1980'S Firearms

[GWS]

I bought one of these in the 80s An FN FNC


Sold it after I got married

 

[po18guy]

The street sweeper was in a few movies so it had street cred

Michael Talbot (gun guy BTW) put one to good use.



HELLO???? The Bren Ten...



And the Korean AR180, the Daewoo K2. Think they were about $399 before Bush1 nailed them.

 

[red442joe]

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Looks like the ramline exactor was late to the party, 1990.

I just recently picked one up, with one excellent mag! I bought a TX22, partly to see if mags can be made to fit the Ramline. Sadly, not likely
The Ramline shoots very well, kinda like a lightweight Ruger MkI.

Joe

 

[Jonnyuma]

Was the .41AE 80s, or 90s?

I had a Jericho 941 when the 41 actually stood for 41 Action Express... l never did find .41AE ammo for it, even when it was still being made. It was my only foray into 9mm after buying (and selling) a 1st Gen Ruger P85 until about 2010.

Also, "zinc guns" like Davis 380. Guns like these were responsible for my decades long ambivalence towards striker-fired pistols.

 

[PORSCHE928S4]

I did have a Tangfolio in 41 AE and had one box of ammo most people convert these to 9mm . I wouldn't enjoy even looking for 41ae now ! They do look a little Cz ish don't they ?

 

[Knobgoblin]

I bought one of these in the 80s An FN FNC
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Sold it after I got married

Eternally on the want list.

 

[Ura-Ki]

SPAS 12, only the coolest of the cool had one of these!

 

[Jason999]

The extreme crap-tastic-ness of Sedco and the jp-22, their slightly resized knock off of the Jennings j-22. Half the quality for the same price!

 

[tac]

This is from 1986, does it count?

 

[po18guy]

I did have a Tangfolio in 41 AE and had one box of ammo most people convert these to 9mm . I wouldn't enjoy even looking for 41ae now ! They do look a little Cz ish don't they ?View attachment 1042774

I have a soft spot for orphans. Got any .41 left? Yeah, original IMI .41 AE is up to $50/box! Oh, wait a minute...so is everything else. Tanfoglio pretty much cloned the CZ, with a touch of Italian flair tossed in.

 

[Member 3687]

Claridge Hi-Tec S9

Claridge Hi-Tec/Goncz GA - Internet Movie Firearms Database - Guns in Movies, TV and Video Games

www.imfdb.org

 

[PORSCHE928S4]

I have a soft spot for orphans. Got any .41 left? Yeah, original IMI .41 AE is up to $50/box! Oh, wait a minute...so is everything else. Tanfoglio pretty much cloned the CZ, with a touch of Italian flair tossed in.

Nope all the 41 ae business is long gone everything I have now shoots normal bullets lol

 

[JohnnyMac]

This one came out late 70's but really hit it's stride in the 80's.

 

[Member 3687]

Intratec TEC-9 popular with gang bangers

 

[Jason999]

Intratec TEC-9 popular with gang bangers

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I actually loved mine, wish I hadn't sold it. Massively muzzle heavy, oddly reliable with a bunch of different brands of 9mm, just a lot of fun if you like "movie guns".

 

[FourTeeFive]

This thing is back for some reason (the gun, not the woman). They were pretty inexpensive at the time. Not sure why we needed it then, and I have no idea why Wilkinson Arms has been resurrected.

 

[FourTeeFive]

The early 80s is when I really started getting into firearms. I bought a COP 357 since they were relatively cheap and unique. Trigger pull was kind of like using one of those hand squeezing exercisers. I remember running some Winchester Silvertip 357 Magnum loads through it. Hand and wrist hurt for a few days. It was a solid piece of metal though. Probably would have worked better as an impact weapon than firearm.

 

[CamoDeafie]

The early 80s is when I really started getting into firearms. I bought a COP 357 since they were relatively cheap and unique. Trigger pull was kind of like using one of those hand squeezing exercisers. I remember running some Winchester Silvertip 357 Magnum loads through it. Hand and wrist hurt for a few days. It was a solid piece of metal though. Probably would have worked better as an impact weapon than firearm.

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Imagine that in .45 Long Colt/.410

 

[FourTeeFive]

Can't talk about 80s firearms without mentioning the Wildey "Death Wish" gas-operated pistol. In all sorts of fun magnum calibers.

 

[CamoDeafie]

Can't talk about 80s firearms without mentioning the Wildey "Death Wish" gas-operated pistol. In all sorts of fun magnum calibers.

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Weren't those more commonly known as either AMT or "AutoMag" handguns (not to be confused with the paintball gun line)?