This is the only pistol in my collection that I don't shoot. I take it out every so often and admire it. I don't shoot it because I don't want to chance damaging the chrome finish. This is a .380 caliber Femaru M37 manufactured in 1941 in Hungary. I inherited this pistol from my brother almost 20 years ago.
I Won't Fire it.
- Thread starter Oaktree45
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Funwithfuel
Custom
Cool looking piece of history there.
Funwithfuel
Custom
So, I'm kinda thinking here. Not my strong point, but hey.
Not firing it, to me is like not touching your wife, that way the next guy gets a nice tight piece. Same thing with cars, I drive hard, can't wrap my head around not enjoying what you have. That's just me.
Not firing it, to me is like not touching your wife, that way the next guy gets a nice tight piece. Same thing with cars, I drive hard, can't wrap my head around not enjoying what you have. That's just me.
SimonRL
Hellcat
We’re talking about the gun, right?
Old_Me
SAINT
i actually do agree with you, and was going to basically say the same thing, then i just took the left fork, rather than the right one.
here is my thinking,
let's say, "what if" there is a piece in that gun, that has some sort of defect, from the factory, that quality control did not catch.
now he shoots it several times.
and that defect snaps.
now he's got a gun that he cannot get parts for, and becomes a desk paper weight, rather than an heirloom?
i say "keep it in the safe, when he dies and someone gets it in the WILL, most likely it might get sold, then THAT person shoots it, it explodes, and THAT person now has a paper weight"..???
his family wins, by selling it, when he's 6 feet under, and rolling in his grave cuz the bastoidavitches sold it for the money, and blew the money on a brand new pick up truck, that gets stolen, striped and the carcass sold to the Chinese for scrap metal.
then the dead guy (the now former o/p in this thread), laughs his ass off and God looks at him and asks,
"like WTF dude, is so effing funny"?
and the dead guy (the now former o/p here) says, "man lordy, have i got a story to tell you and the apostles at the dinner table tonight"...
Old_Me
SAINT
Wannabewoodsman
Custom
I think it's a pity that you won't but I understand why
Talyn
SAINT
Nice!
Jfal
Professional
Don't feel too bad Oak, a friend owns a 1916-manufactured Colt 1911 in fantastic condition...he won't shoot his either (estimated value $6-12k at auction). He's got 93 other firearms to satisfy that itch...He offered it to me for 6, but I know I'd fire it and put an idiot scratch above the trigger trying to reassemble it. A man's gotta know his limitations.
