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Arkslim
Can anyone give me some info on a Arminius 38 special revolver. I cannot find anything about it. My book notes that it was previously manufactured in Zella-Mehlis Germany from 1922-1970. This one has a ribbed barrel.
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  • Arkslim
    im wanting to start rabbit hunting with a pistol anyone got any suggestions that wont break the bank
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  • rufe-snow
    Hungarian made, double action, alloy frame pistol. Most were used by their police and paramilitary forces and then were sold as surplus in the States. The ones in 9mm Makarov caliber tend to be "kickers", not something you want to do a whole lot of plinking with. Nothing bad I can say about either quality or reliability, if they made them for their cops you know they work. When they first came on the market over here, the sold for just over $100, don't imagine they would be worth much more then that now.
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  • beantownshootah
    What Rufe said.
    Only they cost $200 now.
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  • gary wray
    Arkslim...these Hungarian pistols are patterned after the Walther PP (the R63) and the PPk (R61). They are rather light so they kick a bit (particularly the smaller R61) in 9x18Mak. Interestingly, when the Hungarians let them go to the US market several years ago some got through with the Communist Party crest on them and those are much more valuable ($500+) than the regular guns ($150-200). I was lucky enough to get a R61 with the crest. Super little gun! I do find, however, that mine like to digest firing pins at a regular rate, but they make really good CC guns as they pack a good punch with rather light weight, much lighter that the Walters they are cloned after. Good shooting!
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  • Arkslim
    THANKS All
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  • 32 Magnum
    Do NOT trust the decocking safety on these pieces. I had one that would fire everytime you "decocked" it. Apparently the hammer block anvil was/is made of a softer steel than the hammer strut. After X number of decockings, the deformation of the anvil will allow the hammer to contact the firing pin with sufficient force to fire a round. I used to carry mine because of the size, but always thumb lowered the hammer after testing at the range and finding out that it fired on applying the decocker. CAUTION
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