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Another gun I’d never heard of
jimdeere
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New one to me. If you like to research guns, I bought a Ruger Gp100 , Model 1751, .38 Special only, shipped in Dec.2013. Thats all I can find out about it. Ruger wont tell me anything, Davidsons either. Im at a loss for what Ive got or what it is worth. I do think very few were made, and suspect it was a special batch for someone.
Ohh yes, in all my days I have has a total on ONE. I don't think it had a pad on it>? but, memory . I picked it up at the local shop just cause I hadn't had one. Now I see it was a keeper cause I think i gave about $800. years ago.
This is about the time in the past that MrMike would have stopped by, but alas, no more. Not only would he have seen one, but he would have owned it before and knew all the eccentric quirks or details of it. And enlightening us all in a very long post with words that always had me scratching my head.
Semi auto versions of the BM-59 have been randomly imported into the United States since the early 1960s. Importers included State Fe Arms, who also imported semi to CETME and HK rifles. Even before the 1989 Bush ban on imported semi autos, the Gun Control Act of 1968 restricted certain features on imported sporting rifles; primarily grenade launchers. Beretta then developed the BM-62, a sporting model of the BM59 but without the grenade launcher and sights, which were replaced by a (then) legal flash suppressor. The new rifle had a blued finish and a more or less sporting style walnut stock with a thick rubber recoil pad. Berben Corp of NY, which served as Beretta's official importer, imported small batches up until the early '80's. A few years later, Springfield Armory bought all of Beretta's tooling and began manufacturing the rifles...but that's another rifle and another story.
That guy has some neat stuff.
BM-59's are kind of cool guns, like a chopped down Garand(which is what they kind of are). They shoot pretty good and they have a very will made magazine.
A lot of them went to security companies here Florida for a lot of years the only thing a security guard could carry here in Florida was 38 special
Mark, you cant retain info like that in your head? Where in the Sam HIll do you go for information like that?
I'll second that!!
Because he has a "BIG" head!!! 😁
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When I began getting involved with firearms in mid to late 1970's there were decent numbers of the old Santa Fe BM-59's, HK-G3's (later imported as HK41) and CETMEs in circulation, including CETMEs imported by Mars Equipment. The Berban Beretta rifles were available, but were far too pricy for someone who was working at a gun store. Later on when I became a dealer I bought one of the first Springfield Armory BM-59 rifles off the line. It was nice, but lacked the fit and finish of the genuine Beretta made rifles which I had remembered. I think I ended up using it in a partial trade for a machine gun...or something else.