[Fineus]

Originally posted by Raa Tor'h
My dad had one of these, until he learned that just the reciever alone would get you 10 years in jail...

He showed it to my grandfather, who, in proper fashion, sh*t a brick, and then sold it for $1000.  It's worth 25, but he didn't want to get caught.

Darn, how did he come to be in posession of one? I mean assuming it was in good condition it would be worth a hell of a lot - historians and what have you collect that kind of thing, even if it's deactivated.

[Stryke 9]

What, this is like the random gun show now?

Whatever.

My baby... Nother hundred and I'm gettin' one of these. Supposed to fix all the accuracy problems of the original without losing the nice little "basically never jams" bit. AND with a bit of futzing it'll go full auto. Whee!


Sandwich, the whole point of a pistol is it's supposed to be compact and portable. Y'know, lightweight, snub nose, fits in your hand right, reasonable recoil. And cheap. A Desert Eagle is none of these. It's a pistol that wants to be a rifle, but lacks the best virtues of either. Yeah, they're huge. Yeah, they look funky. But you know what? I could make a big scary gun in my woodshed that shot goddamn concrete-filled grapefruit cans for ammo. It wouldn't make it something worth paying for.

If you really want to go for the Freudian thing, like I said, just get a 14" shotgun (or whatever the legal limit is in Israel, if there is one), they're cheaper and better weapons, and make a much louder "bang" to boot.

[Taristin]

Originally posted by Kalfireth

Darn, how did he come to be in posession of one? I mean assuming it was in good condition it would be worth a hell of a lot - historians and what have you collect that kind of thing, even if it's deactivated.

He bought it from a ww2 vet at a garage sale. Gotta love GI bringbacks.


Oh yeah, my dad's a ww2 collector/dealer, so I've seen almost everything at one time or another. He also fancies the Japanese swords, and has a couple from high point makers.

[aldo_14]

Originally posted by Raa Tor'h


He bought it from a ww2 vet at a garage sale. Gotta love GI bringbacks.


Oh yeah, my dad's a ww2 collector/dealer, so I've seen almost everything at one time or another. He also fancies the Japanese swords, and has a couple from high point makers.

What is it?  An mp44?

[TrashMan]

@Sandwhich - Not my falut...The site was French and they didn't translate very well... regardless, the Automag V rulez!

[phreak]

Originally posted by aldo_14


What is it?  An mp44?

yes

[J3Vr6]

Yeah a gun that big would be pointless.  Too big, too heavy, the recoil would be sick.  You'd get one shot off and probably be dead before you could fire another.