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Marv has been divesting himself of blow-back guns and is focusing on only owning locked-breech pistols.
I'm not complaining because I get a huge bag of 9x18mm Makarov for my P-64 (a blow-back pistol).
I don't have too many guns that work this way in a caliber that matters.
All the .25's except the derringer are blow-back.
The Colt 1908 Pocket Hammerless and ZM Łucznik P-64 are all I have that don't have a locked breech.
Range report for what he's replacing all those Walther clones with is coming.
Damn, I hardly know anybody else (other than myself) who owns a P-64.
ReplyDeleteI have a P64. Nice albeit the trigger pull is a little heavy.
Delete20 lb. for the double action pull is not a "little" heavy.
DeleteI was trying to be nice. On the other hand the triggers on the Polish TT-33s are quite nice compared to the Romanian TT-33 (not bad) and Yugoslavian M57 (a little rough). In general I've found that the old Polish jokes seem a little harsh given how nice their guns are.
DeleteWhy is he doing that, Angus?
ReplyDeleteOne was too broken to fix. Another was fixed, but a gun-buy-back offered more than it was worth. The others were just no longer wanted them.
DeleteThat's the best thing about being a gun owner in America. You don't have to be coherent in your collecting, just grab what you like or are curious about.
I don't mind the city giving me non-tax money for broken junk guns. I'm applying the money toward a micro 10 round pocket gun. The ones I sold were older low capacity pistols that I hadn't shot in years. While small, they were a little too big and heavy for summertime shorts carry.
DeleteOne of my fave summertime carry weapns is an EG. Makarov with a Russian kit to change the heel release for the mag into an American-style thumb-job deal. Unbreakable and accurate for a 'stubfart' with bad eyes.
ReplyDeleteI have a Bulgarian Makarov. It's actually quite nice, and while I certainly could carry it... I have many other options, so I never actually have. I don't really mind the euro style heel release.
DeleteMy first centerfire pistol was a P64, brand new, made in 1969. A Polish Radom manufactured, the double action was of course, somewhere around 25 pounds. I replaced the hammer spring, I think it was, with a Wolffe spring of 17 #, and after 500 or so rounds, it smoothed out and brought the double action pull down to likely 14-15#. But the more amazing thing was that the single action pull was likely less than 2#. It was really light, almost too light.
ReplyDeleteI was almost brought to tears, when finances made me sell it. I loved that gun, even if it kicked like a rented mule. And it was just as accurate a gun as the 1911 that I used to own. One of my sons is a super good shot with pistols, and he made that gun, with it's tiny sights, shoot like it had a red dot sight. He could hit the end of a tin can, from 15 yards away, not an easy thing to do.
I paid 179$ for that gun, including a leather military holster and a cleaning rod. I got it from a Cabela's, believe it or not. If I could find another one, even used, for 200$, I would jump on it. Even though it was a bit heavy for the size, it was just a really nicely built gun. I even made my first holster for it.
The "official" measurement of the P-64 is 19 lb. 13 oz. for double action and 4 lb. 8 oz. for the single. It's wonderfully crisp in single action. Recoil is snappy, but not harsh.
DeleteWe marveled that the larger gripped and heavier PA-63 was more unpleasant to fire.