New Gun

[Youradolt]

Just bought a jennings j22 from zero hour arms yesterday going to try it out today.

 

[packingungal]

Pics??

 

[MassMark]

I honestly had no idea those were still made - is it new? Let us know how it works - they are either GTG or a total abort - at least mine was.

 

[Martlet]

Just bought a jennings j22 from zero hour arms yesterday going to try it out today.

What's it for, or just to have? I was thinking of picking up a Mosquito.

 

[Yelena]

Congratulations!!!
I also picked up my new gun yesterday, and it is 0.22 IZH35.
Please consider my love for Borsch, Salo and Russian guns as celebration of diversity! Next one I'm looking fooward to buy at some point is Dragunov rifle.

 

[MassMark]

Congratulations!!!
I also picked up my new gun yesterday, and it is 0.22 IZH35.
Please consider my love for Borsch, Salo and Russian guns as celebration of diversity! Next one I'm looking fooward to buy at some point is Dragunov rifle.

Yelena - congrats! Have you posted pics of it yet?

 

[Yelena]

Yelena - congrats! Have you posted pics of it yet?

I will as soon as my camera's back: Mama took it to picture her cats But I already tried it last Tuesday, OMG, it's just great.

 

[EddieCoyle]

Youradolt,

I know you're a semi-newbie to all this but you'll now know what constitutes a "bad gun". No offense meant at all, but Jennings, Bryco, and the like are awful firearms.

I know you have some good stuff, but you're about to find out why bad stuff has a bad rep.

 

[Pilgrim]

I have one and it works just fine as long as I put a hot round in it.

With CCI Stingers, it'll go bang every time...and it's pretty accurate.

 

[EddieCoyle]

I have one and it works just fine as long as I put a hot round in it.

With CCI Stingers, it'll go bang every time...and it's pretty accurate.

Is it made of an identifiable metal?

I bought one early on and it literally "fell" apart.

 

[MassMark]

Youradolt,

I know you're a semi-newbie to all this but you'll now know what constitutes a "bad gun". No offense meant at all, but Jennings, Bryco, and the like are awful firearms.

I know you have some good stuff, but you're about to find out why bad stuff has a bad rep.

Amen - go GREEN and get to a Members Shoot - you will have access to an array of weapons that will boggle your mind. I think many of us were where you are. I bought a Jennings because it was cheap and seemed "neat". It wasn't....

 

[Pilgrim]

Is it made of an identifiable metal?

I bought one early on and it literally "fell" apart.

Dunno what it's made of but it is chromed and has pretty grips !

I did get it for free

 

[MassMark]

Dunno what it's made of but it is chromed and has pretty grips !

That does look nice. My Jennings .22 was black and tended to jam and otherwise scare the crap out of me....

 

[SKS Ray]

I think they're right up there with the Raven Arms .25 pistols. I've heard some people have them and shoot them trouble free and enjoy the fact that they're a cheap Saturday Night special type of gun. I even remember a long time ago reading a post somewhere about a guy who collected cheap little semi autos.

 

[EddieCoyle]

I challenge anyone to put 200 rounds through one of these (Jennings, Bryco, Davis, Raven, etc) without failure.

 

[jar]

Hey, you can use it to practice malfunction drills. When you get a type 4 (gun breaks in half), the clearance is throw away that POS and get a real gun.

 

[SKS Ray]

I challenge anyone to put 200 rounds through one of these (Jennings, Bryco, Davis, Raven, etc) without failure.

I'll try it someday if I get enough ammo for cheap.
Closest I came to date was rapid firing a handful of mags in a Raven .25 and that was using S&B ammo which was the only type I found that worked well. No problems with it and it was fun watching the sparks fly out of the muzzle.

 

[Carguy]

I had a Raven Arms 25 for years...picked it up in the 70s for cheap. Never had a problem with it...ever. Sold it on the forum along with another "less expensive"pistol a Sterling Arms 22lr...that was finicky about ammo but shot good with Stingers. Funded a somewhat more expensive purchase...Bulgarian Mak from madmarc0 and never looked back!!!

I think there's a Jennings 22 for sale on the forum right now...or there was yesterday along with a Raven. Coincidence?
WHat works for some doesn't for others, thats what makes the world go round.

 

[madmarc0]

Hey, I told him it was a P.O.S. it was a consignment gun.

But he said it worked!!!!

 

[Skald]

I challenge anyone to put 200 rounds through one of these (Jennings, Bryco, Davis, Raven, etc) without failure.

Damn, wish I still had my Jennings 9mm. I put about 400+ rnds though it no problems.

 

[codenamepaul]

Just bought an Ortgies .25 from Bron's in Sturbridge. Bought 3 boxes of shells and put 2 of them through it before I got home. Very reliable, so far. Another couple of boxes and I may be convinced. May end up as summer wear. I was surprised at the pop it had. My first .25-I actually bought it for the kids to play with. Think I may keep it....

 

[depicts]

You guys that are getting 400 rounds through your Jennings, Raven or other really inexpensive guns... are you shooting them single shot and feeding one round at a time?

 

[6hold]

Nice pickup Yelena . . .

I will as soon as my camera's back: Mama took it to picture her cats But I already tried it last Tuesday, OMG, it's just great.

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Yelena ИЖ-35М
Спортивный стандартный самозарядный пистолет.
Полностью соответствует правилам соревнований Международного стрелкового союза в стрельбе по классу «стандартный пистолет». Конструкция основных узлов и механизмов аналогично модели ИЖ-34М;
обладает всеми теми же сервисными элементами.
Калибр - 5.6 мм.
Вместимость магазина - 5 патронов
Габаритные размеры - 300х150х50 мм.
Масса,не более - 1.4 кг.

(I don't know Russian, just thought I'd post it for chuckles!)
I would have loved to have gotten one of these back when they were under $500, what do they go for now I wonder?
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[Youradolt]

What's it for, or just to have? I was thinking of picking up a Mosquito.

just to have it i guess it was cheap

 

[Youradolt]

I challenge anyone to put 200 rounds through one of these (Jennings, Bryco, Davis, Raven, etc) without failure.

i put 75 cci's threw it yesterday without a single problem

 

[codenamepaul]

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Yelena ИЖ-35М
Спортивный стандартный самозарядный пистолет.
Полностью соответствует правилам соревнований Международного стрелкового союза в стрельбе по классу «стандартный пистолет». Конструкция основных узлов и механизмов аналогично модели ИЖ-34М;
обладает всеми теми же сервисными элементами.
Калибр - 5.6 мм.
Вместимость магазина - 5 патронов
Габаритные размеры - 300х150х50 мм.
Масса,не более - 1.4 кг.

(I don't know Russian, just thought I'd post it for chuckles!)
I would have loved to have gotten one of these back when they were under $500, what do they go for now I wonder?
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IZH-35M
Sports self-standard pistol.
Fully complies with competition International Union in the shooting of small class "standard pistol". Construction of basic units and mechanisms similar model IZH-34M;
has all the elements of the same service.
Caliber - 5.6 mm.
Magazine capacity - 5 rounds
Overall dimensions - 300 h150h50 mm.
Weight, not more - 1.4 kg.

 

[Palladin]

I had a Sterling Stainless .22
worked great with CCI Stingers..that's all that would function in it.
Then it decided to go full auto on me.........got rid of it in a 'gun buy back' program....Made $25 on it ! got a G23.

 

[Bruce for NH State Rep]

Let's not take our eyes off of what's really important here.

Every time one of us buys a gun, Barack Obama gets a rash.

 

[MassMark]

i put 75 cci's threw it yesterday without a single problem

Awesome - sounds like you got a cheap little plinker...If it works and you are a happy camper, then all is right....

 

[fattie]

i had a j22 , got totaly ripped off on it. i traded an electric guitar and amp for it , it didnt come with a magazine and was broken but i didnt know. ended up selling it for 20 bucks.