I'll demonstrate: are you looking to add a rugged, factory-built Kalashnikov to your safe that won't break the bank? You should check out the M70. Do you like the Tokarev pistol, but prefer 9mm Luger to 7.62x25mm? The M70 is right up your alley. I'm not sure what it is about the nomenclature 'M70' with them, but they sure do make a lot of different guns under that model number. Zastava is a Serbian company who has a history of making solid and utilitarian firearms (if not automobiles). We talked a little bit about Zastava in my write-up on the M48. The Zastava M70 is one of those guns.Ī Zastava M70 pistol with accessories, as imported to the US in recent years. The guns (like the PP and PPK) chambered for Browning's cartridge were generally of simple blowback construction, easy to carry, had minimal recoil, and just plain worked. 309, 73 grain full-metal jacketed bullet. Out of a 4' barrel, the 7.65mm produced velocities of around 950 fps with a. 32 ACP (or the 7.65x17mm Browning, as the Euros call it) proved far more popular in small framed semi-auto pistols than any of the American revolver loads. 32 Smith and Wesson and 32 Colt New Police were commonly found in revolvers and gun belts of constables on patrol throughout the United States. Though it may seem surprising, it wasn't terribly long ago that 32 caliber cartridges were considered more than adequate for many tasks, to include law enforcement. Despite their differences, there's usually something all three people can agree on: the 32 ACP just doesn't cut it. These folks extoll the virtues of the larger holes and ft/lbs of energy these cartridges deliver vs.

Lastly, there is a (admittedly shrinking) third type who laughs at the other two, and firmly believes that any useful handgun cartridge must start with the number '4', and preferably end with a '5'. Then, your second type will sneer at that, and tell you that if you don't have at least a 9mm Luger (preferably a GLOCK) in your holster, you might as well be throwing sticks and stones.

The first type will tell you that the minimum adequate handgun cartridges one should consider for defensive use are the venerable. There's generally three types of people you'll encounter. If you ever want to start an argument amongst gun people, go to a local gun shop and ask a group of them which caliber they recommend for every day carry and self-defense.

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