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Post by HRFunk on Sept 16, 2019 5:45:38 GMT -5
Here is this week's installment in this series. I hope you all like it!
Howard
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Post by ruber on Sept 16, 2019 12:22:36 GMT -5
Another great video Howard! And another fun choice in sidearm.
Thank you again for putting these together!
-Chris
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Post by gt40doc on Sept 16, 2019 14:24:11 GMT -5
I enjoyed that video. I have owned my 1943 Walther P-38 since the late 50s. It was a bring back, and I purchased it from the soldier that brought it back. I have only fired mine a few times, but my scores would be nowhere as good as yours......good shooting!!
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Post by donp326 on Sept 16, 2019 14:25:39 GMT -5
I used to carry a P-1. I got used to heel mag release. Another thing the left hand ejection. Sometimes shooting my P-1 I get a piece of brass in the forehead. My P-1 has a steel WII frame made by Walther. It came with a parts gun I acquired. I collect German WII pistols. The P-1 you had has the thin slide and a cast locking block. I can tell by where the slide serrations stop. Walther corrected this with introduction of a fat slide with forged locking block in the mid 70's. See my P-1 it has the fat slide forged locking block. With the alloy frames Walther also introduced a steel pin across the frame where the locking block was battering an weakening frame. Causing the frames to crack. I have the best of the P-1's, a fat slide, forged locking block and a steel frame. My P1 also has three dot sights.
 
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Post by HRFunk on Sept 17, 2019 5:19:33 GMT -5
I used to carry a P-1. I got used to heel mag release. Another thing the left hand ejection. Sometimes shooting my P-1 I get a piece of brass in the forehead. My P-1 has a steel WII frame made by Walther. It came with a parts gun I acquired. I collect German WII pistols. The P-1 you had has the thin slide and a cast locking block. I can tell by where the slide serrations stop. Walther corrected this with introduction of a fat slide with forged locking block in the mid 70's. See my P-1 it has the fat slide forged locking block. With the alloy frames Walther also introduced a steel pin across the frame where the locking block was battering an weakening frame. Causing the frames to crack. I have the best of the P-1's, a fat slide, forged locking block and a steel frame. My P1 also has three dot sights.
Nice pistol! I'm no expert on the P-38/P-1. I was aware of some of those design enhancements but not all of them. As a shooter, I enjoyed the pistol I used in the video, but the sights were a little tough to see with 53 year-old eyes. Even so, they allowed good accuracy. In all, I was pretty impressed by the performance of the P-1. Howard |
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