Excited, new gun on the way!

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06-19-2007, 09:07 PM
KingAirDriver

Excited, new gun on the way!

I just met with a guy today who's selling a 99.9% condition Baby Eagle. I was in the market for either a EAA Witness (after reading the threads on them here), Beagle, or CZ75, and I received a PM from him about his gun. It is a full-size, steel frame 9mm, with 10 rounds through it. Previous owner bought it for his wife; she shot it and didn't like it, sold it to this fellow who never shot it and kept it in his safe. $400, which is about $70 cheaper than they run in these parts. It's flawless from what I can tell. I only say 99.9% because it has been owned.

I'm so excited! Have to wait until the end of the month though...I'm working a bunch of extra days, but won't get the $$ till the end of the month. I was a little skeptical of a full-size being able to conceal easily, and I'd been planning on a compact version of either of those three, BUT I dropped it in my Cross Breed Super-Tuck and the thing fit very well, and it disappeared! I was wearing shorts and a button-up dress shirt, untucked. OMG OMG OMG I'm so excited!! :smt033:smt033 I bought a P3AT not too long ago, but I didn't get that "Excited" feeling you normally get when buying a gun. That was more of a purchase from a "Ugh, I need something to fill this niche," standpoint. I'm thinking of selling it actually, lol. Ah, crap, I'm rambling. Can ya TELL I'm excited?!?!?! :smt082:smt082:smt082:smt082:smt082
06-19-2007, 10:05 PM
Baldy

Nothing wrong with being excited. I get pumped up when I get a new gun myself. Just don't forget the pictures and a range report when you get it. Good luck.
06-19-2007, 10:10 PM
Charlie

http://img401.imageshack.us/img401/1...lesspiczc8.gif

:anim_lol: :anim_lol: :anim_lol:
06-19-2007, 10:30 PM
KingAirDriver

Haha, okay, I'll get some pictures when I get the gun...WHEN I get the gun! :smt023:mrgreen:
06-20-2007, 08:54 AM
Charlie

Tha' clock is ticking. You're teasing us. We'll give you till the end of the month................then we'll send Scooter after ya'. :anim_lol::anim_lol::anim_lol:
07-03-2007, 01:59 PM
KingAirDriver

GUYS! Ok, I finally got the gun, so here are some quick pictures! I apologize for the quality, but hey, this is ME we're talkin about. :smt082:smt082

http://i4.photobucket.com/albums/y12...02183Large.jpg
http://i4.photobucket.com/albums/y12...02188Large.jpg
07-03-2007, 03:50 PM
Charlie

NICE lookin' pistole'!!!!! OK, Scooter, you can back off now. :smt082:anim_lol::anim_lol:

How many rds. does the mag. hold? Hurry up and shoot it and give us a report.
07-03-2007, 04:53 PM
KingAirDriver

The two mags hold 17 rounds each. Factory or after market I'm not sure...I only see 9x19 and a T with a triangle (sorta) around it.

I copied this from another post I made here, so that I wouldn't have to type it all out again!! :D

It's a really nice shooting gun. It's heavy, but it helps a lot...recoil feels like nothin'! The DA trigger is long and heavy, but the SA is pretty darn nice. Almost reminds me a bit of my 1911's trigger when I had it, although there is a very small bit of take-up on it. I have the full-size, steel frame 9mm.

I've put 270 rounds through it so far, and it had one FTE (stovepipe), which I feel wholeheartedly was my fault- limp wrist. I had the gun on target and was taking up the slack on the SA trigger when I went just a bit too far, lol. I didn't have a good grip on it at that point, and it recoiled up very noticeably.

I ran 200 WWB FMJs, 50 Remington JHPs, and 20 Gold Dots. It liked them all! The gun definitely seems accurate, although I wasn't grouping too well at first (new gun to get used to!). The rear sight seems awfully high, and I was shooting high at first. When I started aiming just a little bit lower I got it back on target...just took some getting used to. I will say this: the farthest I shot was about 23 yds or so on a B-34 silhouette, and all shots but two (out of probably 50) were in the target. The other two were still on paper. For ME, that's not bad. Up closer (7-10 yds) she groups very nicely. When I had the sights figured out I was grouping at $.50 piece size in the 10 ring.
07-03-2007, 06:57 PM
Charlie

That is a very attractive gun. Glad it shoots so well. Sounds like you got a deal! See if Ship will send it off for you to get it hard chromed :anim_lol:.
07-03-2007, 09:05 PM
KingAirDriver

Quote:

Originally Posted by Charlie

That is a very attractive gun. Glad it shoots so well. Sounds like you got a deal! See if Ship will send it off for you to get it hard chromed :anim_lol:.

You know, I really wouldn't mind getting it hard chromed! Either it or one of my others... hmmm... :mrgreen:
07-03-2007, 11:08 PM
Revolver

Quote:

Originally Posted by KingAirDriver

You know, I really wouldn't mind getting it hard chromed! Either it or one of my others... hmmm... :mrgreen:

I like the way it looks as-is with one exception. You need to replace those ugly grip panels.
07-04-2007, 04:48 PM
KingAirDriver

Quote:

Originally Posted by Revolver

I like the way it looks as-is with one exception. You need to replace those ugly grip panels.

+1! I already have these on the way. https://www.magnumresearch.com/Expan...uctCode=BEP821 :smt023:mrgreen:
07-05-2007, 09:16 AM
Anxiety.

Nice gun congrats. Wish I could find a deal like that.