Originally Posted by
uscra112
I got suckered years ago by a gun show dealer who sold me a P-1 as a P-38. [smilie=b:
Had to make a spring for it, nobody had them. Then the extractors started flying off. Bought a complete new slide to fix that. Over the years I have finally gotten it shoot with FMJ handloads a little milder than normal 9mm commercial loads. I say "shoot" advisedly. I got it down to dinner-plate size groups at 25 yards, slow fire from a rest. It is extraordinarily picky about HP ammo. Won't feed Gold Dots worth a hoot. Ditto a Remington bulk HP of which I foolishly bought 1000. (Thankfully my newly acquired Beretta gobbles 'em up.) The ogive of the Hornady Critical Defense bullet is a little sharper; it will feed that. But so far as I know that bullet is not available as a component. So it's barely useful as a bedside defense weapon.
Still looking around for someone I dislike enough to sell it to, but who lives 4 or 5 counties away. Wouldn't take another one as a gift.
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