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Post by "DoubleAction" on Jun 1, 2005 13:37:20 GMT -5
Many pre-owned guns will be found at incredible low prices, having a name like Colt stamped on the slide. To some, it might appear to be an incredible deal but to others it would be a gun to avoid. At the top of my own list of those to avoid is Colt's All American 2000. Last time I tried to help someone obtain a recoil spring for one of these, Colt would not talk about it and Wolff Springs did not carry any springs for it either. This pistol is to Colt, what the Edsel was to Ford; But worse.
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Post by MLB on Jun 2, 2005 8:18:15 GMT -5
I try to impress on people not to buy on name alone. It may be a good guide, but those folks that are of the opinion that "it's an xxx brand, so it must be a quality handgun" are sometimes set in their ways. I get a lot of that on the Walther forum. I try to remind them that Cadillac also made the Cimarron...
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Post by TMan on Jun 2, 2005 13:17:36 GMT -5
That is why I bought two Jennings J-22's to be parts donors for my one previously owned, beautifully engraved one.
Sad, the only engraved firearm I own is a Jennings J-22.
Do I get any sympathy?
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Post by MLB on Jun 2, 2005 21:59:57 GMT -5
Somebody engraved a Jennings? On purpose? ;D
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Post by "DoubleAction" on Jun 2, 2005 22:31:46 GMT -5
Although I'll swear by the modern S&W revolvers; I'm not a fan of most of their semi-automatics. One particular S&W is the Sigma; I never had any urge to give the pistol any thought.
Of the guns that have been proven over the test of time, some are not always the best choice either. Now that H&K has annouced the discontinuance of the P7, many P7 owners are wondering where to turn to for parts and service.
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Post by TMan on Jun 2, 2005 23:39:54 GMT -5
Never thought about that with the P7. I guess handgun manufacturers, unlike automobile manufacturers don't have to carry parts after they discontinue the model. (BMW said they would carry parts for the Z8 for 50 years - although they didn't say what the price of those parts would be. I don't drive mine a lot.).
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Post by MLB on Jun 3, 2005 8:04:40 GMT -5
Don't tell me that beautiful car is a garage ornament I'd like to get my hands on one of those Z3 convertables, stick shift with the 4 liter engine... How many car seats do you figure I could fit in there?
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Post by TMan on Jun 3, 2005 8:21:24 GMT -5
You must mean the M Roadster, which is the Z3 with the M3 engine. When we went to the two day driving school in Spartenburg, the first afternoon we were ahead of schedule because there were only 5 couples in the class. So, they let us drive all the BMW cars around the autocross, including the X5 and 745. The car I enjoyed the most was the M Roadster. It is much smaller than the Z8, and handled like a dream. No room for passengers though. Speaking of such: our BMW 840 has two seats in the back, but unless you don't have legs, you would have a hard time riding back there.
No, the Z8 does get out of the garage, but not an everyday driver. The 325 that has been nearly completely restored is the true garage queen.
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Post by "DoubleAction" on Jun 3, 2005 14:08:47 GMT -5
From what I've heard; H&K will continue to provide parts for the P7 for one after it discontinuance. As for obtaing parts for older sport cars; The Corvette is probably the easiest in this country. An entire cottage industry is devoted to the restoration, maintainance, and upgrading of the older Vettes. No surprise; It's the icon of American Sports Cars, still wouldn't mind having a Viper, Aston Martin, BMW, Lamborgini, Ferarri, Lotus, Porshe, or Ford GT40
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