Centerfire Systems has these Suomi M31s on sale for $399 and, well it's pretty silly but I wanted one so the UPS man came today to my local FFL guy!
And wouldn't you know I'm off on a trip tomorrow so I don't even get to take it out to play until late next week if I'm lucky! Oh the unfairness!
Thank goodness Wally World still carries 9mm for pretty cheap ($9.49 for Federal ball at mine) because I'm pretty sure this thing is going to eat through it like my boys at a smörgåsbord!
Cheers,
Oly
OT: Silly new toy
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OT: Silly new toy
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Re: OT: Silly new toy
Looks like it will be a lot of fun. Hope you enjoy it.
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Re: OT: Silly new toy
is that a 9mmP semi-auto vershion of the PPsh submachine gun?
Looks like it would be beau coup fun!
Looks like it would be beau coup fun!
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Re: OT: Silly new toy
Yes it is.Doc Hudson wrote:is that a 9mmP semi-auto vershion of the PPsh submachine gun?
Looks like it would be beau coup fun!
I saw a semi-automatic version in... drumroll please... .22 LR! Now that would be a lot of fun and cheap to shoot.
Only problem is the initial investment... something in the vacinity of $800!!!
Re: OT: Silly new toy
Bite your tongue! No sir, it is a 9mmP semi-auto version of the Finnish Suomi KP/-31 (Tikka), upon which the Russians based their PPSh-41, thereby proving that imitation is indeed the sincerest form of flattery.Doc Hudson wrote: Is that a 9mmP semi-auto vershion of the PPsh submachine gun?
The Fins used the Suomi to great effect during the Winter War and by the time of the Continuation War the Soviets had caught on.
I certainly hope so!Doc Hudson wrote: Looks like it would be beau coup fun!
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Re: OT: Silly new toy
Yes, those are pretty darn cool as well but they're simply .22s made to look like a PPSh - no actual relation to a real PPSh. They run about $550 in Tucson and that's still just way too pricey in my opinion.Ysabel Kid wrote: I saw a semi-automatic version in... drumroll please... .22 LR! Now that would be a lot of fun and cheap to shoot.
Only problem is the initial investment... something in the vacinity of $800!!!
Cheers,
Oly
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Re: OT: Silly new toy
The Calico's are kind of fun, too, although definitely not as 'classic' looking - they are currently available in .22 LR & 9mm, and I think 40 S&W available too, but for LEO only.
Here's some pics off their website.
My semiauto 9mm 'pistol' is like the one shown, but I have a 100-round magazine that works on it as well. MAJOR ammo-consumer, but kinda cool.
The .22 LR version probably nearly as fun and more affordable.
I don't think ANY full-auto ones got produced before 1986, so those are LEO-purchase only.
Check out their website - http://calicolightweaponsystems.com/hom ... ?page=Home
.22 LR rifle (100 round mags only)
.22 LR pistol (100 round mags only)
9mm collapsable stock carbine (100 or 50 rounds - 50 round in picture)
9mm pistol (50 or 100 rounds - 50 round in picture)
Here's some pics off their website.
My semiauto 9mm 'pistol' is like the one shown, but I have a 100-round magazine that works on it as well. MAJOR ammo-consumer, but kinda cool.
The .22 LR version probably nearly as fun and more affordable.
I don't think ANY full-auto ones got produced before 1986, so those are LEO-purchase only.
Check out their website - http://calicolightweaponsystems.com/hom ... ?page=Home
.22 LR rifle (100 round mags only)
.22 LR pistol (100 round mags only)
9mm collapsable stock carbine (100 or 50 rounds - 50 round in picture)
9mm pistol (50 or 100 rounds - 50 round in picture)
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Re: OT: Silly new toy
Actually, the Suomi inspired the PPD series (several) all of which were too expensive to make in numbers, which led to the Shpagin (PPSh) which was extremely simple to build.
Re: OT: Silly new toy
Yep, those do look like fun!
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