s and 52 grain Mag-Safe pre-fragged rounds.
As one of God’s children, I hope I never have to use it except at the range. But, knowing as I do that some of God’s creations are un-repentant non-believers, I believe in being ready.