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The VP70: The gun you never heard of that is your Glock's Daddy.....
- Thread Starter FluTac
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Im still genuinely curious if you do a complete disassemble and clean on the guns you submerge in mud?
So that's where Kel Tec got the idea for their design.
HK is one of the brands I've never owned an example of. Not only did they seem inordinately expensive for what they were, but somehow they seemed a bit quirky to me. Just my opinion.
Most people don't remember that the first HK model imported to the US was the HK4 and was distributed by Harrington & Richardson. And so marked.
HK is one of the brands I've never owned an example of. Not only did they seem inordinately expensive for what they were, but somehow they seemed a bit quirky to me. Just my opinion.
Most people don't remember that the first HK model imported to the US was the HK4 and was distributed by Harrington & Richardson. And so marked.
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My Dad tried to sell me a very similar (identical) HK, but I don't remember the designation. It had a safety/fire position that would do three round bursts. Unfortunately it was disabled on that gun. It also was not polymer, rough aluminum?
Maybe I should have bought it. Mostly I didn't because it didn't have a hammer. It was the 70's, early 80's.
Trigger wasn't as bad as most comments insist.
Maybe I should have bought it. Mostly I didn't because it didn't have a hammer. It was the 70's, early 80's.
Trigger wasn't as bad as most comments insist.
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Meh, I'll take a P9s any day. Great trigger, frame doesn't overheat like a PSP, way more accurate than a VP9, and actually fits in your hand unlike a USP.
But… cool video. Thanks for sharing.
But… cool video. Thanks for sharing.
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I do my friend as any responsible firearm owner should. Just in case of a zombie breakout, I want to make sure my pistol is in tip top shape.
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Thank you for the kind words my friends. You guys from Northwestfirearms have been absolutely great and thanks for showing me some love.
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FluTac
Glad to hear this. That must be very time consuming though and potentially risky on a rare gun like a VP70.
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Yes I do. Sorry for the delay in response my friend. Why so curious though?
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Watched both and great video by Sir Ian as always! The patriot saint of guntubers. That's the M vs. I have a Z version.
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I should clarify, I field strip it and clean it like a glock. It's surprising very easy and the barrel is fixed. Full review inbound soon so watch out!
Because its a lot of work to completely disassemble a gun. Im not talking about a field strip, but I mean fully disassemble the guns to clean all the mud that flowed in them. Its a surprising amount of work just to show in a video a gun would still work.
So then you don't do a full disassembly. That's a disservice to the gun after a mud test.
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Most of the internal working are pretty well protected and covered in this Striker fired pistol and performed well and most of the dirt was on the exterior of the firearm. Thanks for watching my fellow gunslinger and for also commenting my friend!
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Just like the glock
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The rifling is purposely cut so deep it allows enough blow-by that the straight blow-back action doesn't destroy the pistol in ten shots.
lame
lame
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Correct! You know this gun. Awesome!
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I had one of these when they were first introduced. Read the review that was in Shooting Times. Got it and thought I was the coolest kid on the block. If I could have got it to shoot a whole magazine without jamming I would probably still have it. If I remember right, I was getting a misfire about every third round. Would not feed, it was not even a good boat anchor. Finally found someone at a gunshow that wanted it more than I did.
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I have a Saur and Sohns 1913 which is your great-grandaddy's glock. Seriously the internals of this one I think are the inspiration for a glock striker fired pistol. Clearly, being produced before the great war, it is not plastic.
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Except it's a fixed barreled straight blowback design.
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