Pawn Shop Find

[gnappi]

Good deal, I REALLY like pawn shops, you never know what you'll find in one, or two, or seven!

[squawberryman]

Two HK's, two different days. One a USP 9 compact stainless and a full size 45 stainless. 399 each.

[bula]

Haven't seen one of those in forever. Had a P-85 when first out. Also thought MIL/LE would have liked it. Co-worker gave me a case of Egyptian ammo, and it ate it right up. I sold it to a gal pal . She she answered the phone at one police force but did undercover drug work for another. She was concerned over her work following her home some night, and wanted it for house gun. 

[lar4570]

I agree they should have been the US Military 9mm sidearm.
A friend bought one, I remember reading the pamphlet. It said it was safe with all 9mm ammo. This was when the Beretta was breaking slides with the hot SMG ammo.

[bradshaw]

To see whether it would hold up, Ruger cut the slide. Through the ejection port, as I recall. Shot quite a lot of 9mm Luger, without noticeable effect. The slide, of course, was an “inferior” investment casting. The P-85 earned a reputation as a somewhat blocky, reliable, bulletproof 9mm. Coming in well under most 9mm’s, sales were brisk, especially among wage earners.
David Bradshaw

[ridenshoot]

Many years ago I bought my dad a Ruger P95DC with a Don Hume shoulder holster, which carried two spare mags.  At the time, as a forester in California, he would occasionally find himself amidst a pot farm in the middle of the National Forest.  The folks cultivating these illegal operations were not known to be friendly to "trespassers" and were often well armed.  He had a concealed carry permit but only had a 22 LR handgun at the time.  I figured that even though the Ruger was as ugly as a brick, it was hell for stout and light enough to carry all day, it also proved to be completely reliable.  I think he only really carried it occasionally, mostly up in the northern counties of the state (Humboldt or Siskiyou) because the farms were so prevalent there, though he found them on a lot of the different forests.

My how things have changed; pot is legal and getting that CC permit is much more difficult.

[magpouch]

P95 is pretty good medicine for lots of stuff...

[bigbore5]

Dad still has a 95. I went with the 90 myself. Both are totally reliable and accurate enough. Good find.