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mudpro69mudpro69 Member Posts: 2 ✭✭
edited January 2011 in Ask the Experts
I have a genral precision corporation model 20 22 lr. I cant find any information on it. i was gonna pawn it an the pawn shop said that it was not even safe to shoot, is this true if so why. i would just be shooting a targets since 22 rounds are so much cheaper.
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  • rufe-snowrufe-snow Member Posts: 18,650 ✭✭✭
    edited November -1
    Without quality photos, or at the very least a very specific description of all markings on the revolver, it's difficult to positively identify it.

    From your description it seem to be one of the very inexpensive, mediocre quality revolvers that were imported from West Germany, 40+ years ago. The feds stepped in to prevent their importation and sale to the U.S. in 1968.

    Their construction is mostly of potmetal, zinc die castings. This causes them to malfunction by going out of time. This could cause injury to a person standing next to the firer, by being hit by small pieces of lead from the fired .22 bullet.
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  • mark christianmark christian Member Posts: 24,443 ✭✭✭✭
    edited November -1
    Very low cost revolver made in Bohemia New York. Maybe worth $30 on a good day if fully functional.
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  • beantownshootahbeantownshootah Member Posts: 12,776 ✭✭✭
    edited November -1
    What Mark said. Made in Bohemia NY, probably in the late 60s or early 1970s. Company that made it wasn't around for very long, and the gun has no collectors value.

    These guns are made of low cost zinc alloy ("pot metal") with brown plastic grips and are about half a step up from a blank/starter pistol.

    Guns of this type generally aren't accurate and don't hold up to long term use.

    I'm going to be a little more charitable in my opinion of price than Mark.

    While I agree that this gun is near the bottom of the ladder in terms of quality and value, pretty much ANY functional firearm (let alone an American made double-action .22 revolver) can fetch $50 nowadays. You might get that or even a little more than that in a private sale.
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