Any suggestions on what other pistol Pinkie would go with?
1: I’m not a fan of the .50 Desert Eagle; heavy, bulky, and honestly, if I need that much punch, I’ll skip the handguns and go for something with a stock and a longer barrel.
2: I really see it as more of Discord’s choice, with him handling it like it’s a Walther P22.
Prague is very medieval. Too bad the omnipresent gold-digging on the streets ruins the impression. I like the patrol route in the southern gardens of the Castle during winter, though. You get all of the view without any of the annoying people or obtrusive signboards. Not to mention you basically get paid for taking a stroll in a meticulously kept garden with a gun.
Czechoslovak weapons industry was always something to be proud about. At least until 1990. It’s been going to hell since then. The SP01 Phantom, Skorpion EVO and 805 BREN suck major ass.
@Justy
Czechoslovakians, known for beer, cars, glass, guns, and other high quality things. Is Prague really as Medieval as the postcards make the city out to be?
TT-33 is one of the guns I’m always fascinated about. Whenever I look at guns, I’m always more into the histories they carry with them.
The Chinese were also said to have used those ZH-29 rifles during the war. I believe this rifle was one of the competing rifles against the M1 Garand design.
I have an unissued Russian TT-33. Great gun, very thin profile and surprisingly accurate. Recoil is a bit snappy, but manageable. And the 7.62x25 is a venomous little thing. I think it might benefit from a new recoil spring, though, it FTEs a lot with Czechoslovak steel cased ammo, wouldn’t trust it as it is.
I have no experience with Radoms, but later Polish TT-33 clones are made to a very high standard. Pollacks don’t screw around, their clones of Soviet guns were top notch, together with the East German ones.
As for Germans using foreign guns, they used whatever they got their hands on, and it was a lot of stuff. The annexation of Czechoslovakia gave them a fair boost, they sure as hell put our LT vz. 38 (Pz.38(t)) to good use.
@Justy
What do you think about the TT-33 Tokarev pistols?
The Russian made ones may be a rarity nowadays. But, there are a ton of Yugo, Romanian, and Chinese made copies from what I’ve heard. China(Type 54) and Pakistan still manufactures them to my knowledge.
I’ve heard that Poland had made these 9mm Radom VIS pistols before and during WW2. They look like 1911 pistols from the outside. Apparently a significant number of them were used by the Wehrmacht during their occupation. Some were smuggled into the hands of the Polish Resistance.
It seems Browning’s designs were admired even by the Germans. A number of Browning Hi-Power pistols have been used by the Waffen SS and the Falschirmjagers during the war.
I want a Mauser C96.
Those things look wicked, and not to mention the historical significance behind it. Especially among the Chinese, Germans, Russians, Winston Churchill, the Spanish and you name it. The many conflicts they’re used in is astonishing, even to this day.
@Justy
yeah malfunctions are always a hazard. and it has jammed on me in more then a few scenarios
but so far I haven’t noticed any serious malfunctions. examinedmy one last night while cleaning it an I didn’t see any cracks in the barrel or slide the breach is a bit worn but other then that nothing to serious.
@Justy
I don’t much care for things like class or sleek cool looks. the history of the 1911 doesn’t matter I just say it’s reliable and so far it has always gotten the job done for me.
To clarify, I’m not saying carrying a 1911 or anything else in .45 is the end of the world. They’ll still do the job. I’m just saying there’s no rational reason to do it when there are things that will do the job better without compromising nearly as much. I always insist on picking a practical tool for serious jobs such as self-defense. It’s careless and whimsical to carry something because you like the way it looks or because it has a cool history and is considered “classy”.
@Justy
alright.let me settle this between us. I don’t have to prove myself to you or any one else. all I need to remind me of what I’ve done in Iraq and the middle east is painted on my body. not in brands or tattoos but in blood and scars. believe what you will about me but just know that gun may be obsolete to you but I’ve used it and I can attest to its power and functionality.
I can’t prove anything over the internet cause you and others can just say I copied it from somewhere else. believe that I’m some teenager if you will. I however know what I am and what I’ve done. and that’s all that matters.
What does that change? .45 is pretty pathetic. A low-pressure relic with laughable single stack capacity and fat ass double stack mags. Doesn’t perform noticeably better than any other service caliber. Its “stopping power” is nothing but a myth perpetuated by people who have no idea how terminal ballistics work.
Protip: All common pistol calibers that meet the 12” FBI adequate penetration standard have virtually the same terminal performance. There is absolutely no reason to pick .40 or .45 over 9x19. All will perform poorly compared to rifle rounds and neither can be trusted to rapidly incapacitate an adversary unless you manage hit something vital (preferably the CNS) which is far from guaranteed in a firefight. Hence the high number of people who tend to survive multiple handgun wounds and still fight back.
And sorry, but I sure as hell don’t trust Argentinian manufacturing enough to let them make my carry piece.
Baikal manufactures several civilian PM/M clones for export and some blank firing PM clones, but there are no new guns being manufactured for the military since Russia has adopted the MP-443. There are big numbers of PM and PMM pistols still in service in the military and with LE departments, though, because sidearms are a very low priority item when it comes to modernization.
@SeraphimDawn
You kidding? Those things are rarer than diamonds, even in Argentina. Hell, you’ll have an easier time founding the .45 Luger than an original Ballester-Molina.
@Justy
Don’t China and Russia still manufacture Makarov firearms and rounds? The Spetznaz are still trained to use these gun for operations involving concealment. I also heard that the Makarov PM was the first firearm to go into space when it was carried by the first cosmonaut as a survival weapon.
Not quite as good. Especially the P-64’s trigger pull is just ludicrous.
There should be still some 82s and Bulgarian Maks left on the market (from what I heard, like I said, I’m not from the US), so I see little to no reason to settle for less.
But like with everything surplus, cheap 9x18 guns are soon going to be a thing of the past. Former WP countries made a lot of them, but it’s still a finite number. Just look at the price development of the SKS (not to mention Russian ones are all but gone and you’re stuck with Yugos, Chinese, Romanian etc).
Bersa Thunder is just like the rest of “modern” ultracompact guns in .380. Cheaply built with concealed carry in mind. Don’t expect it to last if you plan to shoot it a lot.
I’d rather have an M&P9 Shield if I wanted to carry something tiny AND modern.
