Posted on 01/12/2010 7:55:17 AM PST by Responsibility2nd
1. 1911 (in .45 ACP)
2. CZ P-06
3. Smith & Wesson (M&P series)
4. Springfield XD
5. SIG P200 series
6. Ruger Single Six .22LR/.22 Mag
7. FNH P series
8. Browning Buckmark
9. SIG P210
10. Browning Hi Power/FN Hi Power
PM me the serial number with any letter prefix less the last 2 digits and I can get you a year.
If it is marked Mod 10 in the yoke cutout in the frame, the serial should be next to that number. If it’s a pre model 10 (prior to 1957) the serial will be on the butt.
I have 2 Mod 10’s., a 4” and a 5” barrel.
The first on I had was issued to me when I was on flight crew. Stingy Navy wanted that one back.
I may be wrong on the date, but I thought it was in the 30s. We can’t always be right:). I am an old fart with many, many bits of firearms trivia stored in my old brain and sometimes I get the dates wrong but, usually, I get the info correct. Thanks for the correction.
Totally different actions.
It was my fathers souvenir from WW2.Like new weapon
and is a joy to shoot
I used to put out juice cans(the big ones we used to call #10 cans)at 100 yards and hit them regularly with my Single Six. I did this mainly to impress my Uncle who was a retired Captain of Marines and had been a firearms instructor while in service and served as a Boy Scout firearms instructor for quite a few years at the old Boy Scout camp at Silver Lake, California.
He was constantly amazed that I could hit something at 100 yards with a .22 revolver.
This gun has over 99% of the original blue still intact and I wouldn't sell it for the world. BTW, I paid a whopping 65 bucks for this gun in 1964(From a Western Auto store, remember those?).
Here’s a nice article on the IJ revolvers.
http://www.armchairgunshow.com/pocketDA-info.html
It was written by Jim Supica who’s the curator of the NRA firearms museum, so I guess it’s credible. :)
Hardware, guns and parts for my bike. If Western Auto didn’t carry it, you probably didn’t need it.
Yep. How many of this particular firearm have you owned? I'm willing to bet my 'sample size' is bigger than your sample size.
but when most people say they’ve had “thousands” of rounds through their weapon what they really mean is they’ve thought about shooting it thousands of times, but have only put a few boxes through it.
Well since I reload the majority of my range and PD ammo I've got a pretty good idea of how many rounds actually got pushed down the tube my friend. 5 boxes of CCI Large Pistol primers equals pretty near 5,000 rounds in this part of the Universe, give or take a few.
I even deliberately went 2,500 rounds without cleaning it just to see if I could gum it up enough for a misfire. Didn't happen. I cleaned it up out of sheer guilt.
Notice it still says “Made in Croatia” on the side...but it is priced the same as American made or Austrian made weapons.
Really? I got mine brand spanking new, in a case with 2 spare mags, a holster, and a mag loading tool for $500.00. Can you get a brand spanking new Glock for that? How about an H&K? Last time I checked H&K's were running from 850 to 1,000 a copy.
There are other things I like about the XD. Check the grip angle compared to the Glock. It's significantly different. In fact if you lay a 1911 on top of the XD you'll find that the grip angle is almost identical.
Since I've been shooting 1911's for the last, oh 30 years or so, that was a big factor in my decision to plunk down my bucks for the XD. It 'points' the same as my Commander.
From a muscle memory standpoint that's pretty significant to me.
Look, you don't like the XD then don't buy it. Get whatever suits you best. I'm simply sharing my personal experience with the Springfield.
To date it's gone 'bang' every time I've asked it to.
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Yep, I loved those old Western Auto stores. Many types of firearms available in them. Marlin, Savage and , I think, Stevens, used to market their cheap models under different brand names. BTW, I also have a Savage 340 in .222 Caliber, a great gun and still going strong. However, it was ordered through the mail by my mother in about 1958 from Sears(it may have been Monkey Ward). Good old days before the frickin’ communist started passing laws to keep us from asserting our rights under the constitution.
While the article is great it does NOT specify when the Hammer block was introduced by Iver J. I believe you when you say they were introduced at the turn of the century but I saw nothing in the article to indicate that was the case. Iver J was a greatly underrated manufacture of guns. They were great firearms. Thanks for the article, I enjoyed it greatly.
Lawn mowers, paint, light bulbs, electric wire, nuts and bolts. Stuff !
Love my S&W 19.
Yes, STUFF. A business that catered to the needs of the community. What a concept. It wasn’t a specialty store but a store for every one. Bicycles, hardware and everything you could actually want in a store. They fulfilled a need in the USA and they flourished until they were driven out of business by the idiots we have running the country today!
I really miss that 19 sometimes. But then I just ask Mrs. L really nicely if I can borrow her 629. Sometimes she even says yes.
Only if the "bit more" makes an actual difference.
An inexpensive, reliable and accurate gun is just as capable of saving your life as an expensive, reliable and accurate gun.
It was a kinder, gentler time.
You’re welcome. Upon review I see your point about lack of specificity.
I agree that the IJ’s were under rated. I remember shooting my great grandfather’s .32 breaktop as a kid.
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