I got my hands on one of those cheap Jiminez J.A. Nine pistols. I went and shot 3 mags through it. Jam and fte like no other. I figured what do I have to lose... I took it home and got to work. I'm not a gunsmith but can surely figure **** out when need be. I did some feed ramp work, and played with the slide some. Went back and fired about 80rnds through it, with 0 issues. So now that I got it functioning correctly, I know they don't have a good rep and are generally known as throwaways, however, thoughts...?
Bash time....
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I've never fired a Jimenez pistol, so I can't comment on that. However, many years ago, my father and one of my older brothers both had a Jennings J-22 pistol. On box number one of ammunition, my father's cracked the slide and, more or less, came apart. I know because I was shooting it when it did. My brother reported a similar fate with his, though I wasn't there when it went kablewie. Based upon that experience, I've stayed away from Jennings, Bryco, and Jimenez guns for good.
Danny Abear
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Bring it to the next gun buy back program
We get oodles of those that come in for repair at GGW. If i witnessed someone attempting to off themself with one I would have to stop them and offer them a better gun. I would lose sleep if I didnt.
You should be a contributing factor of Darwinism and mail it to the bruh mentioned in this article. http://www.bayoushooter.com/forums/...etting-paid-not-to-kill-each-other&highlight=
You should be a contributing factor of Darwinism and mail it to the bruh mentioned in this article. http://www.bayoushooter.com/forums/...etting-paid-not-to-kill-each-other&highlight=
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If you want some history, you might check out a recent Handgun World Podcast that takes about the Jiminez and other similar pistols. I believe the title included "Ring of Fire" pistols. It talked about what brought about a lot of cheap pistols from a political standpoint and talks about shooting them. Good way to kill some drive time.
Someone on Facebook may bite, but I'd like to think that listing it on this site, would be a waste of time.. I like to think the people on this site know better. Lol....
Danny Abear
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Don't forget to add - trade valve of $400.00
Never personally had any range time with the Jennings/Bryco/Jiminez/Lorcin family but have read repeatedly about their issues. Since you got it to work, keep it around as a 'who cares what happens to it' piece.
My wife owns an RG .22 revolver that her father gave her during her college years, and just for grins we took it to the range once. I COULD NOT even get on paper at 7 yards with the piece'o crap. Pot metal frame, 1 inch barrel and grip the size of a #2 pencil. Later found out it was the same model Hinckley used to shoot Reagan with. Just gles to show that not EVERYTHING from Germany is precision engineered.
My wife owns an RG .22 revolver that her father gave her during her college years, and just for grins we took it to the range once. I COULD NOT even get on paper at 7 yards with the piece'o crap. Pot metal frame, 1 inch barrel and grip the size of a #2 pencil. Later found out it was the same model Hinckley used to shoot Reagan with. Just gles to show that not EVERYTHING from Germany is precision engineered.
When I was younger and not as gun-savvy, I had a Jennings .380 which digested about 200-250 rounds before the firing pin broke. When I called to get a replacement, they sent me two for free, which indicated to me that they just expected me to continue having that problem. I'm not one to get rid of guns often, so it hung around as a last resort kind of thing for several years. When I married, my wife had a smaller model Jennings .380 which we took to the range once together. The slide stuck once or twice each mag, and when I was looking at it I noticed what was either a crack in the metal or just a flaw in the chrome plating. Either way, the $22 and $20 respectively that the pawn shop was willing to give, while selling one of the same for $119, was not satisfying to me, so I gave them to our academy for use as red guns.
The catch with cheap guns is that they only have to work ONCE to save your life, but they HAVE to work once to save your life. I hear a lot of cops joke about perps carrying Ravens and Ha-Pernts, but they also only have to work ONCE to kill you.
The catch with cheap guns is that they only have to work ONCE to save your life, but they HAVE to work once to save your life. I hear a lot of cops joke about perps carrying Ravens and Ha-Pernts, but they also only have to work ONCE to kill you.
