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HAMMERLI AMERICAN .22 target pistol, W/PIX
MIKE WISKEY
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I have a chance to buy one of these, can't find anything about them (price/cross=over model/ect.) any help?
picked it up today $550 otd
picked it up today $550 otd
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Here you go.
https://www.ssusa.org/articles/2015/9/15/the-best-22-caliber-pistols-for-nra-bullseye/
I have wanted to build a "free pistol" - capacitive discharge ignition on a release trigger.
I have a chance to buy one of these, can't find anything about them (price/cross=over model/ect.) any help?
picked it up today $550 otd
Disregarding the longer barrel, barrel weight, and rear sight. It appears to be the same pistol as the SIG Trail Side. Had one of them years ago. The one I had, was one of the cheapies. Sold by CDNN, with the plastic rear sight. I couldn't get rid of it, quick enough.
I expect you will have way better luck with yours. You got it at a steal, IMHO.
indoor 50 ft. target competitions.
My range box had a SW41 for .22 stage, a SW52 for centerfire stage, and
a Colt Goldcup for the .45 stage.
When I wasn't in the top 5 scorers, there was more Hammerli owners there.
[:(!]
After the war, Hammerli picked up the design and sold it as the Hammerli-Walther.
The American served the Colonial market with muzzle brake and high profile sights. I recall it in ca 1960 Gun Digest.
Hammerli kept upgrading until they got to the models 208 and 215. They have been discontinued for a good while but are still in demand.
In the meanwhile, Hammerli was bought out by Sig and the design was cheapened into the Trailside, which was accurate but not real sturdy, plastic magazines etc.
They also make the Xesse target model which is a higher level gun but still not up to the 208 or the Pardini.
$550 was an excellent deal.
In 1936 the Walther Olympia was the class act in target pistols.
After the war, Hammerli picked up the design and sold it as the Hammerli-Walther.
The American served the Colonial market with muzzle brake and high profile sights. I recall it in ca 1960 Gun Digest.
Hammerli kept upgrading until they got to the models 208 and 215. They have been discontinued for a good while but are still in demand.
In the meanwhile, Hammerli was bought out by Sig and the design was cheapened into the Trailside, which was accurate but not real sturdy, plastic magazines etc.
They also make the Xesse target model which is a higher level gun but still not up to the 208 or the Pardini.
$550 was an excellent deal.
I believe that the cheapened SIG Trail Side, that I referenced previously. Was blown out by CDNN, after SIG, sold out the model to Walther.
The currently manufactured Excess, as currently manufactured by Walther. Is a much higher quality, and expensive target pistol. Although it still has a superficial resemblance, to the earlier Trail Side.
If anybody offers you a Trail Side. With a unadjustable, plastic rear sight, don't buy it. I wouldn't even buy the adjustable sight version of the Trail Side. Unless I had the opportunity, to test fire it for accuracy and reliable functionally. The one I got stuck with, was a NIB, 24 carrot turd.[:(]