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S&Wshooter 03-07-2012 11:56 PM

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Originally Posted by Yournamehere (Post 34416)
I've read about reliability issues with the 59 in a magazine and a handful of stories here and there, and the sights on later models are better. You're better off with a 2nd or 3rd gen model.

A quick bit of research shows that "reliability issues" = might have problems feeding non-ball ammo, might fire if dropped with a round chambered and the safety off

SPEMack618 03-08-2012 05:16 AM

I would like to have a 1076 for the sheer fact that, to me, that was the coolest gun ever issued by the FBI.

Yournamehere 03-09-2012 06:04 AM

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Originally Posted by S&Wshooter (Post 34420)
A quick bit of research shows that "reliability issues" = might have problems feeding non-ball ammo, might fire if dropped with a round chambered and the safety off

I read in a reputable gun magazine where they fired a nickel plated Model 59 along with a Lorcin .25 and they said they'd take the Lorcin over it sheerly because it worked when they fed it ball ammo, the Model 59 did not. It's one article and one gun, but I've read about it's limited reliability from owners as well, at least next to later gen pistols. Would I buy one? If I were a rich man, yeah, it'd be a nice gun for a collection. Would I buy one over a 659? Never. I'd rather shell out the extra money for an evidently superior pistol.

S&Wshooter 03-11-2012 12:47 AM

The 459 is mine.

It's in way better condition than the one Collector's used for the pic. I'm talking near-mint condition, with only a tiny scuff near the muzzle.

The price was actually $475, too


The DA pull sucks, but the safety allows for cocked-and-locked carry

Yournamehere 03-11-2012 02:06 AM

You can't carry it cocked and locked, it's just a decocker. If it's like my 5906, there will be a small area in which you can have the safety engaged while the hammer still remains cocked, but the range is so small the safety can easily get knocked out of place as it's not meant to do this. I wouldn't recommend it.

S&Wshooter 03-11-2012 02:29 AM

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Originally Posted by Yournamehere (Post 34444)
You can't carry it cocked and locked, it's just a decocker. If it's like my 5906, there will be a small area in which you can have the safety engaged while the hammer still remains cocked, but the range is so small the safety can easily get knocked out of place as it's not meant to do this. I wouldn't recommend it.

You have to give the decocker/safety more pressure than you do a 3rd gen's to get it to decock. It goes down smoothly w/o much resistance until the decocker/safety is just about all the way down

Excalibur 03-20-2012 03:18 AM

This is what my shotgun looks like now.

http://i71.photobucket.com/albums/i1...1/GEDC0001.jpg

AdAstra2009 03-20-2012 10:14 PM

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This is what my shotgun looks like now.

predator20 03-30-2012 06:57 PM

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Got this one today. (had it shipped) Anyone care to guess the cartridge?

Excalibur 03-30-2012 09:08 PM

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Originally Posted by predator20 (Post 34619)
Got this one today. (had it shipped) Anyone care to guess the cartridge?

If you are asking us to guess, it can't be a .45. So I'm going to say 10mm?


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