Posted on 04/25/2009 1:36:34 PM PDT by wafflehouse
The reality is that if you ever shoot a person outside your home that is much more than 25 feet away, you will have a tough time claiming self-defense. You can probably explain 50 feet, but after that it’s a hard sell.
I’ve seen some newer CZ 75s that started chipping.
Bingo
I have a 75B. Fit and finish are beautiful
I’ve had people try to tell me that they need to be accurate at 50 YARDS, at that range I’m running.
I saw two that were bought around the same time that chipped, CZ took care of them.
By Golly.. My CZ 75B is some kind of GunKote.
These must have been a bad batch.
ME T00!
I wonder Why A fella couldnt have a CZ blued? I a have a beautiful CZ 52 that was rearsenal blued.
I know it doesn’t hold up as well as the newer coatings, but I love the way a nicely blued gun looks.
I agree.
That Chinese Makarov I was talking about? Its like a black mirror finish
I purchased on for my wife as a birthday present about 7 years ago. She had purchased 1,000 rds of Wolf 9mm. It was flaking off material that was jamming her Sig 225. I hand loaded 400 rounds that were tuned to the Sig so she could complete her self defense class without jams. The PC9 handles the Wolf 9mm just fine. It's her plinking rifle. Her accuracy shooting offhand is excellent. The rifle is rugged and reliable.
Oh. The Polish Maks have a great deep black finish as well.
I need to pick up a Makarov one of these days, I want to see it first though rather than order it online.
I used to refuse to shoot it without my Nomex on my hand -- until I took jewelers files and the fine abrasive films used for polishing fiber optics to the grip. Now, it feels "soft" in the hand, and my wife loves to shoot it.
Try gently "deburring" your PPK; I think you'll be amazed at the difference... (Caution: don't use a high speed Dremel tool; it will melt the plastic, and you'll never be able to remove the blemish...)
If the PPK is stainless steel, if you are careful, you can gently radius and re-polish the sharp edges of the frame -- and it won't hurt the looks a bit.
In fact, I have made a sort of hobby of re-radiusing and polishing small stainless HGs -- like the AMT .380 backup and the L.W. Seecamps. It is amazing how much nicer carrying and looking (and shooting) they are after a winter's careful hand (and Dremel tool) work!
Its a quandary. Tote a brick around every day or be ready for a spankin when the **** hits the fan.
Airlights are awfully tuff on your hand and they make follow up shots impossible.
I recommend to the gals a heavier gun. as they can conceal it in their handbag.
But they want light and cute
You are an artiste!
Get one. A Bulgarian or an East German. They shoot like a laser
Since she finds it a bit bulky to carry, her husband gave her an airweight .38 snubbie for her birthday.
We all shot it (and lots of other fun "toys") on my range when they were here for Christmas. None of us liked the trigger pull, and she didn't like the recoil. I'll be interested to see what her final choice of carry piece turns out to be.
(Neither of us guys is willing to give up our favorite HK P7M8 carry piece...) '-}
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