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Daewoo pistols??????????

smooth_operatorsmooth_operator Member Posts: 227 ✭✭✭
edited March 2002 in Ask the Experts
Anyone knows anything about these odd pistols? I'm curious as to their reliability.-smooth
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  • AdamsQuailHunterAdamsQuailHunter Member Posts: 2,022 ✭✭✭✭
    edited November -1
    "smooth" I have a DH-40, this is only one of three autoloaders that I will trust my life to. The other two are a Walther PP (.380 - gosh how I wish I had the PP Super that the guy posting on this forum has) and a Springfield "Omega" (10 mm - someone please tell me you have a .38 super 6 inch barrel for sale - NO the 5 inch one will not work).She is one heck of a lot more accurate at 15 meters than I can hold. She *IS* the only autoloader that I would dare place on my wife's side of the headboard. (Normally, a S&W 32 Long hand ejector is on her side of the bed.)With her "Tri-action", she can be brought into service very quickly. Just rack a round into the chamber, push the hammer forward, and she is ready to go. All you have to do is squeeze the trigger, she will pop the hammer back into single action mode, and the 10 more she has got in the magazine will be pure single action.If you are not interested in her, then please get in contact with me, I AM.Regards AdamsQuailHunteradamsqua@bellsouth.net[This message has been edited by AdamsQuailHunter (edited 03-24-2002).]
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  • Gordian BladeGordian Blade Member Posts: 1,202 ✭✭✭✭✭
    edited November -1
    And a bit of trivia, I understand the 9mm Daewoo pistols are compatible with S&W 5906 magazines. I got that in response to an "Ask the Experts" on what other firearms use S&W 9mm magazines. (Answer: Marlin Camp 9 Carbine and Kel-Tec Sub-2000 Carbine in S&W configuration, plus the Daewoo 9mm pistols.)
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  • lrarmsxlrarmsx Member Posts: 791 ✭✭✭✭
    edited November -1
    The Daewoo .40 cal is slightly larger in the grip than its 9mm counterpart. The 9mm will (as stated previously) take most S&W 5900 series mag. Unfortunately the .40 cal mag doesn't interchange with anything else. The gun's design comes from features of the S&W, Beretta, Sig, and Taurus to name a few. The "Triple Action" feature is only found on the Daewoo 9's and .40's. Their .380's and .22's were basically a standard Walther design. A variation of that triple action system was years later found on the Para Ordnance LDA guns which got hand gun of the year two years in a row. It is interesting that Daewoo never caught anyones attention, but when Para Ordnance copied it years later, the industry took notice and gave high praise. In general good guns and usually at a good price. There was supposed to be a .45acp Daewoo, but only proto-types were ever made to the best of my knowledge. In fact the only variation of that, that I ever saw was a computer generated drawing of one. Unfortunately you'll have trouble finding grips or mags in the .40 cal. Mags for the 9mm are much easier to find. I've got plenty of the 9mm's in 10rd, but maybe only one or two of the .40 cals.The guns are well made, but I have seen some get loose sooner than one would expect. The safety is set up for rightees or leftees. The mag release can be reversed on the 9mm. As far as I remember, the .40 cal should be the same. LRARMSX@MCHSI.COM
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  • dearchaserdearchaser Member Posts: 107 ✭✭
    edited November -1
    I bought a model 51(9mm) over 5 years ago. Light, dependable and plenty accurate for self-defense. One of the least expensive handguns I've ever purchased AND liked.
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