Mauser Model 1934 - Just Arrived At My Front Door! (Gun Porn Vanity)

11/25/2009 | GL of Sector 2814

[keats5]

Thanks!

[djf]

Beaut!!

I was never that familiar with how much of a .32 history there was out there, till recently.
You always hear folks say that for home defense, you need a 9mm or bigger, but I still think you hit somebody even once with a smaller caliber, they’re gonna notice! Hit them twice and odds are they’re out for the count.

I have a .22 mag stainless revolver that I keep close, the sucker will fit in the palm of your hand no problem.

[GL of Sector 2814]

Well, I’d call it 95% with the caveat that the right side has some freckling. That takes its value down a bit, but it’s still a nice piece.

[GL of Sector 2814]

The .32 ACP cartridge has been around since 1899, and there are a lot of cool guns chambered for it. In the early to mid 20th Century it was considered an adequate self-defense load in Europe, but here in the States it's pretty much strictly a pocket pistol cartridge.

While I keep a .45 loaded for home defense, I don't scoff at smaller cartridges, especially when loaded with modern hollowpoints. Shot placement is far more important than using the most powerful gun you can handle.

[GL of Sector 2814]

That jibes with pretty much everything I've read. I'm not worried about an inspection, I'll just hand them my book and be polite.

Granted, if I had my druthers there wouldn't be any need for a C&R license in the first place...before the 1968 gun control act anyone could get guns by mail order without the need for a special license. Still, the requirements aren't exactly onerous; I can't think of a single first world country that has as much freedom in regards to firearms as the USA.

[Redcitizen]

Congrats! Is it a boy or a girl? ( girl would be if your wife takes it for her own)

[Lockbar]

That is really in exceptional condition. I’d like to find a decent waffen-ampted Mauser HSc.

[GL of Sector 2814]

It must be a boy, as are all my “children” (since I’m single).

[GL of Sector 2814]

I’d like to find a decent waffen-ampted Mauser HSc.

I picked one up not too long ago; it's getting harder and harder to find really nice WW2 and older military guns.